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Burst Lightning 
Instant
Oracle Text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintagePauperDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Burst Lightning, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 76 | 2.8 | 868 | 3.3 |
| Pioneer | 32 | 3.2 | 503 | 3.2 |
| Duel Commander | 1 | 1 | 152 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 106
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Burst Lightning
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Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (19)
Lands (20)
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Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
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4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
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Sorceries (12)
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Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
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Creatures (19)
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (10)
Instants (28)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 6 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (29)
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 6 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
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Creatures (25)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 4
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Creatures (14)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (20)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
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Sorceries (13)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
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Creatures (24)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (11)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (11)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
