Steelclad Serpent
Artifact Creature — Serpent
This creature can't attack unless you control another artifact.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29779
Steelclad Serpent enters as a 4/4 for five mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no upside — it's a vanilla body in a format where five mana buys Mulldrifter, Acidic Slime, or worse. Skip it.
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 |
Steelclad Serpent is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 4/4 for five with no text is unplayable — every slot competes against creatures that draw cards, remove permanents, or close games. In Pauper, the bar for five-mana commons is lower, but even there a vanilla 4/4 doesn't make the cut when Boarding Party and Gurmag Angler offer more for less. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Steelclad Serpent is deep bulk — you'll find it in common boxes, not trade binders. That price reflects demand accurately: there is none.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.