Lightning Axe
Time Spiral Remastered 174 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.33
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 DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lightning Axe was originally released in the 2006 set Time Spiral, designed to evoke the chaotic and high-stakes nature of the planar instability narrative. The card was created as a high-efficiency removal spell that required a discarded card as an additional cost, reflecting the set's thematic focus on grave-based utility and resource management. It quickly became a staple in eternal formats for its ability to deal significant damage to creatures for a single red mana.
The version from Time Spiral Remastered, released in 2021, features artwork by the illustrator Volkan Baga. Baga is known for his dynamic, painterly style that emphasizes light and movement, and for this piece, he aimed to capture the visceral impact of a magically imbued weapon mid-swing. The Remastered printing was well-received by the player base for consolidating the card's history within a curated draft environment, keeping its functional legacy alive for a new generation of collectors.
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