Nafs Asp

Creature - Snake 1/1, G (1)
Whenever Nafs Asp deals damage to a player, that player loses 1 life at the beginning of his or her next draw step unless he or she pays {1} before that draw step.¹
Illus. Christopher Rush

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• The player can pay the {1} mana at any time after damage is done before the draw step of that player's turn. People commonly pay during upkeep. [Aahz 1997/08/22]
• The ability does not cause itself to trigger again. It cause loss of life, and not damage. [D'Angelo 2002/03/16] This is a REVERSAL due to the new text.
• If its damage gets redirected to its controller, it will still trigger the ability. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 11]
• If it damages a player twice, they get to pay or take damage twice during their next draw step. [D'Angelo 1998/08/11]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
• Note - This card was creature type "Asp" until Oracle 2007/10/01, whenit became "Snake".
• Note - The Arabian Nights card comes in two versions. One has a smaller, darker mana circle (C2 rarity), and the other has a normal mana circle (C3 rarity).

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Versions (2)	Arabian Nights #36 (Christopher Rush) Arabian Nights #37 (Christopher Rush)
Printings (3/13)	Fourth Edition (Common) Arabian Nights (Common) → View All