Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence
~$3.06 low · ~$35.44 high
Green. Legendary Creature — Snake Monk // Legendary Enchantment
Saviors of Kamigawa #145 · Illustrated by Christopher Moeller
Saviors of Kamigawa #145 · Illustrated by Christopher MoellerWhat is Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence worth?
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Oracle text
Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant
Legendary Creature — Snake Monk
Reveal your hand: If you have seven or more land cards in your hand, flip Sasaya.
2/3
Sasaya's Essence
Legendary Enchantment
Whenever a land you control is tapped for mana, add an additional one mana of any type that land produced for each other land you control with the same name as it.
Format legality
The only printing of Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saviors of Kamigawa sok #145· 2005rare· Cardmarket €1.09 · €17.27 foil | rare | $3.06 | $35.44 | €1.09€17.27 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2005
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #17,316 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Saviors of Kamigawa card (#145).
145
- 145Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (8)
2005-06-01
Sasaya's Essence has a triggered mana ability. Like activated mana abilities, the triggered mana ability doesn't use the stack.
2005-06-01
If Sasaya's Essence's controller has four Forests and taps one of them for
, the Essence will add for a total of .2005-06-01
The triggered mana ability counts the number of other lands with that same name and adds that much mana. The type (that is, the color of mana or colorless mana) is the same as the mana the land just produced.
2005-06-01
If Sasaya's Essence's controller has two Brushlands and taps one of them for
, Sasaya's Essence adds another . It won't produce or 
unless the land was tapped for or instead.2005-06-01
Each Ascendant is legendary in both its unflipped and flipped forms. This means that effects that look for legendary creature cards, such as Time of Need and Captain Sisay, can find an Ascendant.
2005-06-01
If Sasaya's Essence's controller has four Mossfire Valley and taps one of them for
, the Essence will add three mana (one for each other Mossfire Valley) of any combination of and/or .2005-06-01
You don't need to have seven lands in hand to reveal your hand. You leave your hand revealed until the ability resolves. If you don't have seven or more land cards in your hand at that time, the effect does nothing.
2005-06-01
You don't need to tap Sasaya to use its ability, so you can activate the ability on the turn Sasaya comes under your control.
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