Needlebite Trap

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Name	Needlebite Trap
Type	Instant — trap
Description	If an opponent gained life this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Target player loses 5 life and you gain 5 life.
Flavor	Les pièges qui entourent la cité vampire de Malakir reflètent la soif de ses habitants.
Artist	Daarken
Set	Zendikar #105
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Needlebite Trap

Needlebite Trap, Instant — trap, designed by Daarken first released in May, 2020 in the set Zendikar. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of £ 0.26.

This card would be beneficial in a black aggressive deck that aims to pressure the opponent's life total quickly and punish them for gaining life. While Needlebite Trap provides a significant life swing, there may be better options like Blood Artist or Falkenrath Noble that offer similar effects consistently without the situational requirement, making them more reliable choices for deck construction, yet Needlebite Trap could be a viable sideboard option against life gain strategies.

Rules

10/01/09

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

10/01/09

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.