---
name: "Wall of Vipers"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Snake Wall"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Marc Fishman"
oracle_id: "4fcfe370-ba33-438f-bd96-2ae560f59df9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wall-of-vipers-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wall of Vipers
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
{3}: Destroy this creature and target creature it's blocking. Any player may activate this ability.

> *What wall can never be climbed, but is always scaled?
—Nakaya riddle*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Corpses](/printing/wall-of-corpses-mir.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Souls](/printing/wall-of-souls-tpr.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Wall of Glare](/printing/wall-of-glare-plst.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Shadows](/printing/wall-of-shadows-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Dust](/printing/wall-of-dust-leg.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Blood](/printing/wall-of-blood-mrd.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #80
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Marc Fishman
- **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`