Chain Lightning
Mystery Booster 2 55 • common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.27
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 originally released in the 1994 Legends expansion, designed to evoke the high-fantasy intensity of early Magic: The Gathering. Its mechanics represent a cascading magical discharge, requiring players to choose between taking damage or paying the cost to replicate the spell. This design choice created a signature play pattern that emphasized the high-stakes, aggressive nature of red-aligned sorceries during the game's formative years.
The version featured in Mystery Booster 2 utilizes the iconic illustration by Christopher Moeller. Moeller, known for his dynamic and atmospheric work within the game's aesthetic history, focused on the visceral energy of the spell. By reprinting this specific iteration in the Mystery Booster 2 set, Wizards of the Coast aimed to provide players with a nostalgic look at classic card frames and legendary artwork that helped define the visual language of the hobby.
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