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◇ Catalog #186

Nessian Asp

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#186·common·nonfoil

Illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #22,458 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Snake

Reach {6}{G}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

4/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2013-09-15wotc

Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can't become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.

2013-09-15wotc

An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won't trigger if that creature isn't on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.

2013-09-15wotc

Monstrous isn't an ability that a creature has. It's just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #186 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Snake, color identity green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {4}{G} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Reach and Monstrosity.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #22,458 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli. Rarix catalogs 409 other cards credited to this artist.