Shrouded Serpent
~$0.29 low · ~$1.00 high
Blue. Creature — Serpent
Prophecy #47 · Illustrated by Dana Knutson
Prophecy #47 · Illustrated by Dana KnutsonWhat is Shrouded Serpent worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player may pay . If that player doesn't, this creature can't be blocked this turn.
4/4
Many travelers have wandered into a fog only to find that it had teeth, claws, and an appetite.
Format legality
The only printing of Shrouded Serpent
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Prophecy pcy #47· 2000rare· Cardmarket €0.42 · €2.94 foil | rare | $0.29 | $1.00 | €0.42€2.94 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2000
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 7
- EDHREC rank
- #28,415 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Prophecy card (#47).
47
- 47Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Shrouded Serpent, read from the Prophecy printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Shrouded Serpent. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 7: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Serpent is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 4/4: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Dana Knutson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Prophecy. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 47 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Dana Knutson, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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