Lightning Bolt
Jumpstart 342 • uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 342
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $2.56
What it does
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
The sparkmage shrieked, calling on the rage of the storms of his youth. To his surprise, the sky responded with a fierce energy he'd never thought to see again.
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 first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a foundational red spell. Its elegance lies in its simplicity—three mana for three damage—which set the gold standard for efficiency in the game's early development. It was intended to be a ubiquitous, powerful tool that defined red's aggressive identity, establishing a benchmark that players and designers have referenced for decades.
The Jumpstart version, featuring artwork by Christopher Moeller, was released in 2020 as part of a product line designed to facilitate quick, randomized gameplay. Moeller, a celebrated illustrator in the trading card game community, utilized his signature painterly style to provide a dynamic, visceral depiction of the spell. This particular printing is appreciated by collectors for combining an iconic, staple effect with Moeller’s highly regarded artistic contribution to the game's visual history.
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