---
name: "Thunder Magic"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Thunder", "Thundaga", "Tiered", "Thundara"]
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "165"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Josephine Chang"
oracle_id: "623c1873-cd83-4a5f-b391-fd0d2bb89061"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thunder-magic-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thunder Magic
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Thunder, Thundaga, Tiered, Thundara

## Oracle Text
Tiered (Choose one additional cost.)
• Thunder — {0} — Thunder Magic deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Thundara — {3} — Thunder Magic deals 4 damage to target creature.
• Thundaga — {5}{R} — Thunder Magic deals 8 damage to target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fire Magic](/printing/fire-magic-fin.md) — Instant
2. [Thunderbolt](/printing/thunderbolt-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Thunder Salvo](/printing/thunder-salvo-otj.md) — Instant
4. [Thunderwave](/printing/thunderwave-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rolling Thunder](/printing/rolling-thunder-tmp.md) — Sorcery
6. [Resounding Thunder](/printing/resounding-thunder-ala.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #165
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Josephine Chang
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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