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◇ Catalog #281

Chilling Trap

j22·#281·common·nonfoil

Illus. Johann Bodin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.09+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.09 · low $0.08

NM$0.09

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.08–$0.10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.17low $0.08range 112.5%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,982 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.09

Gameplay

Instant

Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn. If you control a Wizard, draw a card.

"Serves you right for rushing ahead." —Kaliea, Sea Gate trapfinder

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2020-09-25wotc

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Chilling Trap tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't draw a card if you control a Wizard.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.09. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.08 and $0.17 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J22 — 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.

Card #281 of *Jumpstart 2022*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Jumpstart 2022 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,982 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Johann Bodin. Rarix catalogs 590 other cards credited to this artist.