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    Cobra Trap

    Instant — Trap

    Cobra Trap

    Illustrated by Scott Chou

    EDHREC Rank #15,649
    If a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay green mana rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Create four 1/1 green Snake creature tokens.

    Rulings (4)

    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.

    Oct 1, 2009

    Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.

    Oct 1, 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.

    Oct 1, 2009

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Printings (3)

    Cobra Trap — Commander 2015
    C15#180$0.26
    Commander 2015
    Cobra Trap — Commander 2011
    CMD#146$0.18
    Commander 2011