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Mindbreak Trap
MTGO 7.59 tix

Mindbreak Trap

{2}{U}{U}

Instant — Trap

If an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay {0} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Exile any number of target spells.

Set
Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB #11)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
4
Released
2025-09-23
Artist
Christopher Moeller
EDHREC rank
#544
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.76
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2025-09-19

    For Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost to apply, a single opponent must cast three or more spells. Three opponents each casting a single spell won't work, for example.

  • 2025-09-19

    If a spell is exiled, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works on spells that can't be countered.

  • 2025-09-19

    Mindbreak Trap's alternative cost condition checks whether an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, not whether those spells have resolved.

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