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Burst Lightning SOA 0041 · uncommon

Burst Lightning · {R} · Instant · Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.)
Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead. · "May the storm yield only when your last enemy has fallen."
—*Otarian Battle Cries*

Burst Lightning · {R} · Instant · Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.) Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead. · "May the storm yield only when your last enemy has fallen." —*Otarian