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I opened a foil one along with a misty rain forest on release, I almost didn't play it cause I didn't want it to get damaged, good thing I had spare sleeves.
Posted By:
PeterRabit
(10/22/2009 11:05:30 PM)
It's evil, you know.
Posted By:
count_dorku
(1/8/2011 6:23:43 PM)
I can't rate this card but 5/5:
1) it enters early, due to its low mana cost;
2) it accelerates mana a lot (I remark that this adds one mana of ANY color);
3) it is easy to kill, due to it's very low toughness, and this prevents it to be a broken card.
Despite I don't like mythic rares in general and I agree with those who complain about the speculation on their prices, I agree about its mythic rare status. This is one of the "unique and special" creatures in the world of Magic (the cards which deserve the mythic rare status), and it is NOT a utility card. A "utility card" is a card with an effect which is basic for the game (for example dual lands, direct damage, animated lands, counter, ...); a universal mana fixer is far more than this. Birds of Paradise could be a similar candidate for a mythic rare, but since it has been reprinted in a lot of sets as a rare, an "upgrade" now would be nonsense, due to the high availability of the card.
Concerning the flavor text, I think t... (see all)
Posted By:
Paolino
(1/10/2012 8:38:46 AM)
This bro should have deathtouch. Then it would be Mythic. That's all it would take. Really.
Posted By:
RavenousRecoil
(1/29/2013 7:28:13 PM)
1. The card deserves to be mythic, because it lets the new fetch lands act like Black Lotuses, all be it on turn two at the earliest, and costing you one life, which is nowhere the same level of insanity the Old Girl could produce, thus bringing something back to the game that hasn't been seen in over a decade. Also, it makes Timmy and Spike wet themselves in about the time it takes to read the landfall ability, which is THE POINT of mythics.
2. Sorry guys, but the fact is that EVERY deck that NEEDS the cobra to live in order to win is a COMBO deck. When it hits, you win; when it misses, you get the poop torn out of you by vampires and soldiers. BDM and Flores can mock "Doom-Blade Guy" all they want, but there is enough removal in red, white and black at low costs to force over-ambitious combo players to spend half their games sitting with Ultimatums and what not in their hand, because they can't cast them the hard way.
3. Sucks to unload all your tri... (see all)
Posted By:
DyadyaIstvan
(9/28/2009 4:25:23 PM)
It's dependent on the deck, but in the right deck, this thing kills.
Posted By:
Bataar
(10/27/2009 6:51:07 PM)
This card is absolutely insane and is easily the most powerful card in Zendikar. It's much, much better than the birds. The kind of mana ramping that this thing provides hasn't been seen since the days of sol ring. Check out this perfect hand:
Turn 1: Forest + elves/birds
Turn 2: tap forest and elves/birds, play cobra, play forest, play another cobra
Turn 3: play forest and add two mana, tap lands and elves/birds, play Terra Stomper
Posted By:
Laguz
(9/26/2009 2:47:07 AM)
Don't believe the HYPE on this one.
Posted By:
liir007
(10/4/2009 8:00:58 PM)
In most decks, when are you gonna get this, and wish you hadn't drawn an elf or bird? Seriously? It is a 1 toughness creature, so it sucks in combo, it is inefficient for aggro, and control has better things to be doing than syphoning it's own mana. The only place this card has a real home is in Zoo. Only good if you can cheat good enough to never get caught, and always get godhands. Otherwise, it sits there.
Posted By:
Designer_Genes
(9/30/2009 9:43:49 AM)
Joiner Adept does not accellerate your mana. This thing does. Who the F%¤# plays joiner Adept? Alot of people play this, noone played Joiner when it was T2 legal.. And mor consistent? 2/1 vs 2/1 is pretty much even, but since lotus cobra allows you to make some insane plays (t1 fetch, forest, birds. t2 cobra, fetch, plains, knight of reliquary or putrid leech) that's 6/5 combined on t2. then you even have the chance to play another fetch on t3, play baneslayer or ob nixilis. i's like to see Joiner Adept do that.
Posted By:
ReneLT
(12/23/2009 1:44:08 PM)