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You must target two creatures as you cast Whiplash Trap. If you can't (because just one creature is on the battlefield, perhaps), you can't cast the spell.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #16
Whiplash Trap
hop·#16·common·nonfoil
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Sep '09
17 yr ago
Value
$0.29+$0 (+3.6%)
30 days high $0.29 · low $0.28
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.28USD$0.29TIX0.16 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,499 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant — Trap
If an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay {U} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Return two target creatures to their owners' hands.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
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Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
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You can target any two creatures, not just ones that entered this turn.
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Context
Last observed at $0.29, up from $0.28 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $0.29 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.29.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HOP — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Planechase* (released September 2009).
Card #16 in Planechase.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Instant — Trap. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,499 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai. Rarix tracks 538 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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