Magic: The Gathering

Serpent Warrior

Stronghold 69 • common

Set: Stronghold
Collector number: 69
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Ron Spencer
Market price: $0.22

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What it's worth

$0.22market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.13 – $0.22 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Serpent Warrior from the Stronghold set is a classic example of a common card that serves as a fundamental building block for deck construction. As entry-level components of the collection, cards like this provide the necessary consistency and thematic identity that define the play experience.

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Card face

What it does

When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.

A hiss before dying.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Serpent Warrior was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Rath Cycle, Stronghold was designed to deepen the game's mechanical complexity by introducing new keywords and focusing on the aggressive, predatory themes of the Phyrexians and the plane of Rath. The card reflects the set's broader commitment to establishing the flavor of these hostile environments through creature-type expansion.

The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Mike Dringenberg, whose work is characterized by a distinct, gritty aesthetic often associated with the darker corners of 1990s fantasy art. His depiction of the Serpent Warrior captures the visceral, reptilian menace intended by the design team to populate the ranks of the set's black-aligned creature base. While the card is a standard common, it remains a notable piece of the game's late-nineties visual identity, representing the transition into more cohesive narrative-driven set design.

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Other printings

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Who's collecting this

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David Fefferman
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About

About Serpent Warrior

Serpent Warrior is a card in the Magic: The Gathering catalog on collecto.rs. Stronghold 69 • common. Catalog data is sourced from Scryfall. Collectors on collecto.rs track this card publicly, with photos, condition and acquisition notes.

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