---
name: "Mindbreak Trap"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "48712d36-5c13-4ded-87a4-68106da4a5cd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mindbreak-trap-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mindbreak Trap
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant — Trap

## Oracle Text
If an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay {0} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Exile any number of target spells.

> *"La vita è un labirinto. Questa è una delle sue vie senza uscita." —Noyan Dar, mitigatore di Tazeem*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Whiplash Trap](/printing/whiplash-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
2. [Ravenous Trap](/printing/ravenous-trap-plst.md) — Instant — Trap
3. [Tempest Trapper](/printing/tempest-trapper-yblb.md) — Creature — Otter Wizard
4. [Lethargy Trap](/printing/lethargy-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
5. [Archive Trap](/printing/archive-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
6. [Runeflare Trap](/printing/runeflare-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #57
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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