Lightning Axe
Double Masters 135 • common
- Set
- Double Masters
- Collector number
- 135
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 5 generic mana.
Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
"A gargoyle's meat can be carved with an ordinary cleaver, but for its petrous hide . . ."— Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, *The Underworld Cookbook*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lightning Axe was originally released in the Time Spiral expansion in 2006, designed as a highly efficient removal spell for red decks that could bypass common defensive keywords. The card mechanics reflect the brutal simplicity of a warrior hurling a heavy weapon, requiring the player to discard a card as an additional cost to represent the weight of the effort behind the strike.
This version from the 2020 Double Masters set features artwork by Dan Murayama Scott, who rendered the axe with a sharp, visceral aesthetic consistent with the card's theme. Double Masters was curated as a premium set designed to provide players with powerful reprints, and the inclusion of Lightning Axe at common rarity helped ensure accessibility for competitive players seeking to bolster their removal suites.
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