Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost condition checks whether an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, not whether those spells have resolved.
Mindbreak Trap
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.
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.
Last observed on Scryfall 6 days ago at $9.06, down from $10.43 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $7.73 and $11.78 across 55 observations — a moderately swinging band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MB2 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #168 of *Mystery Booster 2*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Mystery Booster 2 release.
Card type: Instant — Trap, color identity blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #536 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Christopher Moeller. Rarix catalogs 1,011 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Christopher Moeller
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