---
name: "Arc Lightning"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HOP"
set_name: "Planechase"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrew Goldhawk"
oracle_id: "5acc8b39-3c3e-4012-8cfd-ac3c2c4ca982"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arc-lightning-hop"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Arc Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Arc Lightning deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

> *Rainclouds don't last long in Shiv, but that doesn't stop the lightning.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Forked Lightning](/printing/forked-lightning-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Radiating Lightning](/printing/radiating-lightning-m19.md) — Instant
3. [Chain Lightning](/printing/chain-lightning-sld.md) — Sorcery
4. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Flames of the Firebrand](/printing/flames-of-the-firebrand-j22.md) — Sorcery
6. [Lightning Strike](/printing/lightning-strike-m19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planechase (HOP) #46
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrew Goldhawk
- **Total Printings:** 42 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`