First printed in Apocalypse (2001)
All 6 prints
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Special Guests (SPG) #35, 2024
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Masters 25 (A25) #208, 2018
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Commander 2015 (C15) #228, 2015
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Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #180, 2015
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Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #97, 2006
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Apocalypse (APC) #112, 2001
Mystic Snake 
Creature — Snake
Flash
When this creature enters, counter target spell.
Its fangs are in your flesh before its hiss leaves your ears.
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Daren Bader
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft | 55.1% | +1.0 | +4.9 | 1228 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Displacer Kitten + Guile + Mystic Snake
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Flickering Hound + Guile + Mystic Snake
