---
name: "Yuan-Ti Malison"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Snake Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Venture into the dungeon"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Oriana Menendez"
oracle_id: "f0e4dda1-2ffb-4353-a292-dcbc966967b4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/yuan-ti-malison-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Yuan-Ti Malison
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Venture into the dungeon

## Oracle Text
This creature can't be blocked as long as it's attacking alone.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)

> *Silent. Slithering. Sinister.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yuan-Ti Fang-Blade](/printing/yuan-ti-fang-blade-afr.md) — Creature — Snake Rogue
2. [Shortcut Seeker](/printing/shortcut-seeker-afr.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Slither Blade](/printing/slither-blade-znc.md) — Creature — Snake Rogue
4. [Midnight Pathlighter](/printing/midnight-pathlighter-afc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Ophidian](/printing/ophidian-jvc.md) — Creature — Snake
6. [Tangle Asp](/printing/tangle-asp-5dn.md) — Creature — Snake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #86
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Oriana Menendez
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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