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The Serpent Society
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The Serpent Society

{1}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Human Snake Villain

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

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WardDeathtouch
Set
Marvel Super Heroes (MSH #226)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2026-06-26
Artist
Rimas Valeikis
EDHREC rank
#12,612
Colour identity
{B}{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Removal

Combos 20

The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Viscera Seer
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Phyrexian Altar
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Carrion Feeder
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Bloodflow Connoisseur
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Altar of Dementia
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Blasting Station
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Phantom Train
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Umbral Collar Zealot
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Glissa, the Traitor+Roadkill Rodney+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they control during each of your turns
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Glissa, the Traitor+Phyrexian Altar+Hullcarver
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they control during each of your turns
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Bartolomé del Presidio
{W}{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Woe Strider
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Goblin Bombardment
{B}{R}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Glissa, the Traitor+Roadkill Rodney+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they control during each of your turns
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
{W}{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Glissa, the Traitor+Super-Adaptoid+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they control during each of your turns
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Overseer of the Damned+Archetype of Finality+Thermopod
{B}{R}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any nontoken creature that enters under their controlLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Serpent Society+Glissa, the Traitor+Super-Adaptoid+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{G}
Each opponent sacrifices all nontoken creatures they control during each of your turns
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 20 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Fynn, the Fangbearer 88 %+82.4 %
  2. Hooded Blightfang 69 %+65.1 %
  3. Nightshade Dryad 66 %+63.8 %
  4. Glissa Sunslayer 72 %+62.7 %
  5. Dragon Sniper 63 %+60.9 %
  6. Noxious Newt 62 %+57.0 %
  7. Bilious Skulldweller 57 %+55.6 %
  8. Aphelia, Viper Whisperer 56 %+55.0 %
  9. Ohran Frostfang 65 %+54.3 %
  10. Venerated Rotpriest 54 %+52.3 %
  11. Frog Butler 52 %+49.8 %
  12. Aveline de Grandpré 51 %+48.9 %
  13. Ambush Viper 50 %+48.1 %
  14. Infectious Bite 50 %+47.4 %
  15. Vraska, the Silencer 50 %+47.0 %
  16. Unstoppable Slasher 46 %+45.0 %
  17. Tower Winder 46 %+44.1 %
  18. Black Widow, Deadly Hunter 45 %+42.6 %
  19. Hornet Queen 47 %+41.3 %
  20. Saryth, the Viper's Fang 44 %+41.0 %
  21. Chevill, Bane of Monsters 43 %+40.9 %
  22. Vraska's Fall 43 %+40.8 %
  23. Infectious Inquiry 40 %+37.9 %
  24. Questing Beast 39 %+37.5 %
  25. Ophiomancer 45 %+37.2 %
  26. Ankle Biter 38 %+36.3 %
  27. Bloated Contaminator 37 %+35.9 %
  28. Poison-Tip Archer 53 %+35.3 %
  29. White Widow, Yelena Belova 35 %+33.5 %
  30. Vraska, Betrayal's Sting 37 %+33.4 %
  31. Karn's Bastion 40 %+33.3 %
  32. Fang of Shigeki 33 %+31.3 %
  33. Triumph of the Hordes 36 %+30.5 %
  34. Leyline Prowler 33 %+30.5 %
  35. Tinybones, the Pickpocket 31 %+29.9 %
  36. Bloodroot Apothecary 32 %+29.3 %
  37. Moss Viper 30 %+28.5 %
  38. Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons 29 %+27.5 %
  39. Viridian Longbow 31 %+27.1 %
  40. Evolution Sage 35 %+27.1 %
  41. South Wind Avatar 32 %+27.0 %
  42. Vampire Nighthawk 29 %+26.8 %
  43. Smell Fear 28 %+26.3 %
  44. Unnatural Restoration 30 %+26.1 %
  45. Cauldron of Essence 51 %+25.2 %
  46. Vraska Joins Up 30 %+24.8 %
  47. Virulent Emissary 35 %+24.8 %
  48. Village Rites 40 %+24.3 %
  49. Grave Pact 31 %+23.6 %
  50. Deadly Dispute 41 %+20.6 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 99 %+0.6 %
  2. Swamp 99 %+1.0 %
  3. Fynn, the Fangbearer 88 %+82.4 %
  4. Command Tower 88 %+2.5 %
  5. Sol Ring 82 %+2.2 %
  6. Glissa Sunslayer 72 %+62.7 %
  7. Arcane Signet 71 %+9.6 %
  8. Hooded Blightfang 69 %+65.1 %
  9. Woodland Cemetery 66 %+1.5 %
  10. Nightshade Dryad 66 %+63.8 %
  11. Ohran Frostfang 65 %+54.3 %
  12. Dragon Sniper 63 %+60.9 %
  13. Noxious Newt 62 %+57.0 %
  14. Bilious Skulldweller 57 %+55.6 %
  15. Overgrown Tomb 56 %+8.1 %
  16. Aphelia, Viper Whisperer 56 %+55.0 %
  17. Assassin's Trophy 54 %+6.2 %
  18. Deathcap Glade 54 %+19.5 %
  19. Venerated Rotpriest 54 %+52.3 %
  20. Poison-Tip Archer 53 %+35.3 %
  21. Frog Butler 52 %+49.8 %
  22. Cauldron of Essence 51 %+25.2 %
  23. Aveline de Grandpré 51 %+48.9 %
  24. Ambush Viper 50 %+48.1 %
  25. Vraska, the Silencer 50 %+47.0 %
  26. Undergrowth Stadium 50 %+11.0 %
  27. Infectious Bite 50 %+47.4 %
  28. Hornet Queen 47 %+41.3 %
  29. Tainted Wood 47 %+3.2 %
  30. Unstoppable Slasher 46 %+45.0 %
  31. Llanowar Wastes 46 %-7.2 %
  32. Tower Winder 46 %+44.1 %
  33. Black Widow, Deadly Hunter 45 %+42.6 %
  34. Heroic Intervention 45 %+12.7 %
  35. Ophiomancer 45 %+37.2 %
  36. Bojuka Bog 44 %+1.9 %
  37. Saryth, the Viper's Fang 44 %+41.0 %
  38. Vraska's Fall 43 %+40.8 %
  39. Chevill, Bane of Monsters 43 %+40.9 %
  40. Cultivate 43 %+3.7 %
  41. Vernal Fen 42 %+17.2 %
  42. Twilight Mire 41 %+0.3 %
  43. Skullclamp 41 %+9.7 %
  44. Deadly Dispute 41 %+20.6 %
  45. Village Rites 40 %+24.3 %
  46. Infectious Inquiry 40 %+37.9 %
  47. Karn's Bastion 40 %+33.3 %
  48. Questing Beast 39 %+37.5 %
  49. Ankle Biter 38 %+36.3 %
  50. Nature's Lore 37 %+12.0 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗
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