Hornet Cobra
Creature — Snake
First strike
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #29663
Hornet Cobra is a 2/2 first strike for three mana — a statline that barely clears the bar for Limited, let alone Commander. It doesn't generate value, doesn't synergize with a broad range of strategies, and gets outclassed by virtually every comparable three-drop in the format.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hornet Cobra is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it's at least competing in a fair-card environment, though first strike on a 2/2 for three mana still undersells what the format's best commons offer. In Commander, a 99-card singleton format where every slot competes against years of power creep, Hornet Cobra has no realistic home — there's no commander that wants a vanilla-adjacent three-drop with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keyword upside beyond first strike, and no tribal relevance worth mentioning.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Hornet Cobra is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the card does at a competitive table, which is very little. Don't expect the price to move; there's no sleeper upside here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.