Magic: The Gathering

Trip Wire

Portal Three Kingdoms 156 • uncommon

Set: Portal Three Kingdoms
Collector number: 156
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 2 generic mana green mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Green
Artist: Hong Yan
Market price: $1.70

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What it's worth

$1.70market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$1.56 – $2.20 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a sorcery from this specific set, Trip Wire serves as a tactical tool that rewards players for anticipating their opponent's board development. Its status as an uncommon card highlights its role in providing strategic depth to the play environment, making it a functional piece for those who appreciate the unique mechanical flavor of this collection.

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Card face

What it does

Destroy target creature with horsemanship.

Trip wire, hooked poles, and sunken pits were commonly used to unhorse riders during the Three Kingdoms period.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Trip Wire was released in 1999 as part of the Portal Three Kingdoms set, an expansion for the Magic: The Gathering card game designed specifically to introduce the mechanics of the game to the Asian market. The set is uniquely grounded in the historical and literary events of the 14th-century Chinese epic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, utilizing the period's iconic generals and military conflicts as the thematic foundation for its card pool.

The card features artwork by Hong Yan, a Chinese artist commissioned to bring a more authentic cultural aesthetic to the set's visuals compared to the traditional fantasy stylings of standard expansions. His illustration for Trip Wire captures the tactical, ambush-oriented nature of the card's effect, emphasizing the era's reliance on terrain-based warfare and surprise military maneuvers. The set remains a collector favorite today due to its limited distribution and distinct historical artistic direction.

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About

About Trip Wire

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