---
name: "Kheru Spellsnatcher"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Snake Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Morph"]
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "c01411e0-77b2-4e65-a369-5dbe13745769"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kheru-spellsnatcher-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kheru Spellsnatcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Morph

## Oracle Text
Morph {4}{U}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost for as long as it remains exiled.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Voidmage Apprentice](/printing/voidmage-apprentice-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Silumgar Spell-Eater](/printing/silumgar-spell-eater-dtk.md) — Creature — Snake Wizard
3. [Voidmage Prodigy](/printing/voidmage-prodigy-p03.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Disruptive Pitmage](/printing/disruptive-pitmage-ons.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Qarsi Deceiver](/printing/qarsi-deceiver-dtk.md) — Creature — Snake Wizard
6. [Echo Tracer](/printing/echo-tracer-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #45
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`