---
name: "Persistent Constrictor"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Snake"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Persist"]
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steve Ellis"
oracle_id: "bf0ee9da-6071-440c-9149-d441f730fcfb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/persistent-constrictor-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Persistent Constrictor
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Snake
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/3
- **Keywords:** Persist

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, they lose 1 life and you put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature they control.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Enduring Tenacity](/printing/enduring-tenacity-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Snake Glimmer
2. [Putrid Goblin](/printing/putrid-goblin-mh1.md) — Creature — Zombie Goblin
3. [Carnophage](/printing/carnophage-prm.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Sangrophage](/printing/sangrophage-tsp.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Big Boa Constrictor](/printing/big-boa-constrictor-ust.md) — Host Creature — Snake
6. [Desiccated Naga](/printing/desiccated-naga-akh.md) — Creature — Zombie Snake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #22
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steve Ellis
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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