Gift of the Viper
Modern Horizons 3 156 • common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Collector number
- 156
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Madeline Boni
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Put a +1/+1 counter, a reach counter, and a deathtouch counter on target creature. Untap it.
Ohran mages willingly endure the bites of vipers, believing the snakes bestow great power on those who survive their venom.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gift of the Viper was released in 2024 as part of the Modern Horizons 3 set for Magic: The Gathering. As a direct-to-modern expansion, the set was designed to introduce powerful, complex mechanics and themes intended to impact non-rotating formats rather than standard sets. The card reflects the set's high-fantasy aesthetic and focus on modular, flexible gameplay mechanics that reward strategic timing.
The card was illustrated by Madeline Boni, an artist whose work often emphasizes vibrant color palettes and organic, creature-focused designs. Her contribution here focuses on the lethal, serpentine nature of the spell's effect, using sharp lines and aggressive framing to convey the sense of a sudden, poisonous strike. Upon release, common cards like this were evaluated primarily for their efficiency in limited draft environments, where their low mana cost and utility became staples of the set's internal balance.
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