Needlebite Trap
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| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | Zendikar |
| Card Type | Instant — Trap |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Text | 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 Text | The traps around the vampire city of Malakir hint at the thirst of its inhabitants. |
| Card Number | #105 |
| Artist | Daarken |
| Subtypes | Trap |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2003 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 20007 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2009-10-01Casting 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.
2009-10-01Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
2009-10-01Needlebite Trap's alternative cost condition checks only whether life was gained. It doesn't care whether life was also lost. For example, if an opponent gained 4 life and lost 6 life during the turn, that player will have a lower life total than they started the turn with — but you can still cast Needlebite Trap by paying .
2009-10-01You 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.