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Crimson Kobolds

Creature — Kobold

CMC
0
Mana cost
{0}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Legends
Price
$2.67
EDHREC rank
#10129
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Crimson Kobolds card art
Crimson Kobolds does nothing on the board — zero power, zero toughness, no abilities — and costs zero mana, which is exactly the point. It exists purely as a zero-mana body to fuel engines like Cloudstone Curio loops or Flubs, the Fool's bounce triggers, where the on-board stat line is irrelevant and the free cast is everything.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Flubs, the Fool

Flubs, the Fool

17.8% of decks · synergy 0.16

Flubs, the Fool triggers off creatures being cast and bounced, and Crimson Kobolds is one of the cheapest possible bodies to keep feeding that loop — cast it for free, bounce it, repeat as many times as your engine allows.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Crimson Kobolds is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is where it sees the most action, slotting into zero-mana creature combo shells that need a cheap, repeatable body. In Legacy and Vintage it has niche applications in storm or fast combo decks that count spells cast, but it rarely makes the cut over more impactful free plays. Pauper legality is a curiosity; the format lacks the engines that make Crimson Kobolds worth a deck slot.

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Price Context

Current price

$2.67 cheap tier

At $2.67, Crimson Kobolds sits in the cheap tier but punches above its price relative to other zero-mana creatures — demand comes almost entirely from dedicated combo decks, so the price is stable as long as those engines remain popular. It's not a card you're overpaying for, but you're also not picking it up because it's a bargain; you're picking it up because it's the piece you need.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.