Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Steelclad Serpent
Shards of Alara · #59 · common · 2008
Artifact Creature — Serpent
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 59 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Carl Critchlow
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {5}{U}
Type: Artifact Creature — Serpent
This creature can't attack unless you control another artifact.
""From the highest towers to the deepest sea, all life must be touched by etherium." —Lodus of the Ethersworn"
P/T: 4/5
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) | $0.06 |
| USD (foil) | $0.22 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.05 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.15 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Steelclad Serpent is real?
Steelclad Serpent 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 Steelclad Serpent worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Steelclad Serpent is $0.06; 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 Steelclad Serpent from?
Steelclad Serpent is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Steelclad Serpent?
Steelclad Serpent is a common card in the Shards of Alara set.
