Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt
~$0.48 low · ~$18.13 high
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Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Cat Nightmare
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #209 · Illustrated by Viktor Titov
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Mutate 
(If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Double strike
Whenever this creature mutates, it deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls and you gain 4 life.
3/5
Format legality
All 6 printings of Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Year of the Tiger 2022 pl22 #3· 2022Promomythic· Cardmarket €2.43 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $5.12 | €2.43 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #209· 2020mythic· Cardmarket €0.74 · €0.83 foil | mythic | $0.48 | $0.67 | €0.74€0.83 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #306· 2020BorderlessShowcasemythic· Cardmarket €1.10 · €3.50 foil | mythic | $1.41 | $4.24 | €1.10€3.50 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #381· 2020Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €4.35 · €4.83 foil | mythic | $10.82 | $18.13 | €4.35€4.83 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos piko #209p· 2020Promomythic· Cardmarket €1.38 · €1.99 foil | mythic | $0.74 | $1.63 | €1.38€1.99 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos piko #209s· 2020Promomythic· Cardmarket €1.93 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $1.77 | €1.93 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #14,135 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Mutate, Double strike
- Artists
- Walleystation, Viktor Titov, Andrew Huerta, YW Tang
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths card (#209).
209 · IKO · M · EN
- 209Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- IKOSet code for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (1)
April 17, 2020
If there is no legal target for Snapdax’s triggered ability when it triggers, it won’t be put onto the stack at all and you won’t gain 4 life. Similarly, if the target creature or planeswalker is an illegal target by the time the ability tries to resolve, the ability won’t resolve and you won’t gain 4 life.
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