---
name: "Vow of Lightning"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "bfed67f3-70d2-49c2-8f25-16e4d10fa5be"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vow-of-lightning-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vow of Lightning
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

> *« Ruhan n'accepterait jamais de tels termes. » —Ruhan des Fomori*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vow of Duty](/printing/vow-of-duty-cma.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Lightning Talons](/printing/lightning-talons-bbd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Vow of Flight](/printing/vow-of-flight-gn3.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Lightning Diadem](/printing/lightning-diadem-jou.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Lightning Reflexes](/printing/lightning-reflexes-mir.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Vow of Torment](/printing/vow-of-torment-gn3.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #138
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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