Card text
Lightning Surge deals 4 damage to any target.
Threshold — If there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, instead Lightning Surge deals 6 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented.
Flashback {5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
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Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
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Card text
Lightning Surge deals 4 damage to any target.
Threshold — If there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, instead Lightning Surge deals 6 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented.
Flashback {5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Lightning Surge
Lightning Surge (96) is a Red Sorcery from Judgment (JUD). It costs {3}{R}{R} and has mana value 5. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flashback. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Judgment is a main expansion, released May 2002.
Lightning Surge deals 4 damage to any target. Threshold — If there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, instead Lightning Surge deals 6 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented. Flashback {5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Card details
- Card number
- 96
- Set
- Judgment (JUD)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 27 May 2002
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Sorcery
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}{R}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Lightning Surge
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