First printed in Khans of Tarkir (2014)
Creature — Snake Shaman
Whenever a creature you control with toughness 4 or greater dies, you gain 4 life.
"You can have the body, necromancer. I just want the skin."
3/4
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- If Sultai Flayer dies, and its toughness is still 4 or greater, its own ability will trigger.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK), Premier Draft | 56.8% | +2.5 | +2.8 | 9264 |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK), Sealed | 61.1% | +4.8 | +5.9 | 660 |
- 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
22 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Sultai Flayer + Trudge Garden
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Hammerhead, Maggia Boss + Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Bloodthrone Vampire + Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer
- Infinite charge counters on a permanent, Infinite creature ETB…: Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Spawning Pit + Sultai Flayer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer + Viscera Seer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer + Thermopod
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Bloodflow Connoisseur + Junji, the Midnight Sky + Metamorphosis Fanatic + Sultai Flayer