Check for Traps {1}{B}

Sorcery

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. If an instant card or a card with flash is exiled this way, they lose 1 life. Otherwise, you lose 1 life.

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Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

English · 2021-07-23

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (released 2021-07-23), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: 6f58ea8a-30ac-45b0-a701-8b8d8262cfcf
Oracle ID: 41b2ea88-b3b9-44f0-8886-7b2f37b22ebf
TCGplayer ID: 243447

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