Vodalian Serpent
Creature — Serpent
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
If this creature was kicked, it enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #29194
Vodalian Serpent is a vanilla 4/4 for four mana with islandwalk — conditional evasion on a body with no other text. The baseline rate is simply too weak for Commander, and islandwalk only turns on against blue decks, making this a bulk rare that belongs in the binder, not the 99.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vodalian Serpent is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, a 4/4 for four with conditional islandwalk can't compete in a format where the same slot buys you a creature that generates value on entry. Pauper is its most plausible home — the format is slower and evasion matters more — but even there, blue aggro has access to better-statted common threats. Legacy and Vintage don't acknowledge it exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Vodalian Serpent is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the card. It won't hold or gain value; pick it up only if a specific islandwalk-tribal build demands it, which is a very short list.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.