Lightning Javelin
The List ORI-153 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- ORI-153
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Lightning Javelin deals 3 damage to any target. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
The harpies descended without mercy upon Akros, only to find their attack put them within range of the javelineers.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lightning Javelin was originally printed as an uncommon card in the 2015 Magic: The Gathering set Magic Origins. It was designed as a thematic representation of the destructive pyromancy associated with the planeswalker Chandra Nalaar, appearing in her home plane of Kaladesh where artifice and elemental energy converge. The card serves as a functional tool for limited play, reflecting the set's focus on defining the origin stories of core planeswalker characters through iconic spells.
The version appearing in The List—a rotating selection of cards reprinted in Set Boosters—maintains the original illustration by Dan Dos Santos. Dos Santos is known for his dynamic, vibrant fantasy art, and his work here captures the kinetic force of a bolt of searing energy. Within the broader design philosophy of Magic Origins, the card was received as a straightforward, efficient red damage spell that helped players navigate the aggressive playstyles encouraged during the set's release.
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