Rottenmouth Viper Strikes with Elemental Force

The Rottenmouth Viper from the Bloomburrow set brings a unique blend of sacrifice-driven casting and battlefield control that fits perfectly into a black-centric strategy. Its casting cost can be reduced by sacrificing nonland permanents, enabling tactical flexibility in how you deploy this 6/6 Elemental Snake. This mechanic encourages strategic resource management, rewarding players who carefully balance board presence with the power of this formidable creature.

Once on the battlefield, Rottenmouth Viper applies pressure through its blight counters, which accumulate both when it enters and attacks. Each counter forces opponents to choose between costly sacrifices or discarding cards, making it a powerful tool for attrition and disruption. This foil-bordered version, with its light play condition, offers both competitive potential and collector appeal, making it a standout choice for those building a resilient, sacrifice-themed deck.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost: {5}{B}
• Card Type: Creature
• Subtypes: Elemental Snake
• Card Text: As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of nonland permanents. This spell costs {1} less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this way.
  Whenever Rottenmouth Viper enters or attacks, put a blight counter on it. Then for each blight counter on it, each opponent loses 4 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent or discards a card.
• Power / Toughness: 6/6