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Trap Essence
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Khans of TarkirKTK · #209
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.09 € · ★ 0.49 € · 0.25 $ · ★ 0.52 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue Red Green
Card text
Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Raymond Swanland
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-09-26
Flavour text
"Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance." —Arel the Whisperer
Rulings
You don’t have to target a creature to cast Trap Essence, although you must target a creature spell on the stack.
