Zodiac Snake

Creature — Snake

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
common
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
EDHREC rank
#27880
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Zodiac Snake card art
Zodiac Snake is a vanilla 1/3 for two mana with no abilities, no enters-the-battlefield trigger, and no upside — it exists solely as a body. There is no competitive context in which Zodiac Snake earns a slot over a creature that actually does something.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Zodiac Snake is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a reason to play it. In Commander, a 1/3 with no text doesn't advance any game plan — every slot in a 99-card deck is too valuable for a blank statline at two mana. In Pauper, where commons compete on rate, a vanilla 1/3 doesn't clear the bar either. Zodiac Snake sees no meaningful play in any format where it's legal.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Zodiac Snake isn't currently available, though it has no competitive demand driving value. If you're hunting a copy for collection or novelty reasons, expect to find it in bulk bins.

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    Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.