---
name: "Lightning Wolf"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Wolf"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alessandra Pisano"
oracle_id: "d50f1ff7-d2bc-4e36-876d-77648f447f5b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-wolf-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lightning Wolf
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Wolf
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
{1}{R}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *Esses lobos de pelagem grossa se adaptaram às tempestades de Stensia, e canalizam a energia delas em rompantes de velocidade sobrenatural.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kessig Wolf](/printing/kessig-wolf-isd.md) — Creature — Wolf
2. [Fearless Pup](/printing/fearless-pup-khm.md) — Creature — Wolf
3. [Lightning Hounds](/printing/lightning-hounds-mmq.md) — Creature — Dog
4. [Heart Wolf](/printing/heart-wolf-hml.md) — Creature — Wolf
5. [Lightning Blow](/printing/lightning-blow-me3.md) — Instant
6. [Tundra Wolves](/printing/tundra-wolves-8ed.md) — Creature — Wolf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #168
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alessandra Pisano
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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