Lightning Bolt
Judge Gift Cards 1998 1 • rare
- Set
- Judge Gift Cards 1998
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- 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
The 1998 Judge Gift Lightning Bolt was produced as a token of appreciation for certified tournament judges, representing the first entry in the long-running Judge Gift program. Issued during a period when the game was rapidly expanding its organized play infrastructure, the card served as a functional reward for those who volunteered their time to officiate high-level competitions.
The card features the classic original illustration by Christopher Rush, which defined the aesthetic of the spell since its debut in the Alpha set. By reprinting this iconic image on a premium foil card—a relatively new technology for the game at the time—Wizards of the Coast created a highly sought-after collectible that solidified the identity of the Judge Gift series as a hallmark of prestige within the trading card game community.
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