First printed in Mirage (1996)
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 before that step. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Andrew Robinson
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- The ability still gives a poison counter even if Sabertooth Cobra leaves the battlefield before the next upkeep.
Prices
Paper price: €0.11 / $0.15 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 5 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.004 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 5 Nov 2026).