Slinking Serpent
Creature — Serpent
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #30105
Slinking Serpent is a 3/3 unblockable creature for five mana that only attacks when your opponent controls more lands than you — a condition that's often true in multiplayer but makes it dead weight in games where you're ahead on mana. The cost in both tempo and consistency is too high for any serious build.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Slinking Serpent sees no competitive play in any format where it's legal. In Commander, the attack restriction creates an awkward dependency: early game you're usually behind on lands and it swings freely, but by mid-game when you actually want a threat, parity or a land advantage flips it off. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient unblockable threats, and Slinking Serpent doesn't make the cut there either. It's strictly a casual card, and even in casual Commander there are better five-drop creatures.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Slinking Serpent is deep bulk — the kind of card you find in a common box, not a trade binder. That price reflects its demand accurately and is unlikely to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.