Ball Lightning
Jumpstart 291 • rare
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 291
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Trevor Claxton
- Market price
- $0.42
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.
The most frightening storms are those not woven by nature's hand.
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 force of nature that hits hard before vanishing. Its mechanics—high power combined with a mandatory sacrifice at the end of the turn—established it as a quintessential red creature, representing the color's philosophy of short-term intensity over long-term stability. The card quickly became a staple in aggressive deck archetypes, prized for its ability to punish opponents who left their defenses down.
The version from the Jumpstart set, released in 2020, features the classic, high-octane illustration style associated with the card's history. While the original artwork was created by Quinton Hoover, subsequent printings like this one have maintained the creature's iconic aesthetic as a crackling, elemental bolt of energy. Jumpstart was designed as a beginner-friendly product, and including this card served as a nod to veteran players, bringing a piece of Magic's early design philosophy into a modern, accessible format.
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