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Today's card on the countdown is another
obvious addition with the extremely useful Lotus
Cobra. Paying homage to the original Black Lotus
is a tough act to follow, but this card
certainly delivers. Every land entering the
battlefield under your control adds an
additional mana to your pool and with mana burn
removed this is never a bad thing. Note that
there is no major benefit to playing this as
soon as you have two mana as the effect won't
kick in until your next land drop. Instead play
something else and on the following turn play
the cobra then a land for maximum impact.
For Constructed, Casual, and Multiplayer this
is a fantastic source of acceleration. It
requires no additional upkeep and triggers off
of any land even those played from effects like
Harrow. The only weakness of the card is it is a
two mana 2/1 and is quite vulnerable to almost
every removal option.
With Limited this is absolutely a first pick
in Booster as acceleration and a source of any
color mana is critical to the format. In Sealed
if you have this play Green as support and
whatever other color(s) are appropriate. There
is no reason not to run this card when drafted
and there are several easily obtained support
options. Aside from an open attack you will
generally want to avoid using this snake for
offense and may instead look for fellow snake
River Boa as backup and a fun mini-theme
especially if running a Green and White deck.
Constructed: 4.5
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4.5
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