---
name: "Needlebite Trap"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "105"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "c8fedb0e-27d5-4fae-8058-3e9666a9661d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/needlebite-trap-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Needlebite Trap
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Instant — Trap

## Oracle Text
If an opponent gained life this turn, you may pay {B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target player loses 5 life and you gain 5 life.

> *As armadilhas ao redor da cidade vampiresca de Malakir aludem à sede de seus habitantes.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sovereign's Bite](/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19.md) — Sorcery
2. [Rhystic Syphon](/printing/rhystic-syphon-pcy.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sanguine Bond](/printing/sanguine-bond-c17.md) — Enchantment
4. [Soul Feast](/printing/soul-feast-9ed.md) — Sorcery
5. [Syphon Life](/printing/syphon-life-eve.md) — Sorcery
6. [False Cure](/printing/false-cure-ons.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #105
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`