Whiplash Trap

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Whiplash Trap is $0.12 (ZEN #77), and the most expensive is $0.41 (ZEN #77, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.12, flat over 7 days, down 47.8% over 30 days, down 7.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.33 (2026).

Whiplash Trap has 5 tracked printings across 5 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

ZEN #77

$0.12

CK $0.35 / $0.01 92%

MP $0.15 767 avail

C20 #127

$0.26 +117%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 96%

MP $0.15 383 avail

DDN #70

$0.28 +133%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 96%

MP $0.15 302 avail

HOP #16

$0.32 +167%

CK $0.35 / $0.02 94%

MP $0.16 55 avail

PLST #DDN-70

$0.33 +175%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 97%

MP $0.15 112 avail

ZEN #77 Foil

$0.41 +242%

CK $0.49 / $0.08 80%

MP $0.51 17 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $0.08 cash for ZEN #77 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 84% (wide).

• Oct 1, 2009 Casting a Trap by paying its alternative cost doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. The only difference is the cost you actually pay.
• Oct 1, 2009 Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast a Trap will apply to whichever cost you chose to pay.
• Oct 1, 2009 You can target any two creatures, not just ones that entered this turn.
• Oct 1, 2009 You may ignore a Trap's alternative cost condition and simply cast it for its normal mana cost. This is true even if its alternative cost condition has been met.
• Oct 1, 2009 You must target two creatures as you cast Whiplash Trap. If you can't (because just one creature is on the battlefield, perhaps), you can't cast the spell.

Whiplash Trap has been reprinted 6 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
PLST #DDN-70	2022-04-29	Common	Standard
C20 #127	2020-04-17	Common	Standard
DDN #70	2014-09-05	Common	Standard
ZEN #77	2009-10-02	Common	Standard
ZEN #77	2009-10-02	Common	Standard
HOP #16	2009-09-04	Common	Standard

Whiplash Trap is the #15,658 most-played card on EDHREC, down 126 places over the last 30 days.