Kobold Drill Sergeant
Creature — Kobold Soldier
Other Kobold creatures you control get +0/+1 and have trample.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19961
Kobold Drill Sergeant hands every attacking creature you control a +1/+0 bonus and trample for the turn — an effect that snowballs fast in go-wide token strategies. Three mana for a 2/2 that passively upgrades your whole board every combat is a real rate, not a bulk-rare courtesy.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Kobold Drill Sergeant earns its keep, slotting cleanly into any red or Gruul token deck that wants to punch through blockers without spending removal or pump spells. The trample grant is the key word — it converts a swarm of 1/1s into a source of actual damage rather than a stalled board. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; three-mana creatures that don't generate immediate value or disrupt the opponent don't see play at those tables. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in terms of viability: go-wide aggressive shells will want it, everything else won't.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Kobold Drill Sergeant isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its narrow appeal to token-combat decks and lack of eternal-format demand, expect a budget-range tag.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.