Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate

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Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate: Legendary Creature - Spirit Snake, Commander Masters. Omarthis enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{X}
Mana value
0
Type
Legendary Creature - Spirit Snake
Colour identity
Colourless
Power / toughness
0/0
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Commander Masters (CMM)
Released
2023-08-04
Collector number
708
Artist
Brent Hollowell
Commander rank
8,506 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Manifest
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate

Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare colourless legendary creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 708 in that set, with art by Brent Hollowell. It costs {X}{X} (two times X mana) to cast, for a mana value of 0. It is a 0/0 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander Masters is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-08-30).

Card text

Omarthis enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on another colorless creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Omarthis.

When Omarthis dies, manifest a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the number of counters on it.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.49 (as of 2026-08-30).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander Masters (CMM) #748Mythic2023

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate, newest first.

  • Turning a permanent face up or face down doesn't change whether that permanent is tapped or untapped.
  • If Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate's last ability causes its controller to manifest multiple cards, those cards are manifested one at a time.
  • The face-down permanent is a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the permanent can still grant or change any of these characteristics.
  • If a manifested creature would have morph if it were face up, you may also turn it face up by paying its morph cost.
  • Unlike a face-down creature that was cast using the morph ability, a manifested creature may still be turned face up after it loses its abilities if it's a creature card.
  • You can look at a face-down permanent you control any time. You can't look at face-down permanents you don't control unless an effect allows you to or instructs you to.
  • If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down. While face down, a transforming double-faced card can't transform or convert. If the front face of a face down double-faced card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up.
  • If a face-down permanent you control leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.

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