---
name: "Steelclad Serpent"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Serpent"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "6410e2bb-5ae6-4190-8b4a-6b2d5c9dff8d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steelclad-serpent-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Steelclad Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Serpent
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5

## Oracle Text
This creature can't attack unless you control another artifact.

> *「从最高的塔到最深的海，其间所有生物都该感受乙金。」 ～乙金盟的罗得斯*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scrapdiver Serpent](/printing/scrapdiver-serpent-som.md) — Creature — Serpent
2. [Spire Serpent](/printing/spire-serpent-td2.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Gearseeker Serpent](/printing/gearseeker-serpent-dft.md) — Creature — Serpent
4. [Floodtide Serpent](/printing/floodtide-serpent-bng.md) — Creature — Serpent
5. [Shrouded Serpent](/printing/shrouded-serpent-pcy.md) — Creature — Serpent
6. [Deep-Sea Serpent](/printing/deep-sea-serpent-por.md) — Creature — Serpent

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #59
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **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`