Magic: The Gathering

Fire Snake

Portal 127 • common

Set: Portal
Collector number: 127
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 4 generic mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Steve Luke
Market price: $0.19

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What it's worth

$0.19market price via TCGplayer · Aug 18, 2026$0.16 – $0.19 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Fire Snake is a creature card that serves as a accessible staple within its set. As a common entry, it represents the foundational building blocks of a collection, offering players a practical and consistent presence on the table.

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Card face

What it does

When this creature dies, destroy target land.

The snake's final thrashings only spread the fire within it.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Fire Snake was released in 1997 as part of the Portal set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed by Wizards of the Coast as an introductory product, specifically intended to lower the barrier to entry for new players by simplifying mechanics and removing complex interactions found in the standard game at the time. The cards featured unique, full-bleed artwork that departed from the traditional borders used in other sets.

The card was illustrated by Steve Luke, who contributed several pieces of art to the Portal series. His depiction of the Fire Snake focused on a minimalist, creature-centric aesthetic that aligned with the set's goal of visual accessibility for novice players. While the card is a common and mechanically straightforward creature, it remains a notable example of the early experimental era of Magic: The Gathering's design philosophy regarding accessibility and card framing.

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About

About Fire Snake

Fire Snake is a card in the Magic: The Gathering catalog on collecto.rs. Portal 127 • common. Catalog data is sourced from Scryfall. 1 collector on collecto.rs publicly track this card.

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