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◇ Catalog #15

Spire Serpent

DIGITAL ONLY

td2·#15·common·nonfoil

Illus. Johann Bodin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '11

15 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,360 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.06

Gameplay

Creature — Serpent

Defender Metalcraft — As long as you control three or more artifacts, this creature gets +2/+2 and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

A mirror to draw its eye, a rod to rouse its rage, and a sword to break its bonds.

3/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2011-06-01wotc

Spire Serpent still has defender if you control three or more artifacts, although it will be able to attack.

2011-06-01wotc

If Spire Serpent has been declared as an attacker, and you stop controlling three or more artifacts later in combat, Spire Serpent continues being an attacking creature until combat ends.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TD2 — the lineup includes 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 #15 of *Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia release.

Card type: Creature — Serpent, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {4}{U} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Metalcraft and Defender.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,360 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Johann Bodin. Rarix catalogs 590 other cards credited to this artist.