Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Needlebite Trap
Zendikar · #105 · uncommon · 2009
Instant — Trap
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Market reference
$0.24
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 105 / 269
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Daarken
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2009-10-02
About this card
Mana cost: {5}{B}{B}
Type: Instant — Trap
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.
"The traps around the vampire city of Malakir hint at the thirst of its inhabitants."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.24 |
| USD (foil) | $1.00 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.22 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.78 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Needlebite Trap is real?
Needlebite Trap is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Needlebite Trap worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Needlebite Trap is $0.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Needlebite Trap from?
Needlebite Trap is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Zendikar" in the expansion series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Needlebite Trap?
Needlebite Trap is a uncommon card in the Zendikar set.
