Deep-Sea Serpent
Portal 51 • uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
Sailors fear the deep-sea serpent; others thank the gods it has no legs.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Deep-Sea Serpent was released in 1997 as part of the Portal set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the Portal set was specifically designed as an introductory product to simplify the complex mechanics of the base game for new players, utilizing streamlined rules and flavor-focused gameplay to broaden the game's accessibility during a period of rapid expansion.
Artist Scott M. Fischer contributed the illustration for this creature card, leaning into the set's aesthetic of evocative, classic fantasy imagery. His work on the piece captures the looming, predatory nature of the serpent, which was intended to serve as a formidable threat in the game's simplified combat environment. Like many cards from this era of the game, it is remembered by enthusiasts for its unique visual style and its role in easing novices into the wider world of Magic.
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About Deep-Sea Serpent
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