---
name: "Leyline of Lightning"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "WOT"
set_name: "Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sam Chivers"
oracle_id: "bb87ec08-bb1b-43d8-8809-92904cbba685"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/leyline-of-lightning-wot"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Leyline of Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, this enchantment deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Cloud](/printing/lightning-cloud-vis.md) — Enchantment
2. [Leyline of Combustion](/printing/leyline-of-combustion-m20.md) — Enchantment
3. [Rhystic Lightning](/printing/rhystic-lightning-pcy.md) — Instant
4. [Wizard's Lightning](/printing/wizards-lightning-dom.md) — Instant
5. [Chain Lightning](/printing/chain-lightning-sld.md) — Sorcery
6. [Lightning Volley](/printing/lightning-volley-bng.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #45
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sam Chivers
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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