---
name: "Macetail Hystrodon"
mana_cost: "{6}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Beast"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Haste", "Cycling"]
set: "LGN"
set_name: "Legions"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "2f1e2742-d7df-4893-abc8-cb927c500569"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/macetail-hystrodon-lgn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Macetail Hystrodon
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** First strike, Haste, Cycling

## Oracle Text
First strike, haste
Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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3. [Barkhide Mauler](/printing/barkhide-mauler-ons.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Desert Cerodon](/printing/desert-cerodon-akh.md) — Creature — Beast
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6. [Ridge Rannet](/printing/ridge-rannet-ala.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legions (LGN) #106
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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