Ophiomancer
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #118 · Rare · Creature — Human Shaman
Mana cost: {2}{B}
At the beginning of each upkeep, if you control no Snakes, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch.
"Keep them in terrariums? No way! Snakes are meant to roam free, my friend."
Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Flavio Greco Paglia · Released April 24, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $1.18 USD · €1.27 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.22 USD (22.9%) to $1.18 USD; low $0.87 USD, high $1.45 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #118 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $1.18 USD
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #193 (TDC) · Rare · 2025 · $0.98 USD
- Modern Horizons 3 #276 (MH3) · Rare · 2024 · $1.66 USD
- Jumpstart 2022 #452 (J22) · Rare · 2022 · $3.31 USD
- Historic Anthology 6 #3 (HA6) · Rare · 2022
- Commander Collection: Black #3 (CC2) · Rare · 2022 · $4.89 USD
- Commander 2013 #84 (C13) · Rare · 2013 · $2.70 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2013-10-17 · wotc — Ophiomancer's ability checks if you control a Snake at the beginning of each upkeep. If you do, the ability won't trigger.
- 2013-10-17 · wotc — If the ability does trigger, but you control a Snake when it tries to resolve, the ability will do nothing. No Snake token will be created.
- 2013-10-17 · wotc — Ophiomancer's ability considers any creature you control with the creature type Snake, not just the tokens Ophiomancer creates.
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