Ice-Fang Coatl
Snow Creature — Snake
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, draw a card.
This creature has deathtouch as long as you control at least three other snow permanents.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $19.00
- EDHREC rank
- #7895
Ice-Fang Coatl is a flash 1/1 that replaces itself and kills a creature — all on two mana — provided you control three or more snow permanents, a condition that snow-matters decks like Isu the Abominable meet trivially. For the cost, the rate is exceptional: cantripping instant-speed removal stapled to a body is exactly what blue-green interaction suites want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Isu the Abominable
Isu the Abominable is built around snow permanents, so Ice-Fang Coatl reliably deathtouch-kills anything it blocks or is tapped to deal combat damage to — the three-snow threshold is live from the first few turns, and the free card draw keeps the engine fueled.
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter untaps snow permanents on each attack, which means Ice-Fang Coatl's flash and draw trigger slot naturally into a deck already stacking snow lands and creatures — the Coatl fills a removal slot without costing a card.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ice-Fang Coatl is a role-player in any snow-heavy Simic or Sultai shell, offering instant-speed interaction that replaces itself — a rare combination at two mana. In Modern, it was a staple of Snowko-style control decks and remains a legitimate card in any list running enough snow lands to flip the deathtouch. Legacy gives it even more powerful company, so it tends to appear only in dedicated snow strategies rather than general blue-green midrange. Vintage has too many broken options for a two-mana flash creature to matter. Outside of those formats, Ice-Fang Coatl is not legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Ohran Viper gives you a similar cantrip-on-damage trigger attached to a deathtouch creature, though it's sorcery-speed as a combat threat rather than a reactive flash play. Ambush Viper is the floor — instant speed, deathtouch, one-time combat trick — but it doesn't draw a card, so you're trading Ice-Fang Coatl's card-neutral removal for a card-negative one.
Price Context
Current price
$19.00 mid tier
At $19, Ice-Fang Coatl sits in the mid tier — expensive for a two-mana creature, but the effect justifies it in snow decks where the deathtouch clause is live consistently. Its price is tied to its competitive Modern demand as much as Commander play, which keeps the floor relatively stable.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isu the Abominable
- Jorn, God of Winter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.