Lightning Skelemental
The List MH1-208 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MH1-208
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $0.36
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 originally printed in the 2019 expansion Modern Horizons. Designed as a high-risk, high-reward creature, it exemplifies the 'ball lightning' archetype in Magic: The Gathering, which prioritizes aggressive, temporary damage output over long-term board presence. The card's inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast for Set Boosters—serves to reintroduce mechanically distinct cards from the game's expansive history to new players.
The creature was illustrated by Zack Stella, who utilized a vivid, high-contrast style to depict the skeletal entity wreathed in electric energy. The design intent was to capture the chaotic, ephemeral nature of the creature’s elemental form. Upon its debut, the card was received as a potent tool for red-based 'aggro' strategies, frequently praised by competitive players for its ability to deliver significant burst damage before sacrifice at the end of the turn.
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