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Lavaball Trap (135)

ZEN · Zendikar · rare

Mana cost
Mana value	8.0
Type	Instant — Trap
Rarity	rare
Colors	R
EDHREC rank	22979

If an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay {3}{R}{R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy two target lands. Lavaball Trap deals 4 damage to each creature.

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• 2009-10-01: Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
• 2009-10-01: 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.
• 2009-10-01: If both targeted lands are illegal targets by the time Lavaball Trap resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. No creatures are dealt damage.
• 2009-10-01: 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.
• 2009-10-01: You may target any two lands, not just ones that entered this turn.
• 2009-10-01: All creatures are dealt damage, not just ones controlled by the targeted lands' controller(s).

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