{"product_id":"lotus-cobra","title":"Lotus Cobra (Original Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeaturing Terese Nielsen’s promo version of \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e, the “Lotus” painting genre is by far the most sought after in MTG as a 1\/1 collectible, attributed to its lineal connection to the game’s most iconic card, \u003cem\u003eBlack Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e. Because Chippy’s \u003cem\u003eZendikar\u003c\/em\u003e version of the painting is lost, this promo version is as OG as it gets for \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e is a 2-mana green 2\/1 Snake creature with Landfall from \u003cem\u003eZendikar\u003c\/em\u003e (2009). Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may add one mana of any color to your mana pool. \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e provides flexible color fixing, letting you cast multicolor spells more easily. It has great synergy with fetchlands, effectively double-triggering Cobra’s Landfall, making it an engine rather than a simple ramp card. Turn one mana dork into a turn two Lotus Cobra + Fetchland can produce 4-5 mana on turn two. \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e was a standard powerhouse during multiple eras. During the \u003cem\u003eZendikar-Scars of Mirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e Standard era (2009-2011), it was a core card in RUG Ramp and Valakut Ramp decks alongside \u003cem\u003eJace, the Mind Sculptor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePrimeval Titan\u003c\/em\u003e. It returned as a key ramp piece in \u003cem\u003eOmnath, Locus of Creation\u003c\/em\u003e builds before Omnath was banned for being too dominant (2020-2021). In Modern, it occasionally appeared in Scapeshift, Omnath Ramp, and Four-Color Elemental lists and it has some niche play in Legacy and Vintage. It's popular in Pioneer (e.g. Lotus Field Combo variants, Temur Ramp) and Commander decks. \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most popular green ramp creatures in EDH (e.g. \u003cem\u003eOmnath, Locus of Rage\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eTatyova, Benthic Druid\u003c\/em\u003e), where it can generate absurd amounts of mana with cards like \u003cem\u003eExploration\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eCrucible of Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eLotus Cobra\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List, it’s been reprinted several times (\u003cem\u003eZendikar Rising, Iconic Masters, Commander: Bloomburrow\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762020806701,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Lotus_Cobra_Original_Art_Promo_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775126903","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/lotus-cobra","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}