
Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Snapping Sailback
Ixalan · #208 · uncommon · 2017
Creature — Dinosaur
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Market reference
$0.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 208 / 289
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Colors
- G
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2017-09-29
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{G}
Type: Creature — Dinosaur
Flash Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it. (It must survive the damage to get the counter.)
"Lurking beneath the murky waters of Ixalan's rivers, sailbacks can rip a meal off the shore in the blink of an eye."
Keywords: Enrage, Flash
P/T: 4/4
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.29 |
| USD (foil) | $1.13 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.16 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.52 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Snapping Sailback is real?
Snapping Sailback is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Snapping Sailback worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Snapping Sailback is $0.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Snapping Sailback from?
Snapping Sailback is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Ixalan" in the expansion series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Snapping Sailback?
Snapping Sailback is a uncommon card in the Ixalan set.
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