---
name: "Gift of the Viper"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "156"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Madeline Boni"
oracle_id: "7b1a59db-0ffc-490b-a881-c8192f3747db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gift-of-the-viper-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gift of the Viper
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put a +1/+1 counter, a reach counter, and a deathtouch counter on target creature. Untap it.

> *Ohran mages willingly endure the bites of vipers, believing the snakes bestow great power on those who survive their venom.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gaea's Gift](/printing/gaeas-gift-bro.md) — Instant
2. [Sudden Spinnerets](/printing/sudden-spinnerets-iko.md) — Instant
3. [Biosynthic Burst](/printing/biosynthic-burst-eoe.md) — Instant
4. [Serpent's Gift](/printing/serpents-gift-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Burst of Strength](/printing/burst-of-strength-gtc.md) — Instant
6. [Dragonscale Boon](/printing/dragonscale-boon-ugin.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #156
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Madeline Boni
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`