---
name: "Redirect Lightning"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "151"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Toni Infante"
oracle_id: "c62b5c22-e058-436f-9575-a01cb2112829"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/redirect-lightning-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Redirect Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or pay {2}.
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

> *"A Waterbender lets their defense become their offense, turning their opponent's energy against them. I learned a way to do this with lightning."
—Iroh*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Redirect](/printing/redirect-m13.md) — Instant
2. [Imp's Mischief](/printing/imps-mischief-cmm.md) — Instant
3. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
4. [Bolt Bend](/printing/bolt-bend-war.md) — Instant
5. [Divert](/printing/divert-mp2.md) — Instant
6. [Chain Lightning](/printing/chain-lightning-sld.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #151
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Toni Infante
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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