You choose the target when Lightning Rift’s ability is put on the stack, but you choose whether to pay the mana as the ability resolves. Once you make that choice, no player may take actions until the damage is dealt and the ability has finished resolving.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.14. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.14 and $0.16 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C20 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #155 of *Commander 2020*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2020 Commander 2020 release.
Card type: Enchantment, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #17,096 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Paul Scott Canavan. Rarix catalogs 140 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Paul Scott Canavan
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