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◇ Catalog #156

Baloth Cage Trap

zen·#156·uncommon·foil

Illus. Austin Hsu

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wishlisted

Oct '09

17 yr ago

Value

$0.45+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.47 · low $0.42

NM$0.45

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.42–$0.48modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.58low $0.03range 1833.3%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,718 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.45

Nonfoil$0.08

Gameplay

Instant — Trap

If an opponent had an artifact enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay {1}{G} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2009-10-01wotc

You may ignore a Trap’s alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.

2009-10-01wotc

Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn’t change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.

2009-10-01wotc

Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.45. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.58 across 46 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 #156 of *Zendikar*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2009 Zendikar release.

Card type: Instant — Trap, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{G}{G} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,718 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Austin Hsu. Rarix catalogs 168 other cards credited to this artist.