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Mindbreak Trap

{2}{U}{U}

Instant — Trap

ZENZendikar#57mythic

"Life is a maze. This is one of its dead ends." —Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3585
Illustrator
Christopher Moeller
Found in
Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · Zendikar MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings6EDHREC rank#544
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 {0} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Exile any number of target spells.
Plays as:
Cost Alternative
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-3.0%
$15.04
$12.00 low$4.75 gapTCGplayer
Foil+0.6%
$233.47
$245.10 low$17.10 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$7.56· across 6 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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.

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