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Arena Anthology 3 (AA3 | #12 | 2025-09-23)
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Chain Lightning

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Sorcery
Artist: Christopher Moeller
All artists: Christopher Moeller , Igor Kieryluk , Sandra Everingham , Ayako Ishiguro , Adam Volker

Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay RR. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

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$0.30 cheapest print

Prices

Set # Treatment Finish Price (USD)
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning 16 Regular Foil $1.60
Amonkhet Invocations 26 Borderless Foil $27.14
Mystery Booster 2 55 Regular Nonfoil $0.30
Dominaria Remastered 113 Regular Nonfoil $0.30
Dominaria Remastered 113 Regular Foil $0.36
Eternal Masters 123 Regular Nonfoil $0.41
Eternal Masters 123 Regular Foil $0.97
Legends 137 Regular Nonfoil $10.12
Battlebond 171 Regular Nonfoil $0.34
Battlebond 171 Regular Foil $1.26
Jumpstart 302 Regular Nonfoil $0.35
Dominaria Remastered 316 Regular Nonfoil $0.30
Dominaria Remastered 316 Regular Foil $0.51
Secret Lair Drop 370 Borderless Nonfoil $19.81
Secret Lair Drop 370 Borderless Foil $19.25
Secret Lair Drop 2047 Borderless Nonfoil $2.14
Secret Lair Drop 2052 Borderless Foil $6.23

Price History

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Printings (17)

Chain Lightning — Arena Anthology 3
Arena Anthology 3
#12 Common —
Regular Nonfoil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning
#16 Common —
Regular Foil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Amonkhet Invocations
Amonkhet Invocations
#26 Special —
Borderless Foil
Igor Kieryluk
Chain Lightning — Mystery Booster 2
Mystery Booster 2
#55 Common $0.30
Regular Nonfoil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Masters Edition III
Masters Edition III
#90 Common —
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Sandra Everingham
Chain Lightning — Dominaria Remastered
Dominaria Remastered
#113 Common $0.30
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Eternal Masters
Eternal Masters
#123 Uncommon $0.41
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Legends
Legends
#137 Common $10.12
Regular Nonfoil
Sandra Everingham
Chain Lightning — Vintage Masters
Vintage Masters
#153 Common —
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Battlebond
Battlebond
#171 Uncommon $0.34
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Jumpstart
Jumpstart
#302 Uncommon $0.35
Regular Nonfoil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Dominaria Remastered
Dominaria Remastered
#316 Common $0.30
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Christopher Moeller
Chain Lightning — Secret Lair Drop
Secret Lair Drop
#370 Rare $19.81
Borderless Nonfoil Foil
Ayako Ishiguro
Chain Lightning — Secret Lair Drop
Secret Lair Drop
#2047 Rare $2.14
Borderless Nonfoil Foil
Adam Volker
Chain Lightning — Secret Lair Drop
Secret Lair Drop
#2052 Rare —
Borderless Foil
Adam Volker
Chain Lightning — Magic Online Theme Decks
Magic Online Theme Decks
#A55 Common —
Regular Nonfoil
Sandra Everingham
Chain Lightning — Magic Online Theme Decks
Magic Online Theme Decks
#B14 Common —
Regular Nonfoil
Sandra Everingham

Rulings

2022-12-08 wotc
The player putting the copy of the spell on the stack controls that copy.
2022-12-08 wotc
The copy of Chain Lightning is created on the stack, so it's not cast. Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. Players may respond to that spell before it resolves.
2022-12-08 wotc
If the targeted player or permanent is an illegal target as Chain Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve and none of its effects happen. It can't be copied.
2022-12-08 wotc
As Chain Lightning resolves, either the original or one of the copies, the targeted player or the controller of the targeted permanent may copy it. The copy has the same text, target, and color as the resolving spell, though the player creating the copy may choose a new target for it. Once that copy is created (or not), the Chain Lightning finishes resolving and leaves the stack.

Format Legality

Standard Not Legal
Future Not Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Gladiator Legal
Pioneer Not Legal
Modern Not Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standardbrawl Not Legal
Brawl Legal
Alchemy Not Legal
Paupercommander Legal
Duel Legal
Oldschool Not Legal
Premodern Not Legal
Predh Legal