---
name: "Chain Lightning"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DMR"
set_name: "Dominaria Remastered"
collector_number: "113"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "8785f42f-87b9-4a0a-89ce-ea423649ba9c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chain-lightning-dmr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chain Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arc Lightning](/printing/arc-lightning-usg.md) — Sorcery
2. [Radiating Lightning](/printing/radiating-lightning-m19.md) — Instant
3. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant
4. [Lightning Storm](/printing/lightning-storm-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Lightning Strike](/printing/lightning-strike-m19.md) — Instant
6. [Chain of Plasma](/printing/chain-of-plasma-ons.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #113
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

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