Serpentine Ambush
Foundations Jumpstart 352 • common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 352
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jokubas Uogintas
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 5/5.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Serpentine Ambush is a green common card introduced in the Foundations Jumpstart set, released in 2024 to support the Magic: The Gathering Foundations experience. This set was designed to be accessible to newer players, focusing on evergreen mechanics and themes that provide a foundational understanding of the game's long-standing design philosophies. The card serves as a tactical combat trick, reflecting the color identity of green by providing a temporary power boost and reach, allowing a creature to surprise opponents during combat.
The art and design of cards within the Foundations set aim for visual clarity and thematic consistency to assist in onboarding players. Like many cards in this release, the illustration is intended to clearly convey the card's function—a predator striking from concealment—while adhering to the established aesthetic of the Multiverse. It was received as a straightforward, utilitarian inclusion for limited-format play, characteristic of the 'Jumpstart' style of gameplay where thematic decks are quickly assembled and played.
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