Marsh Viper
Fourth Edition 263 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 263
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
"All we had left were their black and bloated bodies." —Maeveen O'Donagh, Memoirs of a Soldier
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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Where it came from
The Marsh Viper was released in 1995 as part of the Fourth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. As a core set, Fourth Edition served as a reprint compilation designed to maintain the availability of foundational cards for the growing player base. This era of the game transitioned from the artisanal, experimental aesthetics of the early expansions toward a more standardized visual identity that defined the middle years of the Wizards of the Coast production cycle.
The card features artwork by Susan Van Camp, a prolific illustrator for the game during its formative years. Van Camp’s illustration style focused on creature anatomy and classic fantasy tropes, aiming to provide a clear, visceral representation of the card's function—in this case, a venomous reptilian predator. The design was received as a utilitarian addition to green creature pools, providing players with a consistent defensive tool that utilized the set's established keyword mechanics.
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