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 introduced in the Fourth Edition core set of Magic: The Gathering, released in April 1995. As a common creature, it was designed to populate the lower tiers of gameplay, offering a low-cost, repeatable poisoning mechanic. The set itself was a milestone for Wizards of the Coast, serving as the first core set to be printed in multiple languages, which significantly expanded the game's international reach and standardized the visual template for many years to come.
The artwork was provided by Ron Spencer, a prolific illustrator whose style became synonymous with the grittier, more visceral aesthetic of early Magic expansions. Spencer focused on a dark, swamp-based motif, utilizing high-contrast shading to emphasize the viper's lethal nature. His work on this piece is noted by enthusiasts for capturing the dangerous, lurking essence of black-aligned creatures, fitting perfectly into the card's intended role as a persistent, low-level threat on the battlefield.
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