Snake Basket
Visions 155 • rare
- Set
- Visions
- Collector number
- 155
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Roger Raupp
- Market price
- $1.38
What it does
X mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Create X 1/1 green Snake creature tokens. Activate only as a sorcery.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Snake Basket was released in 1997 as part of the Visions expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was actively exploring distinct tribal and graveyard-themed mechanics, the card reflects the set's emphasis on flavorful, high-risk, high-reward interactions. The expansion was notable for its shift toward more complex mechanics that rewarded players for careful resource management during gameplay.
The card was illustrated by Roger Raupp, whose work often appeared in mid-90s Magic sets, characterized by a distinct fantasy aesthetic that prioritized illustrative clarity. Raupp's depiction of the artifact—a woven basket teeming with serpents—visually communicates the card's function of deploying multiple creature tokens. While it is considered a niche card within the competitive history of the game, it remains a recognized example of the experimental mechanical design prevalent in early Magic expansions.
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About Snake Basket
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