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Burst Lightning 
Oracle Text
(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
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Burst Lightning, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 78 | 2.8 | 870 | 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
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Burst Lightning
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
$1.68
0.02 tix - 1 Faerie Mastermind
$10.49
0.03 tix - 1 Ledger Shredder
$7.65
0.17 tix
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
$1.94
0.02 tix
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
$16.15
0.11 tix
- 1 Brazen Borrower
$0.50
0.04 tix
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
$1.34
1.28 tix
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
$2.71
0.81 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
$0.23
0.02 tix - 1 Detective's Phoenix
$0.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
$3.99
1.17 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.64
7.96 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$14.86
8.00 tix
- 1 Pyrogoyf
$1.81
5.25 tix - 1 Fury
$0.59
0.70 tix
- 1 Quantum Riddler
$31.31
33.50 tix
- 1 Oliphaunt
$0.22
0.01 tix - 1 Murktide Regent
$7.48
7.16 tix
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
$1.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
$35.06
9.09 tix
Sorceries (9)
Instants (28)
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
$7.49
0.14 tix
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
$3.30
4.61 tix
- 1 Daze
$0.88
0.02 tix
- 1 Lose Focus
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Mana Leak
$0.18
0.03 tix
- 1 Memory Lapse
$0.38
0.04 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Tale's End
$1.96
0.02 tix
- 1 Flame of Anor
$4.66
0.07 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.25
7.83 tix
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
$0.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Brainsurge
$0.38
0.04 tix
- 1 Pyrokinesis
$1.59
7.31 tix
- 1 Burst Lightning
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Lightning Bolt
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Tarfire
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Unholy Heat
$0.28
0.01 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.99 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.91
0.04 tix
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
$2.47
9.73 tix
- 1 Magic Damper
$0.23
0.03 tix
- 1 Peek
$0.45
0.03 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.36
0.21 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.29
0.34 tix
- 1 Wash Away
$0.39
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arena of Glory$7.26 0.73 tix
- 1 Arid Mesa$30.60 3.49 tix
- 1 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.78 tix
- 1 Cascade Bluffs$0.28 0.02 tix
- 1 Command Tower$0.28 0.01 tix
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery$0.39 0.38 tix
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.31 7.03 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.46 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.45 0.02 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Mistrise Village$8.24 0.50 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.64 1.84 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Opal Palace$0.24 0.02 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.50 2.01 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.01 2.38 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.91 3.23 tix
- 1 Riverglide Pathway$4.85 0.18 tix
- 1 Riverpyre Verge$20.71 0.71 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.92 4.30 tix
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance$2.19 0.03 tix
- 1 Spirebluff Canal$5.15 0.59 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$12.06 0.20 tix
- 1 Stormcarved Coast$1.87 0.02 tix
- 1 Sulfur Falls$0.27 0.02 tix
- 1 Swarmyard$3.79 0.02 tix
- 1 Thundering Falls$14.67 6.91 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.01 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.84 2.49 tix
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (36)
- 1 Headliner Scarlett$5.52 0.10 tix
- 1 Amped Raptor
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
$0.36
0.17 tix
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
$2.12
0.07 tix
- 1 Cunning Coyote
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 1 Earthshaker Khenra
$0.14
0.02 tix
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
$0.92
0.17 tix
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
$0.26
0.34 tix
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Robber of the Rich
$1.44
0.02 tix
- 1 Star Athlete
$0.77
1.12 tix
- 1 Ahn-Crop Crasher
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
$3.99
1.17 tix
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
$1.09
0.02 tix
- 1 Reckless Bushwhacker
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
$5.99
1.02 tix
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
$0.63
0.03 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.59
0.70 tix
- 1 Clockwork Percussionist
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
$1.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Frantic Scapegoat
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
