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Redirect Lightning 
Instant — Lesson
Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or pay 
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Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
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Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Redirect Lightning, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Pioneer | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Modern | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.2 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 151
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Redirect Lightning
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (15)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (4)
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Artifacts (23)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Ademi of the Silkchutes
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Ocelot Pride
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (8)
Instants (25)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 No More Lies
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Instants (21)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (25)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Ademi of the Silkchutes
- 1 Archivist of Oghma
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Aang, Swift Savior
- 1 Spell Queller
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (8)
Instants (28)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Lightning Helix
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (24)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Counsel
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Grim Tutor
- 1 Beseech the Mirror
- 1 Bonus Round
- 1 Yawgmoth's Will
- 1 Massacre
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
- 1 Jeska's Will
- 1 Solve the Equation
- 1 Stock Up
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Dark Petition
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
- 1 Elemental Eruption
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Infernal Plunge
- 1 Rite of Flame
- 1 Ponder
- 1 Preordain
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
Instants (25)
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Desperate Ritual
- 1 Pyretic Ritual
- 1 Flare of Duplication
- 1 Daze
- 1 Remand
- 1 Seething Song
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Burnt Offering
- 1 Culling the Weak
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Pyroblast
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (32)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Ebon Stronghold
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Island
- 1 Lake of the Dead
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Peat Bog
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Sulfur Vent
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Svyelunite Temple
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (1)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (21)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (22)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Counsel
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Diabolic Intent
- 1 Grim Tutor
- 1 Beseech the Mirror
- 1 Bonus Round
- 1 Yawgmoth's Will
- 1 Massacre
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
- 1 Jeska's Will
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Dark Petition
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
- 1 Elemental Eruption
- 1 Dread Fugue
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Pillage the Bog
- 1 Infernal Plunge
- 1 Rite of Flame
Instants (21)
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Deadly Dispute
- 1 Mausoleum Secrets
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Desperate Ritual
- 1 Pyretic Ritual
- 1 Flare of Duplication
- 1 Manamorphose
- 1 Seething Song
- 1 Culling the Weak
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Crop Rotation
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Pyroblast
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Final Fortune
Artifacts (7)
Lands (32)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Ebon Stronghold
- 1 Lake of the Dead
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Peat Bog
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (10)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (23)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Counsel
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Diabolic Intent
- 1 Grim Tutor
- 1 Beseech the Mirror
- 1 Bonus Round
- 1 Toxic Deluge
- 1 Yawgmoth's Will
- 1 Massacre
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
- 1 Jeska's Will
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Dark Petition
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
- 1 Elemental Eruption
- 1 Dread Fugue
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Pillage the Bog
- 1 Infernal Plunge
- 1 Rite of Flame
Instants (20)
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Deadly Dispute
- 1 Mausoleum Secrets
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Desperate Ritual
- 1 Pyretic Ritual
- 1 Flare of Duplication
- 1 Manamorphose
- 1 Seething Song
- 1 Culling the Weak
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Crop Rotation
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Pyroblast
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Final Fortune
Artifacts (6)
Lands (32)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Ebon Stronghold
- 1 Lake of the Dead
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Peat Bog
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Ademi of the Silkchutes
- 1 Archivist of Oghma
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Samwise the Stouthearted
- 1 Aang, Swift Savior
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (6)
Instants (28)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Lightning Helix
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 No More Lies
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
