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Burst Lightning

First printed in Zendikar (2009)

All 11 prints

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  • Wizards Play Network 2026 (PW26) #20, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #106, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #171, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #41, 2026
  • Foundations (FDN) #192, 2024
  • The List (PLST) #P10-8, 2020
  • The List (PLST) #MM2-109, 2019
  • Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #109, 2015
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #37610, 2014 (digital)
  • Magic Player Rewards 2010 (P10) #8, 2010
  • Zendikar (ZEN) #119, 2009

Burst Lightning

Instant

Kicker 4 generic (You may pay an additional 4 generic as you cast this spell.)
Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.

In the last 30 days 17.0% of Standard decks played it (241 of 1416). Most played in UR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 20.6% of Pioneer decks played it (84 of 408). Most played in UR (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft 59.4% +4.0 +5.2 36485
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed 59.5% +3.7 +4.4 1747
Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft 57.9% +3.3 +4.4 90050
Foundations (FDN), Sealed 58.2% +3.0 +4.2 4024
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Legal
  • Pioneer Legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Legal
  • Penny Dreadful Legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Standard Other periods →

In 241 of 1416 decks (17.0%).

Share of decks
17.0%
▼ 4.7 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 18.4% 2026-08-20: 15.0% 2026-08-27: 16.4% 2026-09-03: 21.3% 2026-09-10: 18.0% 2026-09-17: 23.5% 2026-09-24: 25.4% 2026-10-01: 30.1% 2026-10-08: 21.9% 2026-10-15: 10.5% 2026-10-22: 11.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
241
236 main, 5 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.6
in the main deck
Win rate
56%
34 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UR (unclassified) 9.8% 94%
BRG (unclassified) 8.5% 2%
WR (unclassified) 6.4% 55%
WUBR (unclassified) 3.7% 2%
BR (unclassified) 2.8% 85%
UBR (unclassified) 1.9% 4%
WBR (unclassified) 1.7% 17%
URG (unclassified) 1.1% 27%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Steam Vents56%3.0
Riverpyre Verge55%4.0
Spirebluff Canal55%4.9
Multiversal Passage55%1.8
Sleight of Hand47%5.2
Opt46%5.2
Eddymurk Crab44%5.9
Spell Snare40%1.7
Impractical Joke36%5.7
Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius35%5.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UR
mami in Standard Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
UR
Capitano_CL in Standard Championship Week Finals		 9-1
90%
UR
Faria_Limer in Standard Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
WR
Boin in Standard Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
UR
_IlNano_ in Standard Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
WR
SorryImSoTilted in Standard Challenge 16		 7-2
78%
UR
_IlNano_ in Standard Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
WR
2360299909 in Standard Challenge 16		 6-2
75%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
RG
PJKP, 		2 main #9
3-2
UR
Darth_Vaner, 		3 main #27
0-2
BR
SaculSueahtam, 		3 main #30
0-2
UR
Bl4ckdragon, 		4 main 5-0
RG
PJKP, 		3 main #19
4-3
UR
Brunninho, 		4 main 5-0
WR
Boin, 		4 main #2
7-2
BR
SaculSueahtam, 		3 main #8
4-3

Pioneer Other periods →

In 84 of 408 decks (20.6%).

Share of decks
20.6%
▼ 1.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 27.1% 2026-08-20: 26.8% 2026-08-27: 22.4% 2026-09-03: 26.7% 2026-09-10: 21.6% 2026-09-17: 18.3% 2026-09-24: 24.4% 2026-10-01: 26.3% 2026-10-08: 19.7% 2026-10-15: 30.1% 2026-10-22: 14.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
84
84 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.7
in the main deck
Win rate
55%
15 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UR (unclassified) 24.5% 37%
Mono-Red Aggro 11.8% 96%
Mono-Red (unclassified) 0.2% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Monastery Swiftspear100%4.3
Emberheart Challenger96%4.4
Reckless Rage94%4.5
Soul-Scar Mage82%4.4
Monstrous Rage71%4.6
Screaming Nemesis70%4.7
Den of the Bugbear64%4.0
Ramunap Ruins55%4.7
Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano55%4.7
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance55%3.2

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UR
Mirozel1 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
UR
Mateusf34 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
UR
Kingokarado in Pioneer Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
UR
Mirozel1 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
UR
MaxMedeiros in Pioneer Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
UR
Craigpuncher in Pioneer Challenge 16		 5-2
71%
UR
taldoitalo in Pioneer Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
UR
deleon91 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 5-2
71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Red Aggro
Ganondorff, 		4 main 5-0
Mono-Red Aggro
MenDoToy, 		4 main 5-0
Mono-Red Aggro
alfonseelric, 		4 main 5-0
UR
Denisevich, 		3 main #6
4-3
UR
Mateusf34, 		3 main #10
4-2
UR
deleon91, 		4 main #31
1-4
Mono-Red Aggro
Stilletes, 		4 main 5-0
Mono-Red Aggro
Ar3nitas, 		4 main 5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 6150 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks
0.0%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.1% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.1% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Vivi Ornitier 2.2% 1%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Vivi Ornitier
Allan Korenstein, 		1 main #58
0-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks
1.3%
▼ 8.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 6.5% 2026-08-27: 8.6% 2026-09-03: 5.3% 2026-09-10: 12.1% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 37.5% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 2.9% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Red (unclassified) 2.5% 50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Red
TVAmaral, 		1 main 5-0

No recent decks in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper.