---
name: "Lightning, Army of One"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Stagger", "First strike", "Trample", "Double"]
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "400"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Koji Nishino"
oracle_id: "585eb5bc-5a3d-44d8-b593-1ff0d67f96a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-army-of-one-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lightning, Army of One
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Stagger, First strike, Trample, Double

## Oracle Text
First strike, trample, lifelink
Stagger — Whenever Lightning deals combat damage to a player, until your next turn, if a source would deal damage to that player or a permanent that player controls, it deals double that damage instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Runner](/printing/lightning-runner-m3c.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Lightning, Security Sergeant](/printing/lightning-security-sergeant-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Siege Striker](/printing/siege-striker-m21.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Swiftblade Vindicator](/printing/swiftblade-vindicator-pfdn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Lightning Talons](/printing/lightning-talons-bbd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Lightning Blow](/printing/lightning-blow-me3.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #400
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Koji Nishino
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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