Veiled Serpent
Urza's Saga 110 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Bob Eggleton
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
When an opponent casts a spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes a 4/4 Serpent creature with "This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island."
Cycling 2 generic mana (2 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Veiled Serpent was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a significant shift in the game's mechanics, introducing the enchantment-heavy themes and power levels that characterized the Urza block. The card was designed as a blue creature that utilized a unique transformational mechanic, requiring the player to sacrifice lands to bring the serpent into play, reflecting the high-risk, high-reward design philosophy prevalent during that era.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Brian Snodgrass. Known for his evocative work during the late 1990s, Snodgrass aimed to capture the ethereal and predatory nature of the creature, utilizing a color palette that emphasized the murky, magical depths of blue-aligned cards. While the Veiled Serpent is often regarded as a niche card in the broader history of the game, it remains a notable example of the creative and sometimes experimental creature design that defined the late-nineties Magic: The Gathering aesthetic.
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