Marsh Boa
Prophecy 118 • common
- Set
- Prophecy
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Though a powerful constrictor, it prefers simply to drown its prey.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Marsh Boa was released in 1999 as part of the Prophecy expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to follow the Urza block and was notable for its smaller size and the introduction of mechanics intended to balance the game's power level. The card represents the swamp-themed creatures common to the lore of the set, which focused on the inhabitants of the Rath overlay.
The illustration for this card was created by artist Heather Hudson, who was a frequent contributor to the game during this era. Her work on the Marsh Boa reflects the set's aesthetic shift toward more grounded, atmospheric fantasy creatures, prioritizing a sense of bioluminescent, swamp-dwelling realism over high-fantasy heroism. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard common-rarity creature, valued primarily by players building limited decks within the Prophecy environment.
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