Snakeform
Eventide 161 • common
- Set
- Eventide
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana or blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Until end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Snake with base power and toughness 1/1.
Draw a card.
Losing his possessions distressed him, but the lack of limbs was strangely liberating.
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
Released in July 2008 as part of the Eventide set, Snakeform represents the culmination of the Shadowmoor block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore themes of duality and hybrid mana, where cards could be cast using two different colors. This particular instant serves as a mechanical utility card, allowing players to strip a creature of its abilities while transforming it into a minor snake, reflecting the set's focus on the cyclical and often volatile nature of magic within the plane of Shadowmoor.
The artwork for Snakeform was commissioned from fantasy illustrator Jim Nelson, who has contributed extensively to the game over several decades. Nelson utilized his signature style to depict the chaotic, magical transmutation process required by the card's effect. Within the broader context of the game's development, the piece was received as a standard functional common, designed primarily to provide players with a situational tool for limited formats and constructed deck-building during the competitive cycle of that era.
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