---
name: "Lightning Dart"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "152"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Arnie Swekel"
oracle_id: "7bc53740-86e7-4e9d-aab6-b5ae62a42133"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-dart-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lightning Dart
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Lightning Dart deals 1 damage to target creature. If that creature is white or blue, Lightning Dart deals 4 damage to it instead.

> *Von dutzenden von phyrexianischen Portalen durchbrochen, begann der zornige Himmel, Blitze auf die Erde zurückzuspucken.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Blast](/printing/lightning-blast-tpr.md) — Instant
2. [Rhystic Lightning](/printing/rhystic-lightning-pcy.md) — Instant
3. [Parch](/printing/parch-ulg.md) — Instant
4. [Thunderbolt](/printing/thunderbolt-avr.md) — Instant
5. [Electrostatic Bolt](/printing/electrostatic-bolt-mrd.md) — Instant
6. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #152
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Arnie Swekel
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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