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Inferno Trap

{3}{R}

Instant — Trap

ARCArchenemy#43uncommon

"Do you smell something burning?"

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Philip Straub
Found in
Archenemy Theme Deck Bring About the Undead Apocalypse
Printings3EDHREC rank#26,107
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
If you've been dealt damage by two or more creatures this turn, you may pay {R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Inferno Trap deals 4 damage to target creature.
Plays as:
Cost AlternativeBurn
Market · per finishspark updated 21m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.40
$0.08 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.04· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

7 · latest Oct 1, 2009
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Inferno Trap's alternative cost condition checks for any damage, not just combat damage.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    The alternative cost condition doesn't check who controlled the creatures that dealt damage to you. Damage dealt to you by your own creatures counts.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    The alternative cost condition is satisfied only if two different creatures dealt damage to you, not if one creature dealt damage to you twice. The damage may have been dealt to you simultaneously (as with combat damage), or at separate times.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    You may ignore a Trap's alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    You may target any creature, not just one that dealt damage to you this turn.