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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: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (25)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (10)
Lands (12)
Sideboard
- 1 Buried Alive
$0.72
0.02 tix - 1 Chain Lightning
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Elemental Eruption
$2.32
2.96 tix - 1 Empty the Warrens
$0.14
0.02 tix - 4 Leyline of the Void
$0.42
0.10 tix
- 2 Mindbreak Trap
$6.73
1.50 tix - 1 Molten Collapse
$0.34
0.02 tix
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
$2.96
0.02 tix
- 2 Pyrokinesis
$1.59
7.31 tix
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
$0.25
0.02 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 2 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix - 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.15
0.30 tix
- 2 Meltdown
$0.22
0.80 tix - 1 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
$2.13
0.40 tix - 1 Null Rod
$115.10
10.08 tix
- 1 Price of Progress
$4.60
2.33 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Submerge
$4.01
3.89 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.31
5.32 tix - 1 Sylvan Library
$26.05
0.10 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (26)
Instants (8)
Lands (12)
Sideboard
- 1 Buried Alive
$0.72
0.02 tix
- 1 Chain Lightning
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Duress
$0.08
0.01 tix
- 1 Elemental Eruption
$2.32
2.96 tix
- 1 Empty the Warrens
$0.14
0.02 tix
- 4 Leyline of the Void
$0.42
0.10 tix
- 2 Lightning Bolt
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 2 Mindbreak Trap
$6.73
1.50 tix
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
$2.96
0.02 tix
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
$0.25
0.02 tix
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Cast into the Fire
$0.74
0.62 tix
- 1 Counterbalance
$3.65
0.89 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.15
0.30 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Meltdown
$0.22
0.80 tix
- 2 Price of Progress
$4.60
2.33 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Submerge
$4.01
3.89 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.31
5.32 tix
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (21)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 2 Brotherhood's End
$1.10
1.81 tix
- 2 Carpet of Flowers
$1.54
5.74 tix
- 1 Counterbalance
$3.65
0.89 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.64
7.96 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Meltdown
$0.22
0.80 tix
- 1 Pick Your Poison
$0.32
—
- 1 Price of Progress
$4.60
2.33 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (21)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 2 Brotherhood's End
$1.10
1.81 tix
- 2 Carpet of Flowers
$1.54
5.74 tix
- 1 Counterbalance
$3.65
0.89 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.64
7.96 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Meltdown
$0.22
0.80 tix
- 1 Pick Your Poison
$0.32
—
- 1 Price of Progress
$4.60
2.33 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Cast into the Fire
$0.74
0.62 tix
- 1 Counterbalance
$3.65
0.89 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$48.99
19.20 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.15
0.30 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Meltdown
$0.22
0.80 tix
- 2 Price of Progress
$4.60
2.33 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Submerge
$4.01
3.89 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.31
5.32 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (6)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (6)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (8)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
