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The Cobra King MB is a muscleback blade, and it makes no apology for it. This is a forged players' iron built for golfers who strike the ball out of the center of the face on a regular basis. The compact head, thin topline, and minimal offset are exactly what a good ball striker wants to look down at, and exactly what a mid-handicapper will fight.
Look at the lofts and you can see the intent. The 7-iron sits at 32.5 degrees, which is traditional and honest. Cobra didn't jack these lofts to chase distance numbers, so the gaps stay clean from the 4-iron at 23 degrees down through the set. You get the ball flight and spin you'd expect from each number, not a 7-iron that flies like an old 6.
Blades reward precision and punish everything else. The King MB gives you feedback on every strike, buttery feel when you catch it flush, and the shot-shaping control to work the ball both ways. If that sounds like your game, this is a serious tool. If it doesn't, keep reading before you buy.
In short
The Cobra King MB (2025) is a compact blade for skilled ball-strikers who want feel and shot control. The set runs 4-iron to 48-iron with a 32.5° 7-iron. It carries a $1,049 MSRP.
Value sweet spot
About a year old, so the first real discounts have landed while a replacement is still 6 to 18 months out. Strong value without feeling dated.
Based on release timing and this line's typical refresh cycle, not a live price quote.
Modeled from the $1,049 original MSRP and a 1-year-old release (about 55% of MSRP retained used).
Used market value
$490 - $645
Private sale, fair to like-new
Trade-in value
$295 - $450
What a shop typically pays
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| 4i | 5i | 6i | 7i | 8i | 9i | 48i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.0° | 26.0° | 29.0° | 32.5° | 36.5° | 41.0° | 46.0° |
Stock steel shaft. Lofts are approximate and subject to manufacturing tolerances.
Typical carry by swing speed, adjusted for this set's actual lofts. Your numbers will vary with strike, shaft, and conditions.
| Club | Loft | Moderate swing~134y 7-iron | Average swing~149y 7-iron | Faster swing~163y 7-iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 23° | 158 y | 176 y | 193 y |
| 5-iron | 26° | 151 y | 168 y | 184 y |
| 6-iron | 29° | 143 y | 159 y | 174 y |
| 7-iron | 32.5° | 134 y | 149 y | 163 y |
| 8-iron | 36.5° | 124 y | 138 y | 151 y |
| 9-iron | 41° | 114 y | 127 y | 139 y |
Carry distances are modeled from TrackMan-based norms scaled to each club's loft, not measured for this exact model.
Cobra built the King MB as a classic muscleback, forged from soft carbon steel for the dense, solid feel that better players chase. The blade length is short, the sole is narrow, and the offset is minimal, all of which help a skilled player square the face and control trajectory. There's no cavity, no perimeter weighting tricks, just mass behind the sweet spot. The loft progression runs from 23 degrees in the 4-iron to 46 degrees in the 48 (Cobra's gap-wedge equivalent), with roughly 3.5 to 4.5 degree gaps between clubs. The 32.5 degree 7-iron and 41 degree 9-iron reflect traditional loft spacing rather than the strengthened lofts you see in game-improvement sets, so distance gapping stays predictable and the short irons still stop on a green.
The Cobra King MB's 7-iron is lofted at 32.5° - traditional - aligned with classic iron loft standards. For a golfer with an 85-95 mph swing speed, this projects to a 7-iron carry of approximately 141-151 yards. The 5-iron (26°) to 7-iron gap of 6.5° is well-gapped, which may create overlapping distance windows with similarly lofted fairway woods or hybrids.
Not really. This is a muscleback blade with a thin sole, small head, and minimal offset, so it demands center-face contact. Mid and high handicappers will lose noticeable distance and consistency on off-center hits. If you're above about a 10 handicap, a cavity-back or players-distance iron will serve you far better.
The 7-iron is 32.5 degrees, which is a traditional loft. Cobra didn't strengthen the lofts to inflate distance, so you get the ball flight and stopping power you'd expect from a 7-iron rather than numbers borrowed from a stronger club.
The published loft table runs from the 4-iron at 23 degrees through the 48, which is Cobra's gap-wedge equivalent at 46 degrees. In between you have the 5-iron at 26, 6-iron at 29, 7-iron at 32.5, 8-iron at 36.5, and 9-iron at 41. Gaps sit around 3.5 to 4.5 degrees, which keeps distances evenly spaced.
Yes, and a lot of good players do. The traditional lofts make it easy to pair the King MB short irons with a more forgiving cavity-back in the long irons. Just match the loft at the crossover point so you don't create a gap or an overlap between the two models.
It's forged from soft carbon steel with the mass concentrated behind the sweet spot, so a flush strike feels dense and soft. The flip side is honest feedback: you'll feel exactly where you caught it on a mishit, which is part of why better players like blades for practice and shot control.
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