Death-Hood Cobra
Creature — Phyrexian Snake
: This creature gains reach until end of turn.: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #19497
Death-Hood Cobra is a 1/2 for two mana that can gain deathtouch or reach on demand — a creature that trades efficiently with almost anything in combat but doesn't threaten to win a game by itself. It's a Limited filler card that shows up in 60-card and Commander lists only when the deathtouch synergy is explicitly the point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Death-Hood Cobra sees essentially zero competitive play across any format where it's legal — Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have far more powerful two-drops, and Pauper's aggressive commons outclass it on rate. In Commander, the card finds its narrowest niche in deathtouch-matters builds, where commanders like Vorosh, the Hunter or Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons reward stacking the keyword, but even there it competes with strictly better deathtouch creatures. The activated abilities cost mana and a tap, which means Death-Hood Cobra is reactive at best and a liability against fast tables.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Death-Hood Cobra is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. There's no meaningful demand driver that would move it off the floor, so the price reflects exactly what it is.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.