Charnel Serenade vs Soulcoil Viper — MTG Card Comparison
Soulcoil Viper is the stronger card — it costs less mana (3 vs 6), is legal in more formats (6 vs 3).
Charnel Serenade
Surveil 3, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Exile Charnel Serenade with three time counters on it.
Suspend 3—{2}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {2}{B} and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Soulcoil Viper
{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
*"As the snake sheds its skin to be born anew, we cast off death to rise as servants of Aclazotz."
—Vito, Church of Dusk heretic*
Power/Toughness: 2/3
| Stat | Charnel Serenade | Soulcoil Viper |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {4}{B}{B} | {2}{B} |
| CMC | 6 | 3 |
| Type | Sorcery | Creature — Snake |
| Rarity | Rare | Uncommon |
| Set | Murders at Karlov Manor Commander | The Lost Caverns of Ixalan |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✓ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Legacy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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