Sabertooth Cobra · CommanderView

Sabertooth Cobra

Sabertooth Cobra

Creature — Snake

Oracle text

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.)

Illustrated by Andrew Robinson

Released on October 8, 1996

Tags

combat neutral damage triggerdelayed triggerdelayed triggerpoison mechanicspoisonousrhysticspecial actiontaxtriggered abilitytype erratatype errata cobratype errata genericisetype errata specifictype errata specific snake

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2004-10-04
The ability still gives a poison counter even if Sabertooth Cobra leaves the battlefield before the next upkeep.