Lightning Bolt
Secret Lair Promo 21 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Promo
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Toru Terada
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lightning Bolt originated in the 1993 Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, quickly establishing itself as a hallmark of red-aligned gameplay due to its efficient mana cost and direct damage output. This specific version was released as part of the Secret Lair drop series, which reimagines classic game cards through specialized artistic lenses to provide collectors with unique, premium iterations of iconic staples.
The artwork for this Secret Lair Promo was commissioned from Toru Terada, a Japanese artist known for a distinctively fluid and expressive visual style. In this iteration, Terada moved away from traditional fantasy tropes to focus on a more abstract and kinetic representation of elemental power. The piece was well-received upon its release for providing a fresh, contemporary aesthetic that contrasts sharply with the card's more traditional historical illustrations.
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