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Ball Lightning
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
World Championship Decks 1998WC98 · #br210
- Card type
- Creature — Elemental
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 5.07 € · 3.78 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 6
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Format legality
Legality is not available in the catalogue.
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Quinton Hoover
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1998-08-12
Rulings
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.
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Fifth Edition · #210
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