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Riddle of Lightning

Future Sight #105 common
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Riddle of Lightning

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Live Value $0.20
Foil Multiplier: 2.0x
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Rarity
common
Set Origin
Daily Shift
-4.76%
EDHREC Rank
#18,584
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Instant
Color Identity Red
🖋️ Curator's Notes
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.
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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

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.

If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2007-05-04
Set Name: Future Sight
Artist Reference: Daren Bader
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer legal
pauper legal
vintage legal
brawl legal
explorer not_legal
penny legal
predh legal
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