Arc Lightning
Sorcery
Printings & Editions
Premodern-legal editions of Arc Lightning — old-border printings plus any period-appropriate foil promos (Arena/Judge, through Scourge). Hover to preview an edition on the card; click to select it.
Old-border editions + pre-Scourge promo foils (Arena/Judge). Modern-frame reprints (8th Edition onward) exist but are not period-appropriate printings.
Critical Rulings
"You choose how many targets Arc Lightning has and how the damage is divided as you cast the spell. Each target must receive at least 1 damage."
— 2014-09-20
"If some of the creatures are illegal targets as Arc Lightning tries to resolve, the original division of damage still applies but no damage is dealt to the illegal targets. If all targets are illegal, Arc Lightning doesn’t resolve."
— 2014-09-20
Price History
91d · USDTracks this card’s preferred printing: the old-border edition shown by default (block-expansion printings first, e.g. Urza’s, Tempest, Mirage). It doesn’t re-price when you select a different edition above. Per-edition history is planned.
Decks playing Arc Lightning (3)
- Burn SlighMatt Mcnamee#3Denver Mulldrifters February 20252025-02-22×2
- PonzaMauricio Zonni#3Event @ Magic Lair (Argentina)2024-12-07×2
- PonzaSantiago Dufilho#5Torneo Confluencia #25 @ Neuquén (Argentina)2024-08-31×3
