Lightning Bolt
MagicFest 2025 13 • rare
- Set
- MagicFest 2025
- Collector number
- 13
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- 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 is a foundational card in Magic: The Gathering, originally debuting in the 1993 Alpha set. As a one-mana red instant that deals three damage, it has defined the game’s power curve for decades. The MagicFest 2025 version, numbered 13, continues this legacy as part of a contemporary promotional series designed to celebrate the community aspect of the game through recurring tournament-style gatherings.
The art for this specific printing draws on the iconic imagery that has defined the card across its many iterations. These promotional versions are typically illustrated by artists commissioned to offer a modern aesthetic while remaining faithful to the original, high-intensity feel of the spell. They are received by collectors and competitive players alike as a prestige version of a staple card, designed specifically for distribution at live events rather than through standard booster packs.
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