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◇ Catalog #193

Ophiomancer

tdc·#193·rare·nonfoil

Illus. John Stanko

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$1.90+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.93 · low $0.85

NM$0.90

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.83–$0.95modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.12low $0.28range 300.0%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #695 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$0.90

Gameplay

Creature — Human Shaman

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

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

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2013-10-17wotc

Ophiomancer's ability considers any creature you control with the creature type Snake, not just the tokens Ophiomancer creates.

2013-10-17wotc

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.

2013-10-17wotc

Ophiomancer's ability checks if you control a Snake at the beginning of each upkeep. If you do, the ability won't trigger.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.90. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.28 and $1.12 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TDC — 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 #193 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander release.

Card type: Creature — Human Shaman, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #695 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Stanko. Rarix catalogs 321 other cards credited to this artist.