Lavaball Trap of Zendikar

If an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Destroy two target lands. Lavaball Trap deals 4 damage to each creature.

ZEN · EN Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
2009-10-02

standard
future
historic
timeless
gladiator
pioneer
explorer
modern
legacy
pauper
vintage
penny
commander
oathbreaker
standardbrawl
brawl
alchemy
paupercommander
duel
oldschool
premodern
predh
usdeurfoiltix
0.240.610.180.02
EDHREC
Rareza Tipo Color Cmc L/T
Instant — Trap 8
Foil Nonfoil Promo Fecha
★ ★ ✗ 2009-10-02
Booster Digital Oversized Reserved
✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Paper Mtgo Digital Astral Sega
✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Keywords
Set Name Set Code Set Type
Zendikar ZEN EXPANSION
release: setsize: 249 totalsetsize: 269
onlyFoil: no onlyNonFoil: no
Nombre ID
BORDER COLOR BLACK
FRAME 2003
Date Source Comment
01-10-2009 wotc Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
01-10-2009 wotc Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.
01-10-2009 wotc If both targeted lands are illegal targets by the time Lavaball Trap resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. No creatures are dealt damage.
01-10-2009 wotc You may ignore a Trap's alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.
01-10-2009 wotc You may target any two lands, not just ones that entered this turn.
01-10-2009 wotc All creatures are dealt damage, not just ones controlled by the targeted lands' controller(s).