Narnam Cobra
Artifact Creature — Snake
: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22513
Narnam Cobra is a two-mana 1/2 with deathtouch — a speed bump that trades with anything, not a card that advances a game plan. Playable in limited, irrelevant in most constructed formats where deathtouch on a 1/2 is too slow and too small to matter.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Narnam Cobra occupies the same awkward slot as every vanilla-adjacent deathtouch creature: it discourages one attack and does nothing else. Pauper is the only format where Narnam Cobra earns a real look, since the power floor is low enough that a reliable deathtouch blocker on two mana has genuine deterrent value in aggressive matchups. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer all ignore it — the competition at two mana is far too dense for a 1/2 with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keywords beyond deathtouch, and no synergy hooks. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander: skip it unless the deck is specifically built around deathtouch payoffs, and even then better options exist.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Narnam Cobra at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current listings. Given its limited competitive demand, it almost certainly sits at bulk common pricing, making it a low-risk pickup if a deathtouch-matters build calls for it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.