Marsh Viper

Creature - Snake 1/2, 3G (4)
Whenever Marsh Viper deals damage to an opponent, that player gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)¹
"All we had left were their black and bloated bodies." -Maeveen O'Donagh, Memoirs of a Soldier
Illus. Ron Spencer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• A player does not get poison counters if all the damage done to them by the Viper is prevented. The poison is added only if damage gets through. [Aahz 1994/08/11]
• Note - Also see Poison, Rule G16.21.
• Note - This card was creature type "Viper" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Snake".

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (3/18)	Fifth Edition (Common) Fourth Edition (Common) The Dark (Common)