Whiplash Trap
Zendikar 77 • common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Collector number
- 77
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
If an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay blue mana rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Return two target creatures to their owners' hands.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Whiplash Trap was released in 2009 as part of the Zendikar set for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced the 'trap' mechanic, a cycle of cards designed to punish opponents for specific actions, such as playing multiple creatures in a single turn. This card was specifically engineered to provide blue players with a reactive tool to swing momentum during a fast-paced environment where landfall and aggressive creature play were the dominant themes.
The artwork was commissioned from the veteran duo Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, known for their dynamic, high-action style. In this illustration, they aimed to capture the kinetic energy of a localized magical distortion, visualizing the 'trap' as a sudden, physical upheaval meant to return an opponent’s creature to their hand. Upon its release, the card was widely received as an efficient utility tool for limited play, valued for its situational versatility rather than its rarity.
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