Runeflare Trap
~$0.26 low · ~$3.81 high
Red. Instant — Trap
Zendikar #146 · Illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel
Zendikar #146 · Illustrated by Franz VohwinkelWhat is Runeflare Trap worth?
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Oracle text
If an opponent drew three or more cards this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Runeflare Trap deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
Format legality
The only printing of Runeflare Trap
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zendikar zen #146· 2009uncommon· Cardmarket €0.17 · €1.01 foil | uncommon | $0.26 | $3.81 | €0.17€1.01 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #15,832 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar card (#146).
146
- 146Collector 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.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Runeflare Trap, read from the Zendikar printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Runeflare Trap. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 6: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type. Trap is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Franz Vohwinkel. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Zendikar. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 146 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (4)
2009-10-01
Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
2009-10-01
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.
2009-10-01
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.
2009-10-01
The player you target with Runeflare Trap doesn't have to be the opponent that drew three or more cards this turn.
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