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MTG Lightning Strike details and prices

0.03 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.35
@CardKingdom

0.25
@TCGplayer

THS

GN2

DMU

XLN

M19

AJMP

M15

DMU

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Common
Number: #127
Illustrator: Adam Paquette
Edition: Theros

Lightning Strike is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 8787
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 93
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Versions: This card has 9 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.
"The hand of Keranos can be seen in every rumbling storm cloud. Best not to stand where he points." —Rakleia of Shrine Peak

Related Tags

Red Instant Spellslinger Burn Removal

Price

0.03 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.35
@CardKingdom

0.25
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Lightning Strike

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Lightning Strike available on MTG decks website.

Other	New Deck (2) By afeather	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	Not available	25-Sep -2023	$132 ---
Other	Rakdos Rush By Fleshgrafter	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	22%	25-Sep -2023	$424 ---
Other	Samut By Freelancer112		Social media	Not available	25-Sep -2023	$721 ---
Other	R S By YeggyBombs	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	12%	25-Sep -2023	$77 ---
Other	Corpse Explosion By jarvismoonbeam	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	Not available	25-Sep -2023	$329 ---
Other	Temur Prowess By afeather	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	100%	25-Sep -2023	$158 ---
Other	Mono Red By Dalibor	BO1	Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	5%	25-Sep -2023	$40 ---
Other	MR Bo1 Stand By LuiG_M	BO1	Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	13%	25-Sep -2023	$103 ---
Other	Standard Monored By CptEstruga	BO3	Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	5%	25-Sep -2023	$64 ---
Other	Monore(1) By Piler09	BO1	Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	17%	25-Sep -2023	$89 ---
Other	Mono-Red Aggro By Lu Guan Jie	BO3	BananaOpen #10 \| Standard BO3 \| 2023.09.25 @BananaOpen	9%	25-Sep -2023	$75 ---
Other	MONORED STD By Neekos	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	Not available	25-Sep -2023	$60 ---
Other	Rakdos Rush By Fleshgrafter	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	9%	25-Sep -2023	$425 ---
Other	Etali, Primal Conque... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	25-Sep -2023	$231 ---
Other	Koth, Fire of Resist... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	25-Sep -2023	$120 ---
Other	Mono-Red Aggro By Lennny	BO3	Social media	6%	25-Sep -2023	$60 ---
Other	Red Deck Wins By Luig_m	BO1	Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	13%	25-Sep -2023	$103 ---
Other	Mono-Red Aggro By LucasG1ggs	BO3	Social media	4%	25-Sep -2023	$68 ---
Other	Imported Deck By Gdinut	BO1	Midweek Magic Historic Pauper	12%	25-Sep -2023	$19 ---
Other	Rats Valet By Fleshgrafter	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	58%	25-Sep -2023	$160 ---

Other X BO1	New Deck (2) By afeather Arena Ladder (BO1)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: Not available $132 ---
Other X BO3	Rakdos Rush By Fleshgrafter Arena Ladder (BO3)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 22% $424 ---
Other X	Samut By Freelancer112 Social media	25-Sep SINGULARITY: Not available $721 ---
Other X BO3	R S By YeggyBombs Arena Ladder (BO3)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 12% $77 ---
Other X BO1	Corpse Explosion By jarvismoonbeam Arena Ladder (BO1)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: Not available $329 ---
Other X BO1	Temur Prowess By afeather Arena Ladder (BO1)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 100% $158 ---
Other X BO1	Mono Red By Dalibor Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 5% $40 ---
Other X BO1	MR Bo1 Stand By LuiG_M Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 13% $103 ---
Other X BO3	Standard Monored By CptEstruga Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 5% $64 ---
Other X BO1	Monore(1) By Piler09 Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 17% $89 ---
Other X BO3	Mono-Red Aggro By Lu Guan Jie BananaOpen #10 \| Standard BO3 \| 2023.09.25 @BananaOpen	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 9% $75 ---
Other X BO3	MONORED STD By Neekos Arena Ladder (BO3)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: Not available $60 ---
Other X BO3	Rakdos Rush By Fleshgrafter Arena Ladder (BO3)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 9% $425 ---
Other X	Etali, Primal Conque... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	25-Sep SINGULARITY: Not available $231 ---
Other X	Koth, Fire of Resist... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	25-Sep SINGULARITY: Not available $120 ---
Other X BO3	Mono-Red Aggro By Lennny Social media	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 6% $60 ---
Other X BO1	Red Deck Wins By Luig_m Sunday and Chill 1st Event @ Cool Spot	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 13% $103 ---
Other X BO3	Mono-Red Aggro By LucasG1ggs Social media	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 4% $68 ---
Other X BO1	Imported Deck By Gdinut Midweek Magic Historic Pauper	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 12% $19 ---
Other X BO1	Rats Valet By Fleshgrafter Arena Ladder (BO1)	25-Sep SINGULARITY: 58% $160 ---

Recent archetypes playing Lightning Strike

A list of archetypes playing Lightning Strike by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Standard archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Standard Red Deck Wins	412	$65 $33
Standard Big Red	21	$117 $51
Standard Izzet Spellslinger	13	$87 $23
Standard Gruul Aggro	12	$109 $52
Standard Rakdos Aggro	9	$203 $61
Standard Boros Pia	8	$181 $87
Standard Temur Adventures	6	$173 $57
Standard Temur Prowess	6	$125 $39
Standard Mardu Midrange	6	$358 $129
Standard Rakdos Burn	6	$195 $42

