Cobra Trap
~$0.18 low · ~$0.37 high
Green. Instant — Trap
Commander 2015 #180 · Illustrated by Scott Chou
Commander 2015 #180 · Illustrated by Scott ChouWhat is Cobra Trap worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
If a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Create four 1/1 green Snake creature tokens.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Cobra Trap
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander 2015 c15 #180· 2015uncommon· Cardmarket €0.15 | uncommon | $0.25 | No foil printing | €0.15 | |
 Commander 2011 cmd #146· 2011uncommon· Cardmarket €0.14 | uncommon | $0.20 | No foil printing | €0.14 | |
 Zendikar zen #160· 2009uncommon· Cardmarket €0.29 · €0.37 foil | uncommon | $0.18 | $0.37 | €0.29€0.37 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #15,781 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Scott Chou
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2015 card (#180).
180 · C15 · U · EN
- 180Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- C15Set code for Commander 2015
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2009-10-01
Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn’t change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.
2009-10-01
A spell or ability destroys a permanent only if that spell or ability specifically contains the word “destroy” in its text. If a spell or ability an opponent controls exiles a noncreature permanent you control, causes you to sacrifice a noncreature permanent, removes all loyalty counters from a planeswalker you control, or causes an ability you control to trigger (and then that ability destroys a permanent you control), Cobra Trap’s alternative cost condition hasn’t been met.
2009-10-01
Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
2009-10-01
You may ignore a Trap’s alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.
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