Needlebite Trap
~$0.22 low · ~$0.41 high
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Black. Instant — Trap
Zendikar #105 · Illustrated by Daarken
Zendikar #105 · Illustrated by DaarkenWhat is Needlebite Trap worth?
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Oracle text
If an opponent gained life this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target player loses 5 life and you gain 5 life.
The traps around the vampire city of Malakir hint at the thirst of its inhabitants.
Format legality
The only printing of Needlebite Trap
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zendikar zen #105· 2009uncommon· Cardmarket €0.16 · €0.67 foil | uncommon | $0.22 | $0.41 | €0.16€0.67 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 7
- EDHREC rank
- #23,006 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Daarken
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar card (#105).
105
- 105Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (4)
October 1, 2009
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.
October 1, 2009
Needlebite Trap's alternative cost condition checks only whether life was gained. It doesn't care whether life was also lost. For example, if an opponent gained 4 life and lost 6 life during the turn, that player will have a lower life total than they started the turn with — but you can still cast Needlebite Trap by paying
.October 1, 2009
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.
October 1, 2009
Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
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