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Ophiomancer

Card Name

Ophiomancer

Mana Cost

2

Type

Creature – Human Shaman

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

At the beginning of each upkeep, if you control no Snakes, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch.

Flavor Text

"There are dark, ancient arts that fascinate even me." —Sorin Markov

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(10/17/2013)
Ophiomancer's ability checks if you control a Snake at the beginning of each upkeep. If you do, the ability won't trigger.
(10/17/2013)
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.
(10/17/2013)
Ophiomancer's ability considers any creature you control with the creature type Snake, not just the tokens Ophiomancer creates.