Cobra Trap
ZENZendikar/#160/2009Uncommon
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.26
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.22
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.22TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 4.8%30d▲ 29.4%90d▲ 15.8%
90d high
$0.22
90d low
$0.16
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.20
Commander 2011
- Up 29.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.22.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 68% premium over nonfoil.
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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: $0.22 (up 29.4% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Cobra Trap FAQ
How much is Cobra Trap worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Cobra Trap is $0.22. It is up 29.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.16 to $0.22.
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 there a foil version of Cobra Trap?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.37 versus $0.22 for nonfoil, which is 68% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Cobra Trap legal in Commander?
Yes, Cobra Trap is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.