First printed in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025)

All 3 prints

Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos (PTLA) #151s, 2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #151, 2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #343, 2025

Redirect Lightning

Instant — Lesson

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or pay 2 generic .
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

MTGO price: 0.06 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Standard decks played it (3 of 1419). Most played in Mono-Red (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.7% of Pioneer decks played it (3 of 408). Most played in BR (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Redirect Lightning in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Premier Draft	51.6%	-4.4	-0.4	4360

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

Commander staples: main deck, 24% of decks (#112)
Red, Instants
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 7% of decks (#349)
Red, Instants

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

1 combo from Commander Spellbook.

Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens…: Confusion in the Ranks + Redirect Lightning + Venser, Fervent Forger

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy 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 Not legal
PreDH Not 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 3 of 1419 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Red (unclassified)	0.9%	15%
WRG (unclassified)	0.4%	20%

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
Mono-Red Arena ranked player, 12 Oct	2 side
WRG Arena ranked player, 12 Oct	2 main 1 side
Mono-Red Arena ranked player, 5 Oct	1 side

Pioneer Other periods →

In 3 of 408 decks (0.7%).

Share of decks

0.7%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

89%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BR (unclassified)	2.5%	20%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	0.2%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BR MacIsaac in Pioneer Challenge 32	9-0 100%
BR MacIsaac in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-2 78%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BR MacIsaac, 27 Oct	4 side	#1 9-0
Mono-Red MikeyCoppola365, 24 Oct	1 side	5-0
BR MacIsaac, 16 Oct	4 side	#2 7-2

Modern Other periods →

In 7 of 2204 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks

0.3%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 7 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

48%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Prowess	7.4%	3%
BRG (unclassified)	0.4%	22%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Prowess R_Mac in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Prowess Bosseidon in Modern Challenge 32	4-3 57%
Prowess R_Mac in Modern Challenge 32	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Prowess R_Mac, 27 Oct	1 side	#16 4-2
Prowess R_Mac, 27 Oct	1 side	#31 1-4
BRG Jrcitizen, 23 Oct	1 side	5-0
Prowess R_Mac, 23 Oct	1 side	5-0
Prowess Bosseidon, 16 Oct	1 side	#4 4-3
BRG MacIsaac, 13 Oct	2 side	#32 0-2
Prowess Chippy00N7, 3 Oct	1 side	5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 5 of 1103 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks

0.5%

▲ 0.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 5 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

55%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WRG (unclassified)	0.9%	50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WRG kozz27 in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WRG Wood_South in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
WRG kozz27 in Legacy Challenge 16	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WRG kozz27, 10 Oct	2 side	#4 6-2
WRG Wood_South, 10 Oct	3 side	#21 3-3
WRG kozz27, 7 Oct	3 side	5-0
WRG kozz27, 7 Oct	3 side	5-0
WRG kozz27, 4 Oct	2 side	#19 2-3

Commander Other periods →

In 1455 of 6150 decks (23.7%).

Share of decks

23.7%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1455

1455 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

370 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver	8.3%	16%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	11%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	39%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	8%
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	64%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	89%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess	2.0%	78%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	31%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Lotus Petal	99%	1.1
Chrome Mox	98%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	97%	1.0
Mana Vault	94%	1.1
Deflecting Swat	91%	1.7
Ancient Tomb	90%	1.0
Mox Diamond	88%	1.0
Command Tower	86%	1.0
Simian Spirit Guide	85%	1.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Matthew Swaney [Monolith] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	5-0 100%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Gavin Jenders in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack	5-1 83%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker [Heineken] Fali in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Jwood in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-1 80%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Charles Lyons in Proving Grounds III	4-1 80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage blakey623 in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	4-1 80%
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver Philippe Martin in Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026	4-1 80%
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Aliff Mohd Shukor in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	4-1 80%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Haldan, Avid Arcanist + Pako, Arcane Retriever Megan Kanakuri, 26 Oct	1 main	#4 2-4
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer Jei, 26 Oct	1 main	#10 1-4
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain HenryYCL, 26 Oct	1 main	#16 1-3
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Danny Zeigler, 26 Oct	1 main	#17 1-3
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave Aspen Mitchell-Saint Aubin, 26 Oct	1 main	#19 0-4
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Ryan Cohen, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 3-1
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Derick Brewster, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 2-2
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Juan Ochoa [DXTX], 25 Oct	1 main	#4 3-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 12 of 80 decks (15.0%).

Share of decks

15.0%

▲ 6.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

12 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
RG (unclassified)	7.5%	50%
WR (unclassified)	7.5%	50%
BRG (unclassified)	6.3%	60%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	2.5%	50%
UR (unclassified)	2.5%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Lightning Bolt	92%	2.3
Arid Mesa	92%	1.4
Scalding Tarn	92%	1.4
Wooded Foothills	92%	1.4
Bloodstained Mire	92%	1.3
Command Tower	92%	1.2
Urza's Saga	83%	1.6
Simian Spirit Guide	75%	4.3
Galvanic Discharge	75%	2.3
Windswept Heath	75%	1.0

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG Le_Depite, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
WR Razielman, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
BRG Le_Depite, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
UR Fuz65, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
WR AntoninG, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
BRG Le_Depite, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG Shanks123, 13 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG JapaneseFisherman, 13 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.