---
name: "Lightning Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M19"
set_name: "Core Set 2019"
collector_number: "152"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adam Paquette"
oracle_id: "f34b9bc4-7bfe-47fd-ba23-4eeeb46026eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-strike-m19"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

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

> *To wield lightning is to tame chaos.*

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2019 (M19) #152
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adam Paquette
- **Total Printings:** 82 across all historical editions

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