Trap Essence
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 2014-09-20
You don’t have to target a creature to cast Trap Essence, although you must target a creature spell on the stack.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Trap Essence, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Me, the Immortal | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Temur 1 deck
Trap Essence price history
The Khans of Tarkir #209 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.57 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.57 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.57 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $0.28 | $0.57 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.57 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.57 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.57 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.52 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.52 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.52 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.52 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.52 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.52 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.55 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.55 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.23 | $0.55 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Trap Essence
2 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.26
- Foil
- $0.57
Promo
Khans of Tarkir Promos
- Foil
- $1.17
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Trap Essence. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
