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    Scalding Viper // Steam Clean

    Creature — Elemental Snake // Sorcery — Adventure

    Scalding Viper // Steam Clean

    Illustrated by Andrew Mar

    EDHREC Rank #6,690
    Whenever an opponent casts a spell with mana value 3 or less, this creature deals 1 damage to that player. // Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

    Rulings (13)

    If an effect copies an Adventure spell, that copy is exiled as it resolves. It ceases to exist as a state-based action; it's not possible to cast the copy as a permanent.

    Sep 1, 2023

    An adventurer card is a permanent card in every zone except the stack, as well as while on the stack if not cast as an Adventure. Ignore its alternative characteristics in those cases. For example, while it's in your graveyard, Questing Druid is a green creature card whose mana value is 2. It can't be the target of Tenacious Tomeseeker's triggered ability ("return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand").

    Sep 1, 2023

    When casting a spell as an Adventure, use the alternative characteristics and ignore all of the card's normal characteristics. The spell's color, mana cost, mana value, and so on are determined by only those alternative characteristics. If the spell leaves the stack, it immediately resumes using its normal characteristics.

    Sep 1, 2023

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    Competitive

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    Community & retro

    Printings (4)

    Scalding Viper // Steam Clean — Wilds of Eldraine
    WOE#235$0.36
    Wilds of Eldraine
    Scalding Viper // Steam Clean — Wilds of Eldraine Promos
    PWOE#235p$0.40
    Wilds of Eldraine Promos