Entrapment Maneuver

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Entrapment Maneuver: Instant, Commander 2016. Target player sacrifices an attacking creature of their choice. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2016 (C16)
Released
2016-11-11
Collector number
2
Artist
Filip Burburan
Commander rank
4,566 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Entrapment Maneuver

Entrapment Maneuver is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white instant from Commander 2016 (C16), a Commander product released in November 2016. It is collector number 2 in that set, with art by Filip Burburan. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Commander 2016 (2016) to Fallout (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.72 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Target player sacrifices an attacking creature of their choice. You create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens, where X is that creature's toughness.

"Greed, rage, and bloodlust all lead to death at the hands of those who keep their heads." -Sergeant Eyra

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.72 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Entrapment Maneuver by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Entrapment Maneuver

Entrapment Maneuver has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Fallout (PIP) #160Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #449Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #688Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #977Rare2024
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #185Rare2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #185★Rare2022
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #10Rare2016

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Entrapment Maneuver, newest first.

  • If you cast Entrapment Maneuver after combat damage has been dealt, only creatures that survived combat can be sacrificed.
  • Entrapment Maneuver doesn't target the creature to be sacrificed. The target player chooses one as it resolves. No player may take any other actions between the target player choosing the creature and you creating Soldier tokens.
  • To determine how many Soldier tokens are created, use the toughness of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield.
  • An "attacking creature" is one that has been declared as an attacker or put onto the battlefield attacking during this combat. Unless that creature leaves combat, it continues to be an attacking creature through the end of combat step, even if the player it was attacking has left the game or the planeswalker it was attacking has left combat.

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