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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
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Sorceries (8)
Instants (12)
Lands (16)
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Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
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Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
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Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
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Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
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Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
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Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
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Artifacts (7)
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Lands (18)
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Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
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Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
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Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
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Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
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Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
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Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
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Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
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Creatures (11)
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Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
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Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 2 Brazen Borrower
$0.49
0.04 tix - 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
18.36 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 2 Meltdown
$0.24
0.59 tix - 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix - 1 Plague Engineer
$0.24
0.02 tix - 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Pyrokinesis
$1.59
7.31 tix - 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix - 2 Thoughtseize
$6.54
1.60 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 4
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Creatures (14)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
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Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (15)
Instants (11)
Lands (18)
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Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
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Creatures (16)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (9)
Lands (17)
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Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
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Creatures (16)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (9)
Lands (17)
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Final: 2 | Swiss: 8