Ricochet Trap
Instant — Trap
If an opponent cast a blue spell this turn, you may pay 
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Change the target of target spell with a single target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.59
- EDHREC rank
- #7402
Ricochet Trap redirects any spell that targets a permanent you control or a player — for one red mana when an opponent has cast a blue spell this turn. That conditional discount is the whole game: in a blue-heavy meta, this is a one-mana counterspell answer, and in metas featuring Slicer, Hired Muscle, opposing removal spells get turned back on whoever sent them.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
Slicer, Hired Muscle hands itself to an opponent each combat, which makes it a lightning rod for targeted removal — Ricochet Trap turns that removal back on the table, protecting Slicer while punishing the player who tried to answer it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ricochet Trap's home is Commander, where blue countermagic is ubiquitous enough to make the trap discount nearly automatic. Pointing a Counterspell or Cyclonic Rift back at its caster — or redirecting a commander bounce spell to a different target entirely — is exactly the kind of political disruption the format rewards. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but too narrow: dedicated control decks have better answers, and the trap condition doesn't fire reliably enough in non-Commander environments. Modern has access to it as well, but the same problem applies — the card's ceiling is in 100-card pods where blue spells are a certainty, not a gamble.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.59 bulk tier
At $0.59, Ricochet Trap sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it a low-risk pickup for any red Commander deck that expects consistent blue opposition. The price reflects its niche role, but that niche is widespread enough in the format that it's unlikely to drop further.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Slicer, Hired Muscle
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.