---
name: "Refraction Trap"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WWK"
set_name: "Worldwake"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "0fc0554d-da45-49d2-941b-3f6c6458e823"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/refraction-trap-wwk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
If an opponent cast a red instant or sorcery spell this turn, you may pay {W} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Prevent the next 3 damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or permanents you control this turn. If damage is prevented this way, Refraction Trap deals that much damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ricochet Trap](/printing/ricochet-trap-wwk.md) — Instant — Trap
2. [Honorable Passage](/printing/honorable-passage-wc97.md) — Instant
3. [Inferno Trap](/printing/inferno-trap-arc.md) — Instant — Trap
4. [Reflect Damage](/printing/reflect-damage-mir.md) — Instant
5. [Divine Deflection](/printing/divine-deflection-avr.md) — Instant
6. [Inquisitor's Snare](/printing/inquisitors-snare-shm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Worldwake (WWK) #17
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- **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`