Lightning Blow
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SetICE
Collector #42
Released1995-06-03
Rarityrare
ArtistHarold McNeill
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Lightning Blow

RareReserved listColour IDMV 2
Instant
Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Card capabilities
Card drawInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2009-09-07Newest 2009-09-07
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Oct 2009
If the targeted creature doesn’t have first strike, granting it first strike after combat damage has been dealt in the first combat damage step won’t prevent it from dealing combat damage. It will still assign and deal its combat damage in the second combat damage step.
wotc1 Oct 2009
You may target any creature, not just one that doesn’t have first strike. If the targeted creature already has first strike as Lightning Blow resolves, Lightning Blow won’t affect it (since multiple instances of first strike are redundant), but you’ll still draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep.