Voracious Cobra
Creature — Snake
First strike
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #25884
Voracious Cobra is a five-mana 2/3 with first strike and deathtouch — a combination that makes it effectively unblockable in combat and a hard deterrent for attackers. The problem is that five mana for a 2/3 with no enters-the-battlefield effect is a steep ask when Ohran Frostfang and Bow of Nylea do more for less.
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 |
In Commander, Voracious Cobra occupies an awkward middle ground: the first strike plus deathtouch combination is genuinely threatening, but five mana without immediate value puts it behind the curve in a format where 40-life totals demand more than a passive deterrent. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — no competitive shell has any interest in a 2/3 for five with no card advantage attached. Oathbreaker shares the same verdict as Commander: the effect is real, the rate is not.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Voracious Cobra is pure bulk — the price reflects what the market thinks of it, and that read is accurate. There is no pressure pushing this above bulk range, so don't expect it to hold even that floor long-term.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.