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Chain Lightning

{R}

Sorcery

SLDSecret Lair Drop#370rare
Borderless
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Ayako Ishiguro
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Plays as:
BurnPlaneswalker Removal
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$17.99 low$9.74 gap
$17.00 low$4.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.29· across 12 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$19.970.0%30D
30D flat at$19.97Since Feb 2024:H $20.40L $17.39
Foil$18.59-0.2%30D0.93× nonfoil
30D range$18.59to$18.67Since Feb 2024:H $20.69L $18.59

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds
  • Secret Lair Drop Purrfection Foil

    Box Set · $299.99

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies
  • Secret Lair Drop Purrfection

    Box Set · $248.26

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —

Combos

Rulings

4 · latest Dec 8, 2022
  • WotCDec 8, 2022

    As Chain Lightning resolves, either the original or one of the copies, the targeted player or the controller of the targeted permanent may copy it. The copy has the same text, target, and color as the resolving spell, though the player creating the copy may choose a new target for it. Once that copy is created (or not), the Chain Lightning finishes resolving and leaves the stack.

  • WotCDec 8, 2022

    If the targeted player or permanent is an illegal target as Chain Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve and none of its effects happen. It can't be copied.

  • WotCDec 8, 2022

    The copy of Chain Lightning is created on the stack, so it's not cast. Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. Players may respond to that spell before it resolves.

  • WotCDec 8, 2022

    The player putting the copy of the spell on the stack controls that copy.