If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.
Serpent-Blade Assailant
If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.16 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MOM — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #205 of *March of the Machine*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2023 March of the Machine release.
Card type: Creature — Elf Warrior, color identity green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Backup and Deathtouch.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,592 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Durion. Rarix catalogs 29 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Durion
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