---
name: "Riddle of Lightning"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "TSR"
set_name: "Time Spiral Remastered"
collector_number: "183"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "ea480035-9f1b-40c9-a3a5-ce7cd093dfcf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/riddle-of-lightning-tsr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Riddle of Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Javelin](/printing/lightning-javelin-ori.md) — Sorcery
2. [Spark Jolt](/printing/spark-jolt-ths.md) — Instant
3. [Knowledge and Power](/printing/knowledge-and-power-jou.md) — Enchantment
4. [Rhystic Lightning](/printing/rhystic-lightning-pcy.md) — Instant
5. [Bolt of Keranos](/printing/bolt-of-keranos-bng.md) — Sorcery
6. [Explosive Revelation](/printing/explosive-revelation-roe.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #183
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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