Zagoth Mamba
Creature — Nightmare Snake
Whenever this creature mutates, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #16428
Zagoth Mamba is a one-mana deathtouch creature that punishes any blocker foolish enough to trade into it, and in Mutate shells it pulls double duty as both a low-cost mutation base and a recurring threat via Otrimi, the Ever-Playful. The cost is that outside of Mutate, it's just a 1/1 with deathtouch — fine, not exciting.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful returns Zagoth Mamba from the graveyard whenever it deals combat damage, meaning a single mutation target becomes a reusable engine — Mamba goes on the stack, you pile abilities onto it, and Otrimi keeps fishing it back to do it again.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Zagoth Mamba is a Commander card, full stop. In Mutate decks it earns its slot as a cheap, recurable mutation host; everywhere else it's outclassed by creatures that do more with a single mana. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it has no competitive home — one-mana 1/1 deathtouch is not a meaningful rate in those formats when threats scale much higher. Oathbreaker is the one other place a Mutate package could theoretically show up, but even there the card is format-incidental rather than format-defining.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Zagoth Mamba is deep bulk — pick it up in any common box or throw it into a cart to hit free shipping. The price is stable at floor; there's no meaningful demand outside Mutate Commander decks, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.