Ophiomancer
Ophiomancer: Creature - Human Shaman, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Shaman
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 118
- Artist
- Flavio Greco Paglia
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About Ophiomancer
Ophiomancer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 118 in that set, with art by Flavio Greco Paglia. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Commander 2013 (2013) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.42 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ophiomancer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Ophiomancer
Ophiomancer has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2711 | Rare | 2026 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #193 | Rare | 2025 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #276 | Rare | 2024 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #452 | Rare | 2022 |
| Historic Anthology 6 (HA6) #3 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander Collection: Black (CC2) #3 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander 2013 (C13) #84 | Rare | 2013 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Ophiomancer, newest first.
- Ophiomancer's ability checks if you control a Snake at the beginning of each upkeep. If you do, the ability won't trigger.
- 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.
- Ophiomancer's ability considers any creature you control with the creature type Snake, not just the tokens Ophiomancer creates.
Similar cards
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