To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as Ravenous Trap's alternative cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.40. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.40 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ZEN — 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 #109 of *Zendikar*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2009 Zendikar release.
Card type: Instant — Trap, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #19,188 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Cyril Van Der Haegen. Rarix catalogs 175 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen
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