---
name: "Inferno Trap"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ARC"
set_name: "Archenemy"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Philip Straub"
oracle_id: "83a71000-942b-4472-9521-0e1070a3343b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inferno-trap-arc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Inferno Trap
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant — Trap

## Oracle Text
If you've been dealt damage by two or more creatures this turn, you may pay {R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Inferno Trap deals 4 damage to target creature.

> *"Do you smell something burning?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Runeflare Trap](/printing/runeflare-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
2. [Lavaball Trap](/printing/lavaball-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
3. [Unleash the Inferno](/printing/unleash-the-inferno-snc.md) — Instant
4. [Stone Idol Trap](/printing/stone-idol-trap-wwk.md) — Instant — Trap
5. [Chandra's Incinerator](/printing/chandras-incinerator-pm21.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Refraction Trap](/printing/refraction-trap-wwk.md) — Instant — Trap

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy (ARC) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Philip Straub
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`