---
name: "Zodiac Snake"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Snake"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Landwalk", "Swampwalk"]
set: "PTK"
set_name: "Portal Three Kingdoms"
collector_number: "99"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Qi Baocheng"
oracle_id: "b97c4d9a-8ea0-40d0-839a-afcd785e807e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zodiac-snake-ptk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Zodiac Snake
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Landwalk, Swampwalk

## Oracle Text
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

> *"Thrice Xuande's ardent quest led to Nanyang, / Where Sleeping Dragon unveiled Han's partition: . . ."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zodiac Rat](/printing/zodiac-rat-ptk.md) — Creature — Rat
2. [Marsh Boa](/printing/marsh-boa-pcy.md) — Creature — Snake
3. [Anaconda](/printing/anaconda-por.md) — Creature — Snake
4. [Zodiac Pig](/printing/zodiac-pig-ptk.md) — Creature — Boar
5. [Krosan Constrictor](/printing/krosan-constrictor-tor.md) — Creature — Snake
6. [Zodiac Ox](/printing/zodiac-ox-ptk.md) — Creature — Ox

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK) #99
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Qi Baocheng
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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