Sabertooth Cobra
Creature — Snake
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. The player gets another poison counter at the beginning of their next upkeep unless they pay 
before that step. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #19508
Sabertooth Cobra is a three-mana 2/1 that can stack poison counters and an awkward triggered ability that requires the opponent to choose between taking damage or counters — but in any format that isn't built around infect or poison synergies, this is too slow and too small to matter. The payoff doesn't justify the slot.
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 |
Sabertooth Cobra is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in essentially none of them. In Commander, poison strategies exist but are niche, and Sabertooth Cobra competes against far more efficient infect and poison-enablers that threaten faster kills. In Pauper, where the card is technically eligible, aggressive green decks have no interest in a 2/1 for three with a conditional poison trigger. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the power ceiling in those formats makes this a non-consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Sabertooth Cobra sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its actual demand. Don't expect it to move — casual poison builds that want it can already find copies in bulk bins, and competitive interest is nonexistent.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.