Card text
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
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Mana cost
{R}
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Card text
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning (171) is a Red Sorcery from Battlebond (BBD). It costs {R} and has mana value 1. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Pauper and 4 more formats.
Battlebond is a reprint set, which collects earlier cards, released June 2018. Chain Lightning has 8 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Card details
- Card number
- 171
- Set
- Battlebond (BBD)
- Set type
- Masters & special set
- Released
- 8 June 2018
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Sorcery
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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