---
name: "Patron of the Orochi"
mana_cost: "{6}{G}{G}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Offering"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "e245f2f6-2b5b-41bc-88b3-5b41ca813c5e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patron-of-the-orochi-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Patron of the Orochi
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{G}{G}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7
- **Keywords:** Offering

## Oracle Text
Snake offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Snake and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Snake. Mana cost includes color.)
{T}: Untap all Forests and all green creatures. Activate only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Orochi Sustainer](/printing/orochi-sustainer-chk.md) — Creature — Snake Shaman
2. [Orochi Leafcaller](/printing/orochi-leafcaller-chk.md) — Creature — Snake Shaman
3. [Patron of the Kitsune](/printing/patron-of-the-kitsune-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
4. [Orochi Merge-Keeper](/printing/orochi-merge-keeper-j25.md) — Creature — Snake Druid
5. [Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro](/printing/sachi-daughter-of-seshiro-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Snake Shaman
6. [Patron of the Akki](/printing/patron-of-the-akki-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #138
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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