Chain Lightning
Legends 137 • common
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 137
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $10.96
What it does
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay red mana red mana. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Chain Lightning was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was notable for introducing the concept of legendary creatures and expanding the game's color-coded lore, with Chain Lightning specifically designed as a staple of the red color identity to provide aggressive, cost-efficient damage.
The card features artwork by Sandra Everingham, whose illustrative style during the game's early years helped define the gritty, high-fantasy aesthetic of the era. Her design emphasizes the visceral nature of the spell, depicting a crackling arc of energy that reflects the card's unique mechanical property of potentially bouncing between players, a hallmark of the chaotic design philosophy present throughout the Legends set.
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