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Arrow Volley Trap

{3}{W}{W}

Instant — Trap

ZENZendikar#2uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Steve Argyle
Found in
Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · Zendikar MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#26,195
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 four or more creatures are attacking, you may pay {1}{W} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Arrow Volley Trap deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking creatures.
Plays as:
Cost Alternative
Market · per finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+20.0%
$0.06
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.20
$0.07 low-$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · 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

    You divide the damage as you cast Arrow Volley Trap, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.

  • 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.