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Nemesis of Mortals

{4}{G}{G}

Creature — Snake

THSTheros#163uncommon
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Mathias Kollros
Found in
Theros Intro Pack Blazing Beasts of Myth · Born of the Gods Intro Pack Deaths Beginning · 6 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard. {7}{G}{G}: Monstrosity 5. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each creature card in your graveyard. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put five +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
5/5

Plays as: Counter Placer

Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-14
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.29
$0.20 low$0.12 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 2 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Sep 15, 2013 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    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.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    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.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Neither the cost-reducing ability of Nemesis of Mortals nor the condition of its monstrosity ability can reduce the colored mana requirement of those costs.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

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

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Once you declare you're casting Nemesis of Mortals or activating its ability, it's too late for players to try to change the number of creature cards in your graveyard to affect the cost of doing so.