Snakeform
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Snake with base power and toughness 1/1.
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #19034
Snakeform turns any creature into a 1/1 Snake with no abilities until end of turn and replaces itself with a card draw — removal and cantrip stapled together for two mana. It's a clean, efficient answer that punishes commanders and utility creatures alike without costing you a card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Snakeform earns its slot as a cantripping tempo play that neutralizes a commander or a key creature at instant speed — the draw means you're never down a card, which matters in a format where card advantage is everything. In Pauper, where the commons pool rewards efficient instant-speed interaction, Snakeform is a legitimate sideboard option and occasionally maindeck in tempo shells. Legacy and Vintage have cleaner answers at lower mana costs, so it doesn't compete seriously there. Modern has moved past two-mana instant removal that doesn't permanently answer a threat, and Snakeform's temporary effect is a hard sell in a format that punishes half-measures.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Snakeform is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. The price is unlikely to move; it's a corner-case utility card with a small devoted audience in Commander and Pauper, not a cross-format staple.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.