Chilling Trap
Jumpstart 2022 281 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 281
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn. If you control a Wizard, draw a card.
"Serves you right for rushing ahead."— Kaliea, Sea Gate trapfinder
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Chilling Trap first appeared as a mechanical reprint in the Jumpstart 2022 set, serving as a tactical utility card for blue decks. Originally debuting in the Zendikar Rising expansion, it was designed to capture the flavor of the plane's dangerous, trap-laden landscape, functioning as a low-cost enchantment that nullifies an opponent's creature by tapping it and preventing it from untapping during its controller's next phase.
The artwork for this specific iteration was illustrated by Greg Staples, who focused on emphasizing the ominous, crystalline aesthetic of Zendikar’s crystalline caverns. The design intention behind the card was to provide players with an efficient, tempo-based defensive tool, and it has since become a reliable staple in Limited play environments where controlling the pace of the board is essential to victory.
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