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◇ Catalog #166

Lightning Axe

DIGITAL ONLY

sir·#166·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Jason A. Engle

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,910 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}. Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-03-19wotc

The mana value of Lightning Axe is 1, no matter which additional cost you paid.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — 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 #166 of *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2023 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,910 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jason A. Engle. Rarix catalogs 708 other cards credited to this artist.