---
name: "Lightning Bolt"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "4ED"
set_name: "Fourth Edition"
collector_number: "208"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Rush"
oracle_id: "4457ed35-7c10-48c8-9776-456485fdf070"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-bolt-4ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Strike](/printing/lightning-strike-m19.md) — Instant
2. [Lightning Blast](/printing/lightning-blast-tpr.md) — Instant
3. [Precision Bolt](/printing/precision-bolt-grn.md) — Sorcery
4. [Radiating Lightning](/printing/radiating-lightning-m19.md) — Instant
5. [Open Fire](/printing/open-fire-akr.md) — Instant
6. [Arc Lightning](/printing/arc-lightning-usg.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition (4ED) #208
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Rush
- **Total Printings:** 165 across all historical editions

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