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Inferno Trap

Red

3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Inferno Trap, Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning printing
Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning DDN · No. 67 2014-09-05

Card text

{3}{R}
Instant — Trap
If you've been dealt damage by two or more creatures this turn, you may pay {R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Inferno Trap deals 4 damage to target creature.
"Do you smell something burning?"
EDHREC rank #26429 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

7 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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 · Wizards of the Coast

You may target any creature, not just one that dealt damage to you this turn.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Inferno Trap's alternative cost condition checks for any damage, not just combat damage.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The alternative cost condition is satisfied only if two different creatures dealt damage to you, not if one creature dealt damage to you twice. The damage may have been dealt to you simultaneously (as with combat damage), or at separate times.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The alternative cost condition doesn't check who controlled the creatures that dealt damage to you. Damage dealt to you by your own creatures counts.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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 · Wizards of the Coast

Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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