---
name: "Summoning Trap"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant — Trap"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "184"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "2faa8dc1-0370-458c-9aef-44f81a9b5cd5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/summoning-trap-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
If a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay {0} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

## 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. [Summoner's Pact](/printing/summoners-pact-mb2.md) — Instant
4. [Cobra Trap](/printing/cobra-trap-cmd.md) — Instant — Trap
5. [Trap Essence](/printing/trap-essence-ktk.md) — Instant
6. [Trapmaker's Snare](/printing/trapmakers-snare-zen.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #184
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`