First printed in Time Spiral (2006)

All 10 prints

Innistrad Remastered (INR) #162, 2025
Innistrad Remastered (INR) #398, 2025
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #166, 2023 (digital)
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #569, 2022
The List (PLST) #TSP-168, 2021
Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #174, 2021
Double Masters (2XM) #135, 2020
Jumpstart (JMP) #341, 2020
Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #170, 2016
Time Spiral (TSP) #168, 2006

Lightning Axe

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 5 generic .
Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 2.0% of Pioneer decks played it (8 of 408). Most played in UR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.1% of Modern decks played it (3 of 2204). Most played in UBRG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Lightning Axe in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR), Premier Draft	57.4%	+3.1	+4.2	11450
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR), Sealed	62.0%	+5.2	+7.8	711

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

Pioneer staples: main deck, 6% of decks (#87)
Red, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Burn

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not 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 Not 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

Pioneer Other periods →

In 8 of 408 decks (2.0%).

Share of decks

2.0%

▼ 3.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

8 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.0

in the main deck

Win rate

51%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (unclassified)	24.5%	8%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae	100%	51.0
Artist's Talent	100%	51.0
Treasure Cruise	100%	51.0
Arclight Phoenix	100%	45.3
Into the Flood Maw	100%	27.2
Opt	100%	14.1
Stormcarved Coast	100%	14.1
Consider	100%	13.6
Proft's Eidetic Memory	100%	12.0
Fiery Impulse	100%	7.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UR monzatubarao in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UR chevetteprateado in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UR giraffesarentreal in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UR Marghar in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
UR chevetteprateado in Pioneer Challenge 32	3-3 50%
UR chevetteprateado in Pioneer Challenge 32	2-4 33%
UR Marghar in Pioneer Challenge 32	2-4 33%
UR Andy_Over in Pioneer Challenge 32	2-4 33%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR monzatubarao, 27 Oct	3 main	#9 4-2
UR Marghar, 25 Oct	3 main	#12 3-2
UR chevetteprateado, 23 Oct	3 main	#23 2-4
UR Marghar, 16 Oct	3 main	#30 2-4
UR chevetteprateado, 13 Oct	3 main	#10 4-2
UR chevetteprateado, 9 Oct	3 main	#22 3-3
UR giraffesarentreal, 2 Oct	3 main	#13 4-2
UR Andy_Over, 2 Oct	3 main	#25 2-4

Modern Other periods →

In 3 of 2204 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBRG (unclassified)	0.7%	19%

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

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBRG MahfuzVanGogh, 22 Oct	3 side	#32
UBRG MahfuzVanGogh, 13 Oct	3 side	#30 0-2
UBRG Arbitation, 11 Oct	4 side	5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 1 of 1103 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

67%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Dredge	0.6%	14%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dredge Janosh12345 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Dredge Janosh12345, 25 Oct	1 side	#10 4-2

Pauper Other periods →

In 3 of 1908 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.3

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tireless Tribe	0.3%	60%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Magmakin Artillerist	100%	477.0
Sandstorm Eidolon	100%	381.6
Aurora Eidolon	100%	381.6
Tireless Tribe	100%	381.6
Inside Out	100%	381.6
Thrilling Discovery	100%	190.8
Dimension X	100%	159.0
Escape Tunnel	100%	159.0
Boros Garrison	100%	38.9
Pursue the Past	100%	27.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Tireless Tribe Michaël Plan in the300	2-4 33%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Tireless Tribe zigeye, 25 Oct	3 main	5-0
Tireless Tribe lostonkato, 16 Oct	3 main	5-0
Tireless Tribe Michaël Plan, 4 Oct	1 main	#189 2-4

Commander Other periods →

In 8 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

8 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	0.2%	42%
Evelyn, the Covetous	0.1%	25%
Krenko, Mob Boss	0.1%	25%
Rielle, the Everwise	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Gamble	100%	2.3
Simian Spirit Guide	100%	2.1
Mox Opal	100%	1.8
Scalding Tarn	100%	1.4
Pyretic Ritual	88%	8.5
Arid Mesa	88%	1.8
Bloodstained Mire	88%	1.7
Deflecting Swat	88%	1.6
Mox Amber	88%	1.3
Mana Vault	88%	1.0

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Lissie Nicolaisen, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 1-1
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Jerrett D. // SeaEDH, 24 Oct	1 main	#7 2-2
Krenko, Mob Boss Michael Sterlacci, 24 Oct	1 main	#64 0-4
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Jerrett D. // SeaEDH, 17 Oct	1 main	#1 3-0
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Lissie Nicolaisen, 17 Oct	1 main	#32 1-2
Rielle, the Everwise Peyton Nogler, 10 Oct	1 main	#20 0-3
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Lissie Nicolaisen, 10 Oct	1 main	#6 2-2
Evelyn, the Covetous William Jacob-Crankshaw, 3 Oct	1 main	#18 0-1

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks

1.3%

▲ 1.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

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
BR (unclassified)	1.3%	100%

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

Deck	Copies	Finish
BR konviczka, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.