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Explorer archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Explorer Red Deck Wins	76	$87 $57
Explorer Boros Spells	11	$205 $104
Explorer Gruul Vehicles	9	$342 $172
Explorer Izzet Wizards	4	$168 $59
Explorer Gruul Aggro	4	$166 $54
Explorer Goblins	3	$46 $8
Explorer Izzet Bombardment	2	$125 $87
Explorer Boros Knights	2	$281 $114
Explorer Gruul Werewolves	1	$71 $11
Explorer Big Red	1	$106 $71

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Pioneer archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Pioneer Boros Prowess	38	$225 $109
Pioneer Red Deck Wins	30	$116 $68
Pioneer Atarka Red	20	$171 $55
Pioneer Gruul Vehicles	6	$246 $124
Pioneer Boros Burn	2	$169 $33
Pioneer Gruul Prowess	2	$181 $94
Pioneer Rakdos Aggro	1	$409 $150
Pioneer Boros Convoke	1	$187 $38
Pioneer Izzet Delver	1	$286 $81
Pioneer Jeskai Control	1	$497 $151

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Historic-Pauper archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Historic-Pauper Red Deck Wins	27	$31 $4
Historic-Pauper Dark Burn	4	$43 $4
Historic-Pauper Jeskai Ephemerate	1	$45 $34
Historic-Pauper Rakdos Aggro	1	$15 $1
Historic-Pauper Slivers	1	$30 $1
Historic-Pauper Rakdos Sacrifice	1	$22 $1

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Alchemy archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Alchemy Red Deck Wins	15	$33 $8
Alchemy Izzet Spells	3	$38 $9
Alchemy Izzet Bombardment	3	$176 $55
Alchemy Gruul Werewolves	1	$70 $33
Alchemy Rakdos Midrange	1	$590 $511

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Historic archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Historic Red Deck Wins	10	$137 $134
Historic Rakdos Burn	6	$259 $132
Historic Gruul Aggro	5	$145 $97
Historic Izzet Wizards	2	$243 $58
Historic Ensoul Artifacts	2	$29 $3
Historic Boros Burn	1	$226 $123
Historic Izzet Spells	1	$58 $1

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Lightning Strike

	Name	Decks	Price
	Legacy UR Control	1	$2453 $304

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Historic-Artisan archetypes playing Lightning Strike

	Name	Decks	Price
	Historic-Artisan Red Deck Wins	1	$35 $3
	Historic-Artisan Gruul Landfall	1	$18 $1

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Lightning Strike

Name	Decks	Price
Modern Boros Lutri	1	$461 $142
Modern Burn	1	$283 $169
Modern Jund Midrange	1	$986 $287

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Artisan archetypes playing Lightning Strike

	Name	Decks	Price
	Artisan Red Deck Wins	1	$28 $1

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Lightning Strike quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Lightning Strike?

Lightning Strike has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Lightning Strike current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.03 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.25
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.35

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Lightning Strike played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Standard, Explorer, Pioneer, Historic-Pauper, Alchemy, Historic, Legacy, Historic-Artisan, Modern, and Artisan Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Lightning Strike?

The top 3 archetypes using Lightning Strike are:

Standard Red Deck Wins
Standard Big Red
Standard Izzet Spellslinger
Explorer Red Deck Wins
Explorer Boros Spells
Explorer Gruul Vehicles
Pioneer Boros Prowess
Pioneer Red Deck Wins
Pioneer Atarka Red
Historic-Pauper Red Deck Wins
Historic-Pauper Dark Burn
Historic-Pauper Jeskai Ephemerate
Alchemy Red Deck Wins
Alchemy Izzet Spells
Alchemy Izzet Bombardment
Historic Red Deck Wins
Historic Rakdos Burn
Historic Gruul Aggro
Legacy UR Control
Historic-Artisan Red Deck Wins
Historic-Artisan Gruul Landfall
Modern Boros Lutri
Modern Burn
Modern Jund Midrange
Artisan Red Deck Wins

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Lightning Strike in the current metagame

Lightning Strike has been played in more than 8787 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Standard, Explorer, Pioneer, Historic-Pauper, Alchemy, Historic, Legacy, Historic-Artisan, Modern, and Artisan, mainly in the following archetypes: Red Deck Wins, Big Red, and Izzet Spellslinger in Standard. Red Deck Wins, Boros Spells, and Gruul Vehicles in Explorer. Boros Prowess, Red Deck Wins, and Atarka Red in Pioneer. Red Deck Wins, Dark Burn, and Jeskai Ephemerate in Historic-Pauper. Red Deck Wins, Izzet Spells, and Izzet Bombardment in Alchemy. Red Deck Wins, Rakdos Burn, and Gruul Aggro in Historic. Red Deck Wins, and Gruul Landfall in Historic-Artisan. Boros Lutri, Burn, and Jund Midrange in Modern.

Last update: 2023-09-23