Whiplash Trap

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Name	Whiplash Trap
Type	Instant — trap
Description	If an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Return two target creatures to their owners' hands.
Artist	Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Set	Double Masters Tokens #127
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Whiplash Trap

Whiplash Trap, Instant — trap, designed by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai first released in Sep, 2009 in the set Planechase and was printed exactly in 6 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.35.

A control or tempo deck would benefit from Whiplash Trap due to its flexibility in cost reduction and its ability to bounce multiple creatures, disrupting the opponent's board state. While Whiplash Trap has its uses, more efficient options like Cyclonic Rift might be favored for their more versatile and impactful effects. Whiplash Trap could see situational play in sideboards or in metas with a heavy creature presence.

Rules

10/01/09

Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.

10/01/09

You can target any two creatures, not just ones that entered the battlefield this turn.

10/01/09

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.