Ball Lightning
Foundations 618 • rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 618
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Trevor Claxton
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and tap as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ball Lightning first appeared in the 1994 Magic: The Gathering set The Dark, designed to capture the essence of a fleeting, volatile elemental force. It quickly became an iconic card due to its unique mechanics that balanced extreme offensive power with the fragility of a creature that vanishes at the end of the turn. As a card that embodies the aggressive and impulsive philosophy of the red color alignment, it has been reprinted multiple times throughout the game's history to maintain its presence in competitive play.
The Foundations version, marked as collector number 618, continues the legacy of the original design by maintaining its classic mechanical identity while updating the visual aesthetic. By including it in a foundational set, the designers aimed to preserve a touchstone of the game's history for modern players, ensuring that the card's distinctive blend of high-risk, high-reward gameplay remains accessible to new generations.
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