Ohran Frostfang is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Complete guide
Ohran Frostfang is a powerful Snow Snake that turns your entire board into a lethal threat. By granting deathtouch to your attackers and rewarding successful hits with card draw, it forces opponents into incredibly difficult blocking decisions.
Lethal Offense
Ohran Frostfang provides a static ability that grants deathtouch to all attacking creatures you control. This means any amount of combat damage dealt by your attackers to another creature is considered lethal. Note that this effect only applies while the creatures are officially 'attacking' during the combat phase; they do not retain deathtouch once the combat phase ends or if they are untapped by other effects outside of combat.
The Card Draw Engine
The second ability is a triggered ability that fires whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player. If multiple creatures deal damage to a player at once, the ability triggers separately for each creature. Even if Ohran Frostfang itself receives lethal damage during the same combat damage step it or other creatures deal damage to a player, the ability will still trigger for every creature that successfully connected.
Common Mistakes
Players often forget that the deathtouch is only granted to 'attacking' creatures. If you use a creature to fight or deal non-combat damage outside of the combat phase, Ohran Frostfang will not grant it deathtouch. Additionally, the card draw only triggers on combat damage to a player; dealing damage to a planeswalker or a battle will not result in a card draw.
When to Play It
Ohran Frostfang is best played in decks with wide boards or creatures with Trample. Since Trample only requires one point of deathtouch damage to be assigned to a blocker to be considered 'lethal,' the rest of the damage can be assigned to the defending player, which then triggers the card draw ability.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumWhen you attack with Solemn Simulacrum while Ohran Frostfang is on the battlefield, the Golem gains deathtouch. If your opponent blocks with a massive creature, the Golem will destroy it with just 1 damage. If the Golem is not blocked and deals damage to the player, Ohran Frostfang triggers, allowing you to draw a card.
Roaming ThroneIf you play Roaming Throne and choose 'Snake,' it becomes a Snake in addition to its other types. Because Ohran Frostfang is a Snake, its triggered ability is affected. When any creature you control deals combat damage to a player, Roaming Throne causes Ohran Frostfang's ability to trigger twice, letting you draw two cards per creature instead of one.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Ohran Frostfang
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to players at the same time that lethal damage is dealt to Ohran Frostfang, its ability triggers for each of those creatures.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Snow is a supertype, not a card type. It has no rules meaning or function by itself, but other cards and abilities may refer to it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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