Mindbreak Trap
Instant — Trap
MB2Mystery Booster 2#168mythic
"Life is a maze. This is one of its dead ends." —Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- future
- Illustrator
- Christopher Moeller
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
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
If an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay 
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Exile any number of target spells.
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Exile any number of target spells.Plays as:
Cost Alternative
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$8.90+5.7%$8.00 low$3.00 gap
Foil$113.02-0.2%$109.00 low$45.00 gap
Nonfoil$8.90+5.7%30DLowest listing
$8.00Buylist
$5.00Buy / Sell Gap
$3.00+38% · normal spread
30D range$113.02to$113.30Since Sep 2024:H $183.33L $110.76
Lowest listing
$109.00Buylist
$64.00Buy / Sell Gap
$45.00+41% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$8.90+5.7%30D
30D range$8.42to$9.10Since Sep 2024:H $19.23L $6.51Foil$113.02-0.2%30D13× nonfoil
30D range$113.02to$113.30Since Sep 2024:H $183.33L $110.76Loading other printings
Found in
1 productRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
Mystery Booster 2 Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $14.58
$14.58Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%
Rulings
3 · latest Sep 19, 2025
- WotCSep 19, 2025
For Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost to apply, a single opponent must cast three or more spells. Three opponents each casting a single spell won't work, for example.
- WotCSep 19, 2025
If a spell is exiled, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works on spells that can't be countered.
- WotCSep 19, 2025
Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost condition checks whether an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, not whether those spells have resolved.