Whiplash Trap
~$0.18 low · ~$0.44 high
Blue. Instant — Trap
Commander 2020 #127 · Illustrated by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Commander 2020 #127 · Illustrated by Zoltan Boros & Gabor SzikszaiWhat is Whiplash Trap worth?
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Oracle text
If an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Return two target creatures to their owners' hands.
Format legality
All 5 printings of Whiplash Trap
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander 2020 c20 #127· 2020common· Cardmarket €0.19 | common | $0.23 | No foil printing | €0.19 |
 The List plst #DDN-70· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.08 | common | $0.28 | No foil printing | €0.08 |
 Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning ddn #70· 2014common· Cardmarket €0.19 | common | $0.18 | No foil printing | €0.19 |
 Zendikar zen #77· 2009common· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.62 foil | common | $0.18 | $0.44 | €0.05€0.62 foil |
 Planechase hop #16· 2009common· Cardmarket €0.21 | common | $0.35 | No foil printing | €0.21 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #16,028 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Rulings (5)
2009-10-01
You must target two creatures as you cast Whiplash Trap. If you can't (because just one creature is on the battlefield, perhaps), you can't cast the spell.
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 can target any two creatures, not just ones that entered this turn.
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
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.
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