Lightning Bolt
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Magic Online Promos #36224 (common)
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Lightning Bolt has 75 printings, first in Unlimited Edition (1993). EDHREC ranks it #158 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vivi Ornitier decks (24,546 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Lightning Bolt
- Deathdancer Xira - Magic Online Theme Decks, led by Xira Arien
- Reign of Dragons - Foundations Commander, led by Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Commanders that run Lightning Bolt most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vivi Ornitier: 24,546 decks
- Fire Lord Azula: 21,908 decks
- Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied: 16,289 decks
- Krenko, Mob Boss: 12,853 decks
- Storm, Force of Nature: 12,263 decks
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw: 10,503 decks
- Lightning, Army of One: 8,045 decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun: 7,363 decks
Often played with Lightning Bolt
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Printings
- The List #CLB-187
- Foundations Commander #163
- Ravnica: Clue Edition #141
- Game Night: Free-for-All #83
- Double Masters 2022 #117
- Double Masters 2022 #361
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #187
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #401
- The List #A25-141
- The List #PF19-1
- Jumpstart #342
- The List #E01-54
- Masters 25 #141
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas #54
- Modern Masters 2015 #122
- Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning #17
- Magic 2011 #149
- Magic 2010 #146
- Beatdown Box Set #41
- Anthologies #43
- Fourth Edition #208
- Summer Magic / Edgar #162
- Revised Edition #162
- Unlimited Edition #162
- Limited Edition Beta #162
- Limited Edition Alpha #161
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate #926
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons #787
- Magic Online Theme Decks #B21
- Magic Online Theme Decks #A60
- Masters Edition #102
- Secret Lair Countdown #83
- The Zeta Set #63
- The Zeta Set #184
- The Zeta Set #305
- Secret Lair Drop #2579
- Marvel Super Heroes Commander #806
- Secret Lair Drop #IFIYW-7
- Secret Lair Drop #IFIYW-2
- Wizards Play Network 2026 #5
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal #32
- Secret Lair Drop #2289
- MagicFest 2025 #13
- Secret Lair Promo #37
- Secret Lair Drop #1879
- Secret Lair Drop #1743
- Secret Lair Drop #1822
- Secret Lair Promo #21
- Secret Lair Drop #1638
- Secret Lair Drop #1638★
- Legacy Championship #2023
- Secret Lair Drop #901
- 30th Anniversary Edition #157
- 30th Anniversary Edition #454
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive #42
- Secret Lair Drop #83
- Secret Lair Drop #84
- Secret Lair Drop #85
- Secret Lair Drop #86
- MagicFest 2019 #1
- Magic Player Rewards 2010 #1
- Magic Player Rewards 2009 #146
- Judge Gift Cards 1998 #1
- Pro Tour Collector Set #et208
- Pro Tour Collector Set #mj208
- Pro Tour Collector Set #gb208
- Collectors' Edition #162
- Intl. Collectors' Edition #162
- Magic Online Promos #102261
- Magic Online Promos #72886
- Magic Online Promos #36224
- Magic Online Promos #35932
- Final Fantasy: Through the Ages #40
- Secret Lair Drop #1871
- Secret Lair Drop #675