---
name: "Serpent-Blade Assailant"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elf Warrior"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Backup", "Deathtouch"]
set: "MOM"
set_name: "March of the Machine"
collector_number: "205"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Durion"
oracle_id: "66a131ae-dbb2-4e7b-b6ce-7695f47c8f87"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/serpent-blade-assailant-mom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Serpent-Blade Assailant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Backup, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.)
Deathtouch

> *„Es stand euch niemals zu, Kaldheims Kosmos zu korrumpieren."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Virulent Emissary](/printing/virulent-emissary-ecl.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
2. [Narnam Renegade](/printing/narnam-renegade-aer.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
3. [Wren's Run Vanquisher](/printing/wrens-run-vanquisher-prm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
4. [Tajuru Blightblade](/printing/tajuru-blightblade-znr.md) — Creature — Elf Rogue
5. [Archpriest of Shadows](/printing/archpriest-of-shadows-mom.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Twinblade Slasher](/printing/twinblade-slasher-eve.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine (MOM) #205
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Durion
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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