Crookshank Kobolds

Creature — Kobold

CMC
0
Mana cost
{0}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Masters Edition
Price
EDHREC rank
#10099
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Crookshank Kobolds card art
Crookshank Kobolds is a zero-mana 1/1 with no text — the stat line is irrelevant; the mana cost is the entire reason it exists. In engines built around Flubs, the Fool or Cloudstone Curio, free creatures generate value on entry, making a zero-drop body worth a deck slot despite contributing nothing to combat.

Best Commanders

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Flubs, the Fool

Flubs, the Fool

17.9% of decks · synergy 0.16

Flubs, the Fool taxes opponents whenever you cast a creature with no abilities, which means Crookshank Kobolds — a vanilla zero-drop — triggers that drain effect for free, letting you loop it alongside other zero-cost kobolds for repeated life loss without spending a single mana.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Crookshank Kobolds sees essentially no play in Legacy or Vintage despite being legal in both — free spells are powerful there, but a 1/1 with no text doesn't clear the bar when the competition is Mox Sapphire and Force of Will. Pauper is the only constructed format where zero-mana creatures occasionally appear in combo shells, though Crookshank Kobolds is too underpowered even there. Commander is where it actually finds a home, slotting into specific engines that care about casting zero-cost permanents — primarily Flubs, the Fool builds — where its only relevant characteristic is costing nothing to cast.

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Crookshank Kobolds isn't currently available in this index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer directly for a current buylist and market price. Given its narrow application and low casual demand, it typically stays cheap — worth grabbing a copy if you're building the relevant combo shell, but not a card to speculate on.

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