Cobra Trap
CMDCommander 2011/#146/2011UncommonReprint
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.16
TCGplayer$0.20
ManaPool$0.15
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.20TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 25.0%
90d high
$0.20
90d low
$0.15
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.20
Commander 2011
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.20.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Instant — Trap
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.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Oct 2009
Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
wotc1 Oct 2009
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.
wotc1 Oct 2009
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.
wotc1 Oct 2009
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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About this card
Cobra Trap
Cobra Trap is an Instant — Trap, with mana cost {4}{G}{G} (mana value 6). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.20 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Cobra Trap FAQ
How much is Cobra Trap worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Cobra Trap is $0.20. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.15 to $0.20.
What is the cheapest printing of Cobra Trap?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2011 at $0.20 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Cobra Trap?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2015 at $0.23 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Cobra Trap are there?
Cobra Trap has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Cobra Trap first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ZEN #160, released 2009-10-02.
What is the newest printing of Cobra Trap?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C15 #180, released 2015-11-13.
Is Cobra Trap legal in Commander?
Yes, Cobra Trap is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Cobra Trap legal in Modern?
Yes, Cobra Trap is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.