First printed in Zendikar (2009)
Instant — Trap
If an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay 
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy two target lands. Lavaball Trap deals 4 damage to each creature.
- Illustrated by
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (6)
- Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
- 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.
- If both targeted lands are illegal targets by the time Lavaball Trap resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. No creatures are dealt damage.
- 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.
- You may target any two lands, not just ones that entered this turn.
- All creatures are dealt damage, not just ones controlled by the targeted lands' controller(s).
Prices
Paper price: €0.21 / $0.33 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 5 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 4 Nov 2026).