Lightning Serpent
XCreature — Elemental Serpent
rare
Coldsnap (CSP)
Text
Trample, haste This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it. At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Ice exploded into steam in its wake, hissing like a thousand serpents hailing their blazing master.
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Market prices
updated on 11/09/2026
from €0.20
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.02 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $1.49 | $9.99 |
| Cardmarket | €0.69 | €2.99 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.20 | €3.09 |
| TCGplayer | $3.38 | $15.25 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.20
min €0.20
max €0.29
Trend by condition · last 90 days · EUR
NM · €0.55
EX · €0.28
GD · €0.25
PL · €0.20
min €0.20 · max €0.55
CardTrader market
194 offers · from €0.20 · avg €96.02 · max €18,170.16
Poor: 6 · Played: 33 · Near Mint: 30 · Slightly Played: 67 · Moderately Played: 58
Rulings (1)
If Lightning Serpent enters without X being paid because an effect puts it onto the battlefield or an effect lets you cast it without paying its mana cost, then X is 0.
07/15/2006Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |