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The ability still gives a poison counter even if Sabertooth Cobra leaves the battlefield before the next upkeep.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #238
Sabertooth Cobra
mir·#238·common·nonfoil
Illus. Andrew Robinson
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wishlisted
Oct 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$0.13+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.13 · low $0.11
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.14USD$0.13TIX0.04 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #19,392 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Snake
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. The player gets another poison counter at the beginning of their next upkeep unless they pay {2} before that step. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
2/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $0.13, stable around $0.13 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.19 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.13.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Mirage* (released October 1996).
Card #238 in Mirage.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Creature — Snake. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Predh, Legacy, Pauper, and Vintage.
EDHrec ranks this card #19,392 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Andrew Robinson.
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