---
name: "Nemesis Trap"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "91"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "1c6f95fd-f8d0-4d22-aa21-29e5c70b2f85"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nemesis-trap-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nemesis Trap
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant — Trap

## Oracle Text
If a white creature is attacking, you may pay {B}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Exile target attacking creature. Create a token that's a copy of that creature. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pitfall Trap](/printing/pitfall-trap-mm3.md) — Instant — Trap
2. [Entrapment Maneuver](/printing/entrapment-maneuver-pip.md) — Instant
3. [Stone Idol Trap](/printing/stone-idol-trap-wwk.md) — Instant — Trap
4. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant
5. [Whiplash Trap](/printing/whiplash-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
6. [Seize the Soul](/printing/seize-the-soul-gpt.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #91
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`