Nadelstich-Falle 
Needlebite Trap
Spontanzauber — Falle
Printed (DE)
Spontanzauber — Falle
Falls ein Gegner in diesem Zug Lebenspunkte dazuerhalten hat, kannst du bezahlen, anstatt die Manakosten der Nadelstich-Falle zu bezahlen.
Ein Spieler deiner Wahl verliert 5 Lebenspunkte, und du erhältst 5 Lebenspunkte dazu.
Oracle text (EN)
Instant — Trap
If an opponent gained life this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target player loses 5 life and you gain 5 life.
Printing details
- Set
- ZEN · 105
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- DE
- Artist
- Daarken
- Released
- 2009-10-02
- Prices
- – · –
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.12 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.15 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.16 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.13 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.12 30-day avg €0.13 | low €0.16 trend €0.67 30-day avg €0.60 |
| CardTrader (DE) | No offers | |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.14 | NM from €1.05 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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.
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Needlebite Trap's alternative cost condition checks only whether life was gained. It doesn't care whether life was also lost. For example, if an opponent gained 4 life and lost 6 life during the turn, that player will have a lower life total than they started the turn with — but you can still cast Needlebite Trap by paying
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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.
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Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.