---
name: "Runeflare Trap"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "259efd92-416e-42d9-b501-ac1338fd35fc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/runeflare-trap-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
If an opponent drew three or more cards this turn, you may pay {R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Runeflare Trap deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Inferno Trap](/printing/inferno-trap-arc.md) — Instant — Trap
2. [Ravenous Trap](/printing/ravenous-trap-plst.md) — Instant — Trap
3. [Check for Traps](/printing/check-for-traps-afr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Lavaball Trap](/printing/lavaball-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap
5. [Mindbreak Trap](/printing/mindbreak-trap-mb2.md) — Instant — Trap
6. [Whiplash Trap](/printing/whiplash-trap-zen.md) — Instant — Trap

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #146
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **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`