Mindbreak Trap
Mindbreak Trap: Instant - Trap, Zendikar. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant - Trap
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Zendikar (ZEN)
- Released
- 2009-10-02
- Collector number
- 57
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Commander rank
- 541 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Mindbreak Trap
Mindbreak Trap is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue instant from Zendikar (ZEN), an expansion set released in October 2009. It is collector number 57 in that set, with art by Christopher Moeller. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Zendikar (2009) to Marvel Universe (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $15.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
If an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay {0} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Exile any number of target spells.
"Life is a maze. This is one of its dead ends." -Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $15.45 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Mindbreak Trap by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Mindbreak Trap
Mindbreak Trap has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe (MAR) #11 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #11 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #168 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Breaking News (OTP) #12 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Breaking News (OTP) #68 | Mythic | 2024 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Mindbreak Trap, newest first.
- Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost condition checks whether an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, not whether those spells have resolved.
- If a spell is exiled, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works on spells that can't be countered.
- For Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost to apply, a single opponent must cast three or more spells. Three opponents each casting a single spell won't work, for example.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.