---
name: "Lava Serpent"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Serpent"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Cycling"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "4d94d807-97d9-4cdf-a63c-d8b82c2acc6e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lava-serpent-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lava Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Serpent
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Haste, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Haste
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

> *Lavabrink's boiling moat is a deterrent for most, and a relaxing bath for one.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Igneous Pouncer](/printing/igneous-pouncer-arb.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Sandbar Serpent](/printing/sandbar-serpent-usg.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Serpentine Kavu](/printing/serpentine-kavu-inv.md) — Creature — Kavu
4. [Lava Runner](/printing/lava-runner-mmq.md) — Creature — Lizard
5. [Viashino Sandsprinter](/printing/viashino-sandsprinter-mh1.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
6. [Macetail Hystrodon](/printing/macetail-hystrodon-lgn.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #124
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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