Trap Essence
Instant
KTKKhans of Tarkir#209rare
Foil
"Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance." —Arel the Whisperer
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Raymond Swanland
- Found in
- Khans of Tarkir MTGO Redemption Foil · Khans of Tarkir MTGO Redemption · Khans of Tarkir Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
Plays as: Counter Placer · Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 4h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.22
$0.07 low$0.04 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.49
$0.25 low$0.17 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.22as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.29L $0.15since Feb 2024$0.07
$0.03
$0.04+57% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.49as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.80L $0.49since Feb 2024$0.25
$0.08
$0.17+68% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.49· across 2 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Sep 20, 2014 · one tap opens all
- WotCSep 20, 2014
You don’t have to target a creature to cast Trap Essence, although you must target a creature spell on the stack.