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 at $2.45, stable around $2.45 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.10 and $2.45 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $2.45.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from F04 — the lineup includes Foil 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.
This card belongs to *Friday Night Magic 2004* (released January 2004).
Card #5 in Friday Night Magic 2004.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #17,070 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Eric Peterson. Rarix tracks 232 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Eric Peterson
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