---
name: "Lightning Skelemental"
mana_cost: "{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Skeleton"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Trample"]
set: "MH1"
set_name: "Modern Horizons"
collector_number: "208"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "7c3f2b3d-1517-4818-9675-189949175623"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-skelemental-mh1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lightning Skelemental
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Skeleton
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/1
- **Keywords:** Haste, Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample, haste
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards two cards.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ball Lightning](/printing/ball-lightning-wc98.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Spark Elemental](/printing/spark-elemental-10e.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Lightning Serpent](/printing/lightning-serpent-ajmp.md) — Creature — Elemental Serpent
4. [Hellspark Elemental](/printing/hellspark-elemental-prm.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Spark Trooper](/printing/spark-trooper-gtc.md) — Creature — Elemental Soldier
6. [Skizzik](/printing/skizzik-dom.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons (MH1) #208
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`