---
name: "Sliptide Serpent"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Serpent"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "25ae99c5-83b7-428d-b049-8ad40e250696"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sliptide-serpent-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sliptide Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Serpent
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
{3}{U}: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Iceridge Serpent](/printing/iceridge-serpent-tdm.md) — Creature — Serpent
2. [Denizen of the Deep](/printing/denizen-of-the-deep-dpa.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Darting Merfolk](/printing/darting-merfolk-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk
4. [Drown in Shapelessness](/printing/drown-in-shapelessness-pz2.md) — Instant
5. [Vedalken Mastermind](/printing/vedalken-mastermind-plst.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
6. [Drag Under](/printing/drag-under-emn.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #43
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **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`