Cobra Trap (CMD #146)
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Cobra Trap is a uncommon printing from Commander 2011 (CMD #146), a Instant — Trap. Illustrated by Scott Chou.
Card text
If a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay {G} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Create four 1/1 green Snake creature tokens.
Details
| Mana cost | {4}{G}{G} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant — Trap |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Set | Commander 2011 (CMD) |
| Collector number | 146 |
| Artist | Scott Chou |
| Released | 2011-06-17 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.20 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- October 1, 2009 — You may ignore a Trap’s alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.
- October 1, 2009 — Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn’t change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.
- October 1, 2009 — Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
- October 1, 2009 — A spell or ability destroys a permanent only if that spell or ability specifically contains the word “destroy” in its text. If a spell or ability an opponent controls exiles a noncreature permanent you control, causes you to sacrifice a noncreature permanent, removes all loyalty counters from a planeswalker you control, or causes an ability you control to trigger (and then that ability destroys a permanent you control), Cobra Trap’s alternative cost condition hasn’t been met.
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