Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}.
Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
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Mana cost
{R}
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Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}.
Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Lightning Axe
Lightning Axe (162) is a Red Instant from Innistrad Remastered (INR). It costs {R} and has mana value 1. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 6 more formats.
Innistrad Remastered is a reprint set, which collects earlier cards, released January 2025. Lightning Axe has 7 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}. Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
Card details
- Card number
- 162
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered (INR)
- Set type
- Masters & special set
- Released
- 24 January 2025
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Lightning Axe in Innistrad Remastered
The same card in other art and frames from this set — priced in the United States.
Lightning Axe in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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