Ophidian
Weatherlight 45 • common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Cliff Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may draw a card. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 1997 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Weatherlight, Ophidian was designed as a blue creature card representing a serpentine predator. The set was the final installment of the Weatherlight Saga, a narrative-driven arc that defined the game's lore during that era, and it introduced mechanics that focused on the interaction between players' hands and the board state.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the early Magic community known for his iconic portrayals of creatures and spells. The design sought to emphasize the creature's slippery, elusive nature, and upon its release, Ophidian gained significant competitive recognition for its ability to generate card advantage, becoming a staple in control-oriented decks of the late 1990s.
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