Zodiac Snake
~$11.92 TCGplayer
Black. Creature — Snake
Portal Three Kingdoms #99 · Illustrated by Qi Baocheng
Portal Three Kingdoms #99 · Illustrated by Qi BaochengWhat is Zodiac Snake worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
2/2
"Thrice Xuande's ardent quest led to Nanyang, / Where Sleeping Dragon unveiled Han's partition: . . ."
Format legality
The only printing of Zodiac Snake
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portal Three Kingdoms ptk #99· 1999common· Cardmarket €3.43 | common | $11.92 | €3.43 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1999
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #28,819 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Landwalk, Swampwalk
- Artist
- Qi Baocheng
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Portal Three Kingdoms card (#99).
99
- 99Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
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 Zodiac Snake, read from the Portal Three Kingdoms printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Zodiac Snake. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Snake is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Qi Baocheng. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Portal Three Kingdoms. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 99 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Artist
- Qi Baocheng, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- SwampwalkCR 702.14
- It can't be blocked while the defending player controls a land of the named type (for example, islandwalk).
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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