Riddle of Lightning
Instant
JOUJourney into Nyx#107uncommon
Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 1067
- Illustrator
- Daarken
- Found in
- Journey Into Nyx Intro Pack Fates Foreseen · Journey into Nyx MTGO Redemption · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.
Plays as: Scry
Market · per finishspark updated 23h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.37
$0.23 low$0.11 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Nonfoil
$0.09as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.12L $0.03since Feb 2024$0.01
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Foil
$0.37as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.99L $0.15since Feb 2024$0.23
$0.12
$0.11+48% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 4 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Mar 19, 2021 · one tap opens all
- WotCMar 19, 2021
If a card in a player's library has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. - WotCMar 19, 2021
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.