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Ball Lightning

Magic: The GatheringFifth Edition#210

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Fifth Edition5ED · #210
Card type
Creature — Elemental
Rarity
Rare
Indicative price
5.24 € · 6.46 $
Mana value
3
Power
6
Toughness
1
Colour

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

  • AlchemyLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • CompetitivebrawlLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • FutureLegal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • OldschoolLegal
  • PennyLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • PremodernLegal
  • StandardLegal
  • StandardbrawlLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator
Quinton Hoover
Card language
English
Release date
1997-03-24

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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