MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #12

Mindbreak Trap

otp·#12·mythic·showcase

Illus. Arik Roper

View concept →

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Apr '24

2 yr ago

Value

$9.44+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.77 · low $8.90

NM$9.44

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.72–$9.96modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $33low $3.60range 816.4%n 1042

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

Search links · prices vary by venue

Buy this card

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #536 · Common include

Variants

Showcase$9.44

Gameplay

Instant — Trap

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.

Sheriff Bans Rootin'—Is Tootin' Next?

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2025-09-19wotc

Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost condition checks whether an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, not whether those spells have resolved.

2025-09-19wotc

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.

2025-09-19wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.44. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.60 and $32.99 across 1,042 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTP — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #12 of *Breaking News*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2024 Breaking News 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 Arik Roper. Rarix catalogs 10 other cards credited to this artist.