Marsh Viper
Fifth Edition 315 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 315
- 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.)
"And the seraphs sob at vermin fangs In human gore imbued."— Edgar Allan Poe, "The Conqueror Wurm"
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 1997 as part of the Fifth Edition core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As a core set, Fifth Edition was designed to consolidate and reprint popular cards from previous expansions, providing a foundational experience for players while maintaining the game's evolving visual identity. The card served as a standard common-rarity creature, intended to fill out the game's tactical landscape with reliable, cost-effective mechanics.
The illustration was created by Ron Spencer, a prolific artist who became a signature presence during the early years of the game. Spencer’s work on this piece captures the creature’s predatory nature through his characteristic style of high-contrast shading and visceral detail. At the time of its release, the card was received as a straightforward, utilitarian piece, praised for its clear design and its effectiveness in lower-stakes gameplay formats.
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