Serpent Warrior
Ninth Edition 162★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 162★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.
They are incubated by swamp gases and cut their teeth on zombie flesh. Serpent warriors are not to be trifled with.
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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Where it came from
The Serpent Warrior was featured as a core component of the Ninth Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in 2005. As a core set, Ninth Edition served as a bridge between older game mechanics and the modern era of the game, reprinting a curated selection of cards that had appeared in previous expansion sets to keep the competitive landscape accessible and balanced for new players.
The artwork for this specific print was illustrated by Arnie Swekel, a frequent contributor to the franchise during that era. His design focused on the visceral, serpentine aesthetic of the creature, utilizing a dynamic pose to convey its role as an aggressive ground unit in the black color-aligned decks of the time. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard utility piece, prized by limited-format players for its efficient, albeit drawback-heavy, power-to-cost ratio.
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