---
name: "The Serpent Society"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Snake Villain"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Ward", "Deathtouch"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "424"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Rimas Valeikis"
oracle_id: "3688ad0d-653b-4d5d-a57e-444db679d83e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-serpent-society-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Serpent Society
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Snake Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Ward, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Ward—Get five poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
Whenever another creature you control with deathtouch dies, each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

> *"Serpents of the world, unite!"
—King Cobra*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serpent Specialist](/printing/serpent-specialist-msh.md) — Creature — Human Snake Villain
2. [Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman](/printing/bushmaster-coiled-henchman-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Snake Human Villain
3. [Sabertooth Cobra](/printing/sabertooth-cobra-mir.md) — Creature — Snake
4. [Marsh Viper](/printing/marsh-viper-drk.md) — Creature — Snake
5. [Pharika's Chosen](/printing/pharikas-chosen-jou.md) — Creature — Snake
6. [Fynn, the Fangbearer](/printing/fynn-the-fangbearer-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #424
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Rimas Valeikis
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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