---
name: "Ball Lightning"
mana_cost: "{R}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Trample"]
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "618"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Trevor Claxton"
oracle_id: "7485cf25-eb41-4397-be13-7f0b8c10c70a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ball-lightning-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ball Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Keywords:** Haste, Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spark Elemental](/printing/spark-elemental-10e.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Lightning Serpent](/printing/lightning-serpent-csp.md) — Creature — Elemental Serpent
3. [Lightning Skelemental](/printing/lightning-skelemental-mh1.md) — Creature — Elemental Skeleton
4. [Hellspark Elemental](/printing/hellspark-elemental-ddk.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Spark Trooper](/printing/spark-trooper-gtc.md) — Creature — Elemental Soldier
6. [Lightning Elemental](/printing/lightning-elemental-jmp.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #618
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Trevor Claxton

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2007-02-01)* 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.