Lightning Skelemental
Modern Horizons 208 • rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Collector number
- 208
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $0.97
What it does
Trample, haste
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards two cards.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lightning Skelemental was released in 2019 as part of the Modern Horizons set, a unique expansion designed specifically for the Modern format of Magic: The Gathering. The set was conceived as a way to introduce new cards directly into the Modern pool without them needing to pass through a Standard-legal release, allowing for more complex mechanics and high-power interactions that cater to established players.
The card features artwork by Nicholas Gregory, whose bold, visceral style captures the essence of the creature—a fast, aggressive elemental that embodies the chaotic energy of red and black mana. The design team created it as a high-risk, high-reward card, featuring the classic elemental mechanics of haste and trample combined with a sacrifice drawback, which solidified its reputation as a potent offensive tool in aggressive deck archetypes.
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