---
name: "Inquisitor's Snare"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Michael Sutfin"
oracle_id: "55e3dfcb-0999-401a-ae59-9804e12f4cfe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inquisitors-snare-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Inquisitor's Snare
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Prevent all damage target attacking or blocking creature would deal this turn. If that creature is black or red, destroy it.

> *Viele Kithkin sind so paranoid, dass sie ihren Gegnern all die Schmerzen zufügen, die sie ihrer Meinung nach von diesen zugefügt bekommen hätten.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eerie Interference](/printing/eerie-interference-woe.md) — Instant
2. [Root Snare](/printing/root-snare-rna.md) — Instant
3. [Luminesce](/printing/luminesce-csp.md) — Instant
4. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
5. [Restrain](/printing/restrain-inv.md) — Instant
6. [Soul Parry](/printing/soul-parry-ddo.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #8
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Michael Sutfin
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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