Mindbreak Trap

Mystery Booster 2 • #168 • mythic

Instant — Trap |

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Live Value $8.58

Foil Multiplier: 13.17x Premium Factor 🔥

Reprint Profile:

Printed 6 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 6x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2.

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Dealer Buylist:

$4.00 ↓ 33% / 7d

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $11.99 retail 67% WIDE

Dealers are paying well below retail. Expect to take a hit selling this one quickly.

Buylist data via MTGJSON (Card Kingdom), October 13, 2026.

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Mindbreak Trap

Mystery Booster 2 • #168 • mythic

Current Valuation

$8.58

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

mythic

Set Origin

MB2

Daily Shift

+1.66%

EDHREC Rank

#550

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Instant — Trap

Color Identity Blue

🖋️ Curator's Notes

If an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay

rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Exile any number of target spells.

""Life is a maze. This is one of its dead ends." —Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage"

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Official Judge Precedents

3 Precedents

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.

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

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2024-08-02

Set Name: Mystery Booster 2

Artist Reference: Christopher Moeller

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint