Lightning Strike DFT 0136 · common
Lightning Strike · {1}{R} · Instant · Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target. · "No, it's not quite as simple as 'point and boom,' but if you must summarize." —Daretti
- Price
- from $0.272 printings
- Win rate
- 54.8% GIH 88,191 instances · Premier Draft
Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025 · 17Lands - Job
- Answers
Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 48,341 wins in 88,191 card-in-hand instances.
76,543 distinct games · 24,241 distinct drafts · games recorded Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025.
17Lands file dated Mar 23, 2025 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗
Play
Three damage can remove a blocker or finish a player. Damage to an opponent during your turn can raise speed, but multiple such hits still give only one normal increase that turn.
More
- One-pick Draft
- Three damage can remove a blocker or finish a player. Damage to an opponent during your turn can raise speed, but multiple such hits still give only one normal increase that turn.
- Sealed vs Draft
- Three damage can remove a blocker or finish a player. Damage to an opponent during your turn can raise speed, but multiple such hits still give only one normal increase that turn.
Draft data
−0.1 pp vs 54.9% average · 88,191 instances
Premier Draft · Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025 · average from 857,667 games
#142 of 255 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 3.3 on average (166,602 packs).
14 of 40 red cards · 2 of 14 red common cards.
20,090.1 matches
Pick and maindeck observations: Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.
○ Opening hand 53.5% · 35,722 instances
● Drawn later 55.7% · 52,469 instances
In hand 54.8% · 88,191 instances
Unseen in deck 53.9% · 115,995 instances
+0.9 percentage points when drawn
Compared with red cards
Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.
Best decks for it
no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum
Max Speed Aggro BR56.6%15,807 instancesExhaust Midrange RG55.5%11,602 instancesDiscard Aggro UR55.2%18,024 instancesVehicles and Mounts Aggro RW52.3%8,250 instancesEach tick is this card’s all-decks rate (54.8% · 88,191 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.
Best with
Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.
Keen Buccaneer+4.4 pp22,456 games with both in the deck · 6,895 both drawnMagmakin Artillerist+3.3 pp26,528 games with both in the deck · 8,765 both drawnWreck Remover+5.3 pp7,297 games with both in the deck · 1,968 both drawnHow to read this
Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.
At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.
Where it sits in the set
Above 44% of 255 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.
17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025
Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.
| Finish | Found in | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nonfoil | Play Booster · MTGO Redemption | $0.27 |
| Foil | Play Booster | $0.29 |
How to get it
A fixed card in MTGO Redemption. It is not a booster pull, so no chance is claimed.
Wizards · Collecting Aetherdrift ↗ · Oct 29, 2026
Details & sources
- Legal in
- Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
- Illustration
- Steve Ellis, DFT 136 · Scryfall ↗
- More like this
- Regular printing printings →
- Sources
- Wizards · Aetherdrift release notes · Oct 19, 2026
Wizards · Collecting Aetherdrift · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