---
name: "Nessian Asp"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Snake"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Reach", "Monstrosity"]
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "164"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alex Horley-Orlandelli"
oracle_id: "8b46e077-f667-432f-ab5b-8256a7378311"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nessian-asp-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nessian Asp
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Reach, Monstrosity

## Oracle Text
Reach
{6}{G}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

> *你该畏惧的不是那两个头，而是那四根毒牙。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nemesis of Mortals](/printing/nemesis-of-mortals-pio.md) — Creature — Snake
2. [Domesticated Hydra](/printing/domesticated-hydra-cn2.md) — Creature — Hydra
3. [Swarmborn Giant](/printing/swarmborn-giant-jou.md) — Creature — Giant
4. [Ravenous Leucrocota](/printing/ravenous-leucrocota-jou.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Arbor Colossus](/printing/arbor-colossus-c15.md) — Creature — Giant
6. [Sinuous Vermin](/printing/sinuous-vermin-j22.md) — Creature — Rat Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #164
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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