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Chain Reaction
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Starter Commander DecksSCD · #126
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.22 € · 0.24 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Chain Reaction deals X damage to each creature, where X is the number of creatures on the battlefield.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Trevor Claxton
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-12-02
Flavour text
"We train for the improbable, like lightning striking the same place twice, or striking everywhere at once." —Nundari, Sea Gate militia captain
Rulings
The value of X is determined as Chain Reaction resolves.
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