---
name: "Nemesis of Mortals"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Snake"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Monstrosity"]
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "185"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "599fc217-e0a3-45ee-b9aa-cd7f181dcdf3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nemesis-of-mortals-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nemesis of Mortals
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Monstrosity

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nessian Asp](/printing/nessian-asp-pio.md) — Creature — Snake
2. [Writhing Necromass](/printing/writhing-necromass-dmu.md) — Creature — Zombie Giant
3. [Grim Giganotosaurus](/printing/grim-giganotosaurus-rex.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Ember Swallower](/printing/ember-swallower-pths.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Monstrous Emergence](/printing/monstrous-emergence-dsk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Frankenstein's Monster](/printing/frankensteins-monster-drk.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #185
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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