First printed in Theros (2013)
All 13 prints
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Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #142, 2026
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #146, 2025
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Aetherdrift (DFT) #136, 2025
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Cowboy Bebop (PCBB) #4, 2025
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #724, 2022
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Dominaria United (DMU) #137, 2022
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Dominaria United (DMU) #433, 2022
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Jumpstart Arena Exclusives (AJMP) #152, 2020 (digital)
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Game Night 2019 (GN2) #42, 2019
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Core Set 2019 (M19) #152, 2018
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Ixalan (XLN) #149, 2017
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Magic 2015 (M15) #155, 2014
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Theros (THS) #127, 2013
Lightning Strike 
Instant
Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.
In the last 30 days 1.1% of Standard decks played it (16 of 1416). Most played in UR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 2.7% of Pioneer decks played it (11 of 408). Most played in Mono-Red Aggro.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes (MSH), Premier Draft | 55.5% | -0.5 | +3.4 | 28626 |
| Marvel Super Heroes (MSH), Sealed | 59.3% | +1.2 | +3.9 | 5065 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Premier Draft | 57.5% | +1.5 | +2.9 | 57329 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Sealed | 57.6% | -0.7 | +5.0 | 2457 |
| Aetherdrift (DFT), Premier Draft | 55.0% | +0.1 | +1.5 | 76543 |
| Aetherdrift (DFT), Sealed | 57.2% | +0.1 | +1.3 | 5030 |
| Dominaria United (DMU), Premier Draft | 58.4% | +1.9 | +2.4 | 114668 |
| Dominaria United (DMU), Sealed | 57.6% | +1.5 | +1.6 | 8863 |
- 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
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Duel Commander staples:
main deck, 2% of decks (#821)
Red, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
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 Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
