---
name: "Shoal Serpent"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Serpent"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender", "Landfall"]
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Trevor Claxton"
oracle_id: "8a1d14c2-ca31-4711-b385-f4af0c1c0b04"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shoal-serpent-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shoal Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Serpent
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Defender, Landfall

## Oracle Text
Defender
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature loses defender until end of turn.

> *„Stell dir ein Riff vor, das Schiffe rammt." —Jaby, Nomade vom Silundimeer*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #65
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Trevor Claxton
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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