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Chain Lightning 
Oracle Text
. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.Format Legality
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Chain Lightning, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 9 | 1 | 367 | 1 |
| Pauper | 13 | 2.2 | 93 | 2.1 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.2 |
Details
- Set
- Arena Anthology 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 12
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Chain Lightning
Final: 1 |
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
- 1 Memnite
$2.83
0.03 tix - 1 Bomat Courier
$0.20
0.02 tix - 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
$2.12
0.07 tix
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
$0.26
0.34 tix
- 1 Slickshot Show-Off
$4.97
4.59 tix
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
$3.94
9.92 tix - 1 Detective's Phoenix
$0.33
0.02 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 Simian Spirit Guide
$2.97
0.01 tix
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
$5.52
0.10 tix - 1 Fury
$0.59
0.70 tix
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
$1.15
0.08 tix
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
$1.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Embereth Veteran
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Falkenrath Gorger
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 1 Falkenrath Pit Fighter
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
$0.48
0.03 tix
- 1 Goblin Guide
$0.43
0.06 tix
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
$0.29
0.17 tix
- 1 Hired Claw
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
$0.22
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 Voldaren Epicure
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
$0.28
0.02 tix
- 1 Eidolon of the Great Revel
$1.79
0.87 tix
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead
$4.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Icehide Golem
$0.17
0.03 tix
Sorceries (13)
- 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 Boltwave
$2.68
7.64 tix
- 1 Chain Lightning
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Flame Slash
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Lava Spike
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Reckless Abandon
$0.12
0.18 tix
- 1 Rite of Flame
$5.85
0.01 tix
- 1 Shatterskull Smashing
$9.43
2.65 tix
Instants (17)
- 1 Flare of Duplication
$1.38
0.02 tix
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
$0.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Fireblast
$0.54
0.04 tix - 1 Pyrokinesis
$1.59
7.31 tix
- 1 Burst Lightning
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Collateral Damage
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Galvanic Blast
$1.96
0.68 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 Wild Slash
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Searing Blaze
$0.58
2.03 tix
- 1 Searing Blood
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Gut Shot
$4.87
0.03 tix
Artifacts (2)
Lands (32)
- 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 Gemstone Caverns$52.31 0.90 tix
- 1 Great Furnace$2.15 8.44 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.91 3.23 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
- 18 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: 7 |
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
$2.61
0.21 tix - 1 Faerie Mastermind
$10.49
0.03 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 True-Name Nemesis
$2.71
0.81 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
$7.61
8.90 tix
- 1 Cathar Commando
$0.16
0.01 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
$4.58
0.49 tix
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
$0.26
0.10 tix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
$12.84
17.22 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.64
7.96 tix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
$2.21
0.69 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$14.86
8.00 tix
- 1 Kutzil's Flanker
$0.47
0.02 tix
- 1 White Plume Adventurer
$2.73
6.62 tix
- 1 Pyrogoyf
$1.81
5.25 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.59
0.70 tix
- 1 Solitude
$34.02
5.00 tix
- 1 Murktide Regent
$7.48
7.16 tix - 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
$0.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Sanctifier en-Vec
$0.31
0.13 tix
Sorceries (10)
Instants (26)
- 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 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.25
7.83 tix
- 1 Reprieve
$1.32
0.17 tix
- 1 Force of Will
$25.46
10.21 tix
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Lightning Bolt
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Lightning Helix
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.99 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.91
0.04 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 Invert Polarity
$0.49
0.02 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix - 1 Mana Tithe
$0.80
0.04 tix
- 1 Scout's Warning
$0.82
0.02 tix
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.19
0.04 tix
- 1 Tithe
$6.76
1.64 tix
- 1 No More Lies
$0.33
0.25 tix
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes$0.25 0.02 tix
- 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 Command Tower$0.28 0.01 tix
- 1 Deserted Beach$4.66 0.06 tix
- 1 Eiganjo Castle$7.57 0.02 tix
