Lightning Bolt
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 401 • common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 401
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Phil Stone
- Market price
- $0.93
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 the red color identity due to its efficient, low-cost ability to deal three damage. Over its decades of inclusion in various core and expansion sets, it has evolved from a staple of early competitive play into an iconic piece of gaming history that defines the power balance of the instant-speed spell category.
This particular version, released in the 2022 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate set, features atmospheric, painterly artwork by Phil Stone. Stone's design departs from earlier iterations by emphasizing a more visceral, elemental depiction of a lightning discharge, aligning with the Dungeons & Dragons thematic aesthetic of the set while maintaining the card's classic mechanical utility for a new generation of players.
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