---
name: "Kobold Overlord"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Kobold"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "LEG"
set_name: "Legends"
collector_number: "155"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Julie Baroh"
oracle_id: "5839bc83-868e-402a-9233-ad3d2871ac6d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kobold-overlord-leg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kobold Overlord
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Kobold
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Other Kobold creatures you control have first strike.

> *"One for all, all for one; we strike first, and then you're done!" —Oath of the Kobold Musketeers*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Akki Coalflinger](/printing/akki-coalflinger-plst.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
2. [Kobold Taskmaster](/printing/kobold-taskmaster-leg.md) — Creature — Kobold
3. [Knighthood](/printing/knighthood-ulg.md) — Enchantment
4. [Goblin Brawler](/printing/goblin-brawler-5dn.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
5. [Goblin Striker](/printing/goblin-striker-mrd.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker
6. [Hobgoblin Captain](/printing/hobgoblin-captain-hbg.md) — Creature — Goblin Barbarian

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legends (LEG) #155
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Julie Baroh
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`