MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #100

Forked Lightning

DIGITAL ONLY

me3·#100·uncommon·foil

Illus. Ted Naifeh

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '09

17 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,918 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.09

Nonfoil$0.09

Gameplay

Sorcery

Forked Lightning deals 4 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2009-10-01wotc

You divide the damage as you cast Forked Lightning, not as it resolves. Each target you choose must be assigned at least 1 damage.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME3 — 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 #100 of *Masters Edition III*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2009 Masters Edition III release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{R} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,918 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ted Naifeh. Rarix catalogs 21 other cards credited to this artist.