Lavaball Trap

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-	NZ$ 0.85	0.02 tix

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Name	Lavaball Trap
Type	Instant — trap
Description	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.
Artist	Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Set	Zendikar #135
Wallpaper	download
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About Lavaball Trap

Lavaball Trap, Instant — trap, designed by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai first released in Oct, 2009 in the set Zendikar. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of NZ$ 0.85.

A land destruction deck in a red-heavy control or midrange strategy would benefit from including Lavaball Trap, as it offers a powerful way to disrupt opponents' mana bases and clear the board of creatures. However, there are more efficient land destruction cards available in Magic: the Gathering, such as Stone Rain or Molten Rain, which cost less mana and can be more consistently cast. Ultimately, Lavaball Trap may not see widespread play due to its high mana cost and situational nature compared to other land destruction options.

Rules

10/01/09

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

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.

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