Lavaball Trap

Lavaball Trap {6}{R}{R}

Instant - Trap
If an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay {3}{R}{R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy two target lands. Lavaball Trap deals 4 damage to each creature.
Details
Legalities
Rulings
  • 2009-10-01 All creatures are dealt damage, not just ones controlled by the targeted lands' controller(s).
  • 2009-10-01 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 Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
  • 2009-10-01 If both targeted lands are illegal targets by the time Lavaball Trap resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. No creatures are dealt damage.
  • 2009-10-01 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 You may target any two lands, not just ones that entered this turn.
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Printings
  • Zendikar (rare)

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Foreign names
  • 熔球陷阱
  • Lavakugel-Falle
  • Piège à boule de lave
  • Trappola Palla di Lava
  • 溶岩の玉の罠
  • Armadilha de Bola de Lava
  • Западня Лавового Шара
  • Trampa bola de lava