Snapping Sailback
Ixalan 208 • uncommon
- Set
- Ixalan
- Collector number
- 208
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Flash
Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it. (It must survive the damage to get the counter.)
Lurking beneath the murky waters of Ixalan's rivers, sailbacks can rip a meal off the shore in the blink of an eye.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Snapping Sailback was released in 2017 as part of the Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around a swashbuckling, exploration-themed plane inspired by Mesoamerican cultures, featuring distinct factions such as the Sun Empire, which includes dinosaur-riding warriors. This creature serves as an uncommon green representative of that dinosaur-heavy faction, intended to provide mid-game board presence with its triggered ability that rewards the player for casting other creatures.
The artwork was commissioned from Dan Murayama Scott, a digital illustrator known for his dynamic creature designs. In depicting the Snapping Sailback, Scott focused on the creature's prehistoric anatomy, emphasizing the iconic sail structure and a predatory stance that fits the aggressive, territorial nature of the dinosaurs on Ixalan. Upon its debut, the card was recognized by players primarily as a reliable limited-format asset, appreciated for its synergy within creature-dense deck archetypes rather than as a centerpiece of high-level competitive constructed play.
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