Lightning Bolt
The Zeta Set 63 • common
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 63
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- MSCHF
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 as one of the original core cards in the earliest iterations of Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield to represent the fundamental power of red magic. Its efficiency as a one-mana spell capable of dealing three damage made it a cornerstone of competitive play, establishing a benchmark for power levels that card designers have referenced for decades.
The Zeta Set, which featured Lightning Bolt as card number 63, was released as a specialized expansion designed to revisit iconic mechanics through a modern lens. The illustration for this particular version was crafted to evoke a sense of kinetic energy and raw elemental force, emphasizing the spell's speed and impact, and was received by the community as a nostalgic yet refined update to the classic artwork.
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