---
name: "Lightning Reaver"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Beast"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Fear"]
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cyril Van Der Haegen"
oracle_id: "687abe1c-b2fc-49e0-bd36-3db3dc3a5039"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-reaver-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lightning Reaver
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Haste, Fear

## Oracle Text
Haste; fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a charge counter on it.
At the beginning of your end step, this creature deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to each opponent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Severed Legion](/printing/severed-legion-dpa.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Lightning, Security Sergeant](/printing/lightning-security-sergeant-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Fear of Being Hunted](/printing/fear-of-being-hunted-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Lightning Elemental](/printing/lightning-elemental-8ed.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Dross Prowler](/printing/dross-prowler-mrd.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Hooded Kavu](/printing/hooded-kavu-inv.md) — Creature — Kavu

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #42
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cyril Van Der Haegen
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`