---
name: "Serpent Warrior"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Snake Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "fe249f27-db6c-4826-836e-a04efb1a3eaa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/serpent-warrior-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Serpent Warrior
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.

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5. [Rite of the Serpent](/printing/rite-of-the-serpent-ktk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sosuke, Son of Seshiro](/printing/sosuke-son-of-seshiro-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Snake Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 48 across all historical editions

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