Javelin of Lightning doesn't enter the battlefield attached to a creature. Instead, the Equipment enters the battlefield and then a triggered ability attaches it to a creature. You may cast Javelin of Lightning even if you don't control any creatures.
Attaching an Equipment with its enters-the-battlefield triggered ability isn't the same as using its equip ability. You don't pay mana for the attachment, and the timing restrictions for equip abilities don't apply.
If the target creature becomes an illegal target, the Equipment remains on the battlefield unattached.
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This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CLB — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #185 of *Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2022 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate release.
Card type: Artifact — Equipment, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip and Flash.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,397 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by James Paick. Rarix catalogs 505 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. James Paick
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