Trap Runner
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Human Soldier
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 3
- Set
- Mercadian Masques #55 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.17 USD
{T}: Target unblocked attacking creature becomes blocked. Activate only during combat after blockers are declared. (This ability works on creatures that can't be blocked.)
Trap Runner has 2 printings, first in Mercadian Masques (1999). EDHREC ranks it #27,722 among Commander cards. It appears most in General Jarkeld decks (79 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Trap Runner most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- General Jarkeld: 79 decks
Often played with Trap Runner
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If the ability is used on a creature with Trample, the damage still comes through.
- : This ability will trigger any creature’s “whenever this becomes blocked” ability.
- : If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can be activated during any of them as long as it’s after the beginning of that phase’s Declare Blockers Step.