wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #156
Baloth Cage Trap
zen·#156·uncommon·foil
Illus. Austin Hsu
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Oct '09
16 yr ago
Value
$0.45$0 (-22.4%)
30 days high $0.58 · low $0.45
Volatility · high
EUR€0.23USD$0.45TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #21,733 · Fringe play
Variants
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
wotc
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.
wotc
Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
Context
Last observed at $0.45, down from $0.58 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.58 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $0.45.
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.
This card belongs to *Zendikar* (released October 2009).
Card #156 in Zendikar.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Instant — Trap. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {3}{G}{G} (5 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #21,733 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Austin Hsu. Rarix tracks 168 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Austin Hsu
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