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Deadlock Trap

ARTIFACT Rare
Kaladesh KLD #204 EDHREC #19,196
$0.15
+0.0% 7 days

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Deadlock Trap Price Summary

Deadlock Trap's current headline price is $0.15.

Deadlock Trap Printings & Prices

2 printings

Deadlock Trap has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

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Deadlock Trap Rules Text & Legality

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Artifact — mana cost {3}

This artifact enters tapped.

When this artifact enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).

{T}, Pay {E}: Tap target creature or planeswalker. Its activated abilities can't be activated this turn.

Deadlock Trap is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Deadlock Trap Rulings

5 most recent
  • Jun 7, 2024 Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
  • Jun 7, 2024 Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
  • Jun 7, 2024 If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
  • Jun 7, 2024 If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
  • Jun 7, 2024 Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)

Reprints & Reprint Risk

3 printings

Deadlock Trap has been reprinted 3 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
PKLD #204s 2016-09-30 Rare Prerelease
KLD #204 2016-09-30 Rare Standard
KLD #204 2016-09-30 Rare Standard

Deadlock Trap in Commander

Deadlock Trap is the #19,196 most-played card on EDHREC, down 496 places over the last 30 days.

Deadlock Trap FAQ

How much is Deadlock Trap worth?

Deadlock Trap is worth about $0.15 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Deadlock Trap legal in Commander?

Yes — Deadlock Trap is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Deadlock Trap been reprinted?

Yes — Deadlock Trap has been reprinted 3 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Deadlock Trap cheap?

Deadlock Trap trades at about $0.15 — 3 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,196 on EDHREC).