Mindbreak Trap

Name
Mindbreak Trap

Mana Cost

Type
Instant — Trap

Set
Mystery Booster 2

Rarity
Mythic

Text

If an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Exile any number of target spells.


Flavor Text

"Life is a maze. This is one of its dead ends."
—Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage


Number
#168

Other Prints
Marvel Universe
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Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(19/09/2025)
For Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost to apply, a single opponent must cast three or more spells. Three opponents each casting a single spell won't work, for example.


(19/09/2025)
If a spell is exiled, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works on spells that can't be countered.


(19/09/2025)
Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost condition checks whether an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, not whether those spells have resolved.


Artist
Christopher Moeller

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