$0.12
0.03 tix
- 1 Goblin Guide
$0.43
0.06 tix
- 1 Hired Claw
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Kavaron Harrier
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 1 Legion Loyalist
$5.87
0.02 tix
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
$0.32
0.03 tix
- 1 Phoenix Chick
$0.28
0.03 tix
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
$0.84
0.13 tix
- 1 Vexing Devil
$0.61
0.02 tix
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
$0.28
0.02 tix
- 1 Ash Zealot
$0.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Eidolon of the Great Revel
$1.79
0.87 tix
Sorceries (14)
- 1 Flame Rift
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Wrenn's Resolve
$1.60
0.03 tix
- 1 Exquisite Firecraft
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Kari Zev's Expertise
$2.26
0.02 tix
- 1 Light Up the Stage
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 1 Rift Bolt
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Skewer the Critics
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Sundering Eruption
$0.93
0.04 tix
- 1 Flashfires
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Boltwave
$2.68
7.64 tix
- 1 Chain Lightning
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Flame Slash
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Forked Bolt
$0.26
0.03 tix
- 1 Lava Spike
$1.06
0.03 tix
Instants (15)
- 1 Flare of Duplication
$1.38
0.02 tix
- 1 Char
$0.30
0.02 tix
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
$0.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Boil
$0.23
0.04 tix
- 1 Mine Collapse
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 1 Fireblast
$0.54
0.04 tix
- 1 Burst Lightning
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Collateral Damage
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Lightning Bolt
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Monstrous Rage
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Play with Fire
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Shard Volley
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Shock
$0.04
0.01 tix
- 1 Tarfire
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Searing Blaze
$0.58
2.03 tix
Lands (31)
- 1 Arena of Glory$7.26 0.73 tix
- 1 Arid Mesa$30.60 3.49 tix
- 1 Barbarian Ring$0.26 0.09 tix
- 1 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.78 tix
- 1 Castle Embereth$0.31 0.02 tix
- 1 Den of the Bugbear$1.30 0.17 tix
- 1 Dwarven Mine$0.19 0.03 tix
- 1 Ramunap Ruins$0.27 0.04 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.92 4.30 tix
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep$14.96 0.02 tix
- 19 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance$2.19 0.03 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.84 2.49 tix
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
- 1 Copperline Gorge$0.44 0.02 tix
- 3 Copperline Gorge$0.44 0.02 tix
- 1 Den of the Bugbear$1.30 0.17 tix
- 1 Karplusan Forest$0.44 0.19 tix
- 2 Karplusan Forest$0.44 0.19 tix
- 2 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Stomping Ground$6.36 0.06 tix
- 1 Stomping Ground$6.36 0.06 tix
- 2 Stomping Ground$6.36 0.06 tix
- 4 Thornspire Verge$5.30 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Flowstone Infusion
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Heritage Reclamation
$0.30
0.03 tix - 1 Opera Love Song
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 2 Pick Your Poison
$0.32
—
- 1 Reckless Rage
$0.28
0.03 tix
- 2 Redcap Melee
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 2 Scorching Shot
$0.26
0.03 tix
- 2 Screaming Nemesis
$5.99
1.02 tix
- 1 Shapers' Sanctuary
$0.64
0.02 tix
- 2 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Annul
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Cut Propulsion
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Detect Intrusion
$1.86
0.82 tix
- 1 Disdainful Stroke
$0.08
0.03 tix
- 1 Essence Scatter
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 2 Fire Magic
$0.95
3.77 tix
- 1 Ghost Vacuum
$3.75
0.88 tix
- 1 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 2 Spell Pierce
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
$2.21
0.69 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Flowstone Infusion
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Heritage Reclamation
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Opera Love Song
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 2 Pick Your Poison
$0.32
—
- 1 Reckless Rage
$0.28
0.03 tix
- 2 Redcap Melee
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 2 Scorching Shot
$0.26
0.03 tix
- 2 Screaming Nemesis
$5.99
1.02 tix
- 1 Shapers' Sanctuary
$0.64
0.02 tix
- 2 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
Instants (13)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Annul
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Broadside Barrage
$0.36
0.03 tix
- 2 Detect Intrusion
$1.86
0.82 tix
- 1 Disdainful Stroke
$0.08
0.03 tix
- 1 Essence Scatter
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 2 Fire Magic
$0.95
3.77 tix
- 1 Ghost Vacuum
$3.75
0.88 tix
- 1 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 2 Spell Pierce
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
$2.21
0.69 tix
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
