---
name: "Slither Blade"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Snake Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ZNC"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising Commander"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zezhou Chen"
oracle_id: "5a55641b-0818-4418-a2e5-44157056353c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slither-blade-znc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Slither Blade
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
This creature can't be blocked.

> *Some naga initiates move as silently as the suns' reflections on the water.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wormhole Serpent](/printing/wormhole-serpent-stx.md) — Creature — Serpent
2. [Frilled Sea Serpent](/printing/frilled-sea-serpent-anb.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Shrouded Serpent](/printing/shrouded-serpent-pcy.md) — Creature — Serpent
4. [Yuan-Ti Malison](/printing/yuan-ti-malison-pafr.md) — Creature — Snake Rogue
5. [Kaseto, Orochi Archmage](/printing/kaseto-orochi-archmage-c21.md) — Legendary Creature — Snake Wizard
6. [Scrapdiver Serpent](/printing/scrapdiver-serpent-som.md) — Creature — Serpent

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC) #36
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zezhou Chen
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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