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Lavaball Trap

Lavaball Trap

Instant — Trap

rare

If an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy two target lands. Lavaball Trap deals 4 damage to each creature.

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Semantic Tags

Board Wipemechanical

Removes multiple permanents at once. Includes destroy-all, exile-all, mass bounce, and damage-based sweepers.

Burnmechanical

A spell that deals direct damage to creatures or players.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (1)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Zendikar#135rare···

Rulings

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

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

If both targeted lands are illegal targets by the time Lavaball Trap resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. No creatures are dealt damage.

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

You may target any two lands, not just ones that entered this turn.

2009-10-01

All creatures are dealt damage, not just ones controlled by the targeted lands' controller(s).