“When the smell of passing thoughts piques its hunger, its maw becomes primed with acid and a taste for brains.”
Kederekt Parasite
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Horror
Mana Cost: {B}
Oracle Rules Text: Whenever an opponent draws a card, if you control a red permanent, you may have this creature deal 1 damage to that player.
Flavor Text: When the smell of passing thoughts piques its hunger, its maw becomes primed with acid and a taste for brains.
Set: Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (#144), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Dan Murayama Scott
Creature
Black
Rare
$7.71
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2009-02-01
The "intervening 'if' clause" means that (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless you control a permanent of the specified color, and (2) the ability will do nothing unless you control a permanent of the specified color at the time it resolves.
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