---
name: "Shrouded Serpent"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Serpent"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "47"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dana Knutson"
oracle_id: "6e0deb42-f876-4fb8-9536-6d9a42bd6e5e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shrouded-serpent-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shrouded Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Serpent
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player may pay {4}. If that player doesn't, this creature can't be blocked this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Frilled Sea Serpent](/printing/frilled-sea-serpent-anb.md) — Creature — Serpent
2. [Wormhole Serpent](/printing/wormhole-serpent-stx.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Scrapdiver Serpent](/printing/scrapdiver-serpent-som.md) — Creature — Serpent
4. [Slither Blade](/printing/slither-blade-znc.md) — Creature — Snake Rogue
5. [Sewer Crocodile](/printing/sewer-crocodile-snc.md) — Creature — Crocodile
6. [Floodtide Serpent](/printing/floodtide-serpent-bng.md) — Creature — Serpent

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #47
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dana Knutson
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`