---
name: "Forked Lightning"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ME3"
set_name: "Masters Edition III"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ted Naifeh"
oracle_id: "66107cfd-4bdb-4266-a650-940743555ea4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/forked-lightning-me3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Forked Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Forked Lightning deals 4 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arc Lightning](/printing/arc-lightning-ktk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Forked Bolt](/printing/forked-bolt-ddp.md) — Sorcery
3. [Jagged Lightning](/printing/jagged-lightning-s99.md) — Sorcery
4. [Radiating Lightning](/printing/radiating-lightning-m19.md) — Instant
5. [Pyrotechnics](/printing/pyrotechnics-frf.md) — Sorcery
6. [Flames of the Firebrand](/printing/flames-of-the-firebrand-jmp.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition III (ME3) #100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ted Naifeh

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2009-10-01)* You divide the damage as you cast Forked Lightning, not as it resolves. Each target you choose must be assigned at least 1 damage.