First printed in Darksteel (2004)
Instant
Choose one —
• Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature.
• Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Entwine 
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Every creature on Mirrodin is a lightning rod.
- Illustrated by
- Hugh Jamieson
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
Paper price: €0.06 / $0.22 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 4 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 3 Nov 2026).