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The creature is sacrificed at the end of every turn in which it is on the battlefield. There is no choice about what turn to sacrifice it.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #87
Ball Lightning
DIGITAL ONLY
me1·#87·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Quinton Hoover
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Sep '07
19 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #9,148 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Elemental
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
6/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME1 — 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.
This card belongs to *Masters Edition* (released September 2007).
Card #87 in Masters Edition.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Elemental. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {R}{R}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Haste and Trample.
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic, and Alchemy.
EDHrec ranks this card #9,148 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Quinton Hoover. Rarix tracks 321 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
Notes
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Quinton Hoover
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