Serpent Warrior
Portal 109 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 109
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Roger Raupp
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.
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 card debuted in the 1997 Portal base set, a product released by Wizards of the Coast intended to serve as an entry-level experience for Magic: The Gathering. Designed to be accessible to new players, the set replaced complex mechanics and dense rule-text with simplified versions of traditional fantasy tropes. The art direction for the set moved away from the more experimental styles of the early 1990s, favoring a distinct, cleaner aesthetic designed to make gameplay mechanics clearer during casual play.
The illustration for the Serpent Warrior was created by artist Brian Snoddy, whose work was a staple of the era. By depicting the creature with a focus on clear form and immediate readability, the design supported the set's pedagogical goal of teaching fundamental combat mechanics. While Portal was initially received with mixed reactions by seasoned tournament players who preferred the intricacies of older sets, it succeeded in its primary objective of broadening the game's reach and remains a recognizable piece of Magic's mid-90s history.
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