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Lotus Cobra

Magic: The GatheringZendikar#168

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ZendikarZEN · #168
Card type
Creature — Snake
Rarity
Mythic rare
Indicative price
7.14 € · ★ 26.98 € · 10.28 $ · ★ 63.58 $
Mana value
2
Power
2
Toughness
1
Colour
Green

Card text

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, add one mana of any color.

Format legality

  • BrawlLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • CompetitivebrawlLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PennyLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator
Chippy
Card language
English
Release date
2009-10-02

Flavour text

Its scales contain the essence of thousands of lotus blooms.

Rulings

Lotus Cobra's ability isn't a mana ability. Opponents may respond to it before you have that mana.

Lotus Cobra's ability uses the stack and players may respond to it. It isn't a mana ability because the event that causes it to trigger isn't a mana ability.

A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.

A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.

A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.

A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.

Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them   on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).

Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them   on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).

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