Pit Trap
Urza's Saga 307 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 307
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
2 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target attacking creature without flying. It can't be regenerated.
Yotian soldiers were designed to fight, not watch their feet.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pit Trap was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As an artifact card within a set centered on the artificer Urza, it reflects the game's shift during the late nineties toward more complex mechanical interactions. The card functions as a situational removal tool, allowing players to sacrifice the artifact to destroy an attacking creature, a design choice meant to provide non-red decks with a way to manage threats during combat.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and iconic early illustrators for the game. Rush’s design for Pit Trap utilizes his signature high-contrast style to depict a literal hole in the ground, emphasizing the utilitarian and somewhat primitive nature of the trap compared to the grander, more magical artifacts in the set. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, tactical piece that saw moderate play in limited formats.
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