The Terror of Serpent's Pass

Legendary Creature — Serpent

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

CMC
7
Mana cost
{5}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
Price
$0.26
EDHREC rank
#21715
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The Terror of Serpent's Pass lands as a 6/6 trampler with ward 2 for five mana — that's a clean rate before you account for the landfall trigger that can grow it further. It's a legitimate threat, not a bulk rare you're cutting at first glance.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Commander is where The Terror of Serpent's Pass earns its keep — landfall decks running Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait or Omnath, Locus of Rage want bodies that scale with land drops, and a 6/6 trample with ward 2 on turn five is hard to ignore. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but neither format has any reason to run a five-mana creature with no immediate card-advantage or combo function — it simply doesn't compete. Oathbreaker is legal as well, and a landfall-heavy Nissa or Wrenn planeswalker shell could make use of it, though the pool is smaller.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.26 bulk tier

At $0.26, The Terror of Serpent's Pass is bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Bulk rares at this price point rarely move unless a new commander pushes a specific theme, so treat it as a cheap pickup for the landfall deck you're already building, not a hold.

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