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Lightning Surge

{3}{R}{R}

Sorcery

Judgment·jud #96·Rare·2002·Art by Ron Spears
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Lightning Surge
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Oracle Text

Lightning Surge deals 4 damage to any target.

— If there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, instead Lightning Surge deals 6 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented.

{5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its cost. Then exile it.)

Print Details

Set
Judgment (JUD)
Number
#96
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Ron Spears
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.48
USD Foil
$4.96
EUR
€0.39
EUR Foil
€3.57
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings8

10/4/2004·wotc

It either deals 4 damage or 6 damage. It does not deal 10 damage.

4/15/2013·wotc

At the time this spell is resolving, it is on the stack and not in the graveyard. This means that you should not count this card when determining whether the Threshold effect occurs.

3/19/2021·wotc

You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.

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