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire$5.37 0.16 tix
- 1 Elegant Parlor$7.97 4.91 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.46 tix
- 1 Glacial Fortress$0.22 0.02 tix
- 1 Hallowed Fountain$7.80 0.06 tix
- 1 Horizon of Progress$4.72 2.78 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Marsh Flats$31.46 0.88 tix
- 1 Meticulous Archive$9.65 4.12 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.64 1.84 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Mystic Gate$2.98 0.02 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.50 2.01 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 1 Plateau$200.00 3.27 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.01 2.38 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.91 3.23 tix
- 1 Sacred Foundry$9.73 0.14 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.92 4.30 tix
- 1 Seachrome Coast$0.32 0.02 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 Thundering Falls$14.67 6.91 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.54 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.01 tix
- 1 Windswept Heath$9.73 0.88 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.84 2.49 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 |
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
$2.61
0.21 tix
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
$10.49
0.03 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 True-Name Nemesis
$2.71
0.81 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
$7.61
8.90 tix
- 1 Cathar Commando
$0.16
0.01 tix
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
$4.58
0.49 tix
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
$0.26
0.10 tix
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
$0.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
$12.84
17.22 tix
- 1 Aboleth Spawn
$8.49
4.48 tix
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
$6.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$14.86
8.00 tix
- 1 White Plume Adventurer
$2.73
6.62 tix
- 1 Pyrogoyf
$1.81
5.25 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.59
0.70 tix
- 1 Witch Enchanter
$2.89
0.87 tix
- 1 Solitude
$34.02
5.00 tix
- 1 Murktide Regent
$7.48
7.16 tix
- 1 Mother of Runes
$8.21
2.17 tix
- 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
$0.17
0.02 tix
Sorceries (9)
Instants (27)
- 1 Change the Equation
$0.23
0.03 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 Miscalculation
$0.32
0.27 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.25
7.83 tix
- 1 Reprieve
$1.32
0.17 tix
- 1 Intuition
$358.15
18.12 tix
- 1 Mystical Dispute
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Will
$25.46
10.21 tix
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Lightning Bolt
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Wild Slash
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.91
0.04 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.36
0.21 tix
- 1 Wash Away
$0.39
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Invert Polarity
$0.49
0.02 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
$20.99
4.00 tix
- 1 Mana Tithe
$0.80
0.04 tix
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.19
0.04 tix
- 1 Tithe
$6.76
1.64 tix
- 1 No More Lies
$0.33
0.25 tix
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory$7.26 0.73 tix
- 1 Arid Mesa$30.60 3.49 tix
- 1 Battlefield Forge$0.22 0.02 tix
- 1 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.78 tix
- 1 Command Tower$0.28 0.01 tix
- 1 Deserted Beach$4.66 0.06 tix
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire$5.37 0.16 tix
- 1 Elegant Parlor$7.97 4.91 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.46 tix
- 1 Floodfarm Verge$8.97 0.19 tix
- 1 Glacial Fortress$0.22 0.02 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.45 0.02 tix
- 1 Hallowed Fountain$7.80 0.06 tix
- 1 Inspiring Vantage$1.36 0.06 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Marsh Flats$31.46 0.88 tix
- 1 Meticulous Archive$9.65 4.12 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.64 1.84 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Mystic Gate$2.98 0.02 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.50 2.01 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 1 Plateau$200.00 3.27 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.01 2.38 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.91 3.23 tix
- 1 Restless Anchorage$0.99 0.02 tix
- 1 Sacred Foundry$9.73 0.14 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.92 4.30 tix
- 1 Seachrome Coast$0.32 0.02 tix
- 1 Shivan Reef$0.28 0.02 tix
- 1 Spirebluff Canal$5.15 0.59 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$12.06 0.20 tix
- 1 Thundering Falls$14.67 6.91 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.54 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.01 tix
- 1 Windswept Heath$9.73 0.88 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.84 2.49 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (9)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (9)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (11)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (10)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (9)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (10)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (9)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (9)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
