Lavaball Trap

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Instant — Trap

If an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay Magic the Gathering symbolMagic the Gathering symbolMagic the Gathering symbol rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Destroy two target lands. Lavaball Trap deals 4 damage to each creature.

qZoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
standard
Not Legal
alchemy
Not Legal
pioneer
Not Legal
explorer
Not Legal
modern
Legal
historic
Not Legal
standard brawl
Not Legal
historic brawl
Not Legal
timeless
Not Legal

Rulings

Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
(wotc2009-10-01)
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.
(wotc2009-10-01)
If both targeted lands are illegal targets by the time Lavaball Trap resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. No creatures are dealt damage.
(wotc2009-10-01)
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.
(wotc2009-10-01)
You may target any two lands, not just ones that entered this turn.
(wotc2009-10-01)
All creatures are dealt damage, not just ones controlled by the targeted lands' controller(s).
(wotc2009-10-01)
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