Homing Lightning
Gatecrash 96 • uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Homing Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature.
"I see countless worlds. What makes them think I can't find them in just one?"— Ral Zarek
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Homing Lightning was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the plane of Ravnica, the card reflects the aesthetic and mechanical identity of the Izzet League, a guild defined by their impulsive experimentation and mastery of elemental magic. It was designed as an uncommon red instant, serving as a versatile removal spell that emphasizes the guild's penchant for lightning-based sorcery.
The artwork was illustrated by Chase Stone, who captured the chaotic, crackling energy characteristic of Izzet machinery. In the context of the game's development, the card was intended to provide players with a functional thematic tool for limited play formats, focusing on the synergy between red damage-dealing effects and the strategic maneuvers common to the Izzet color pairing.
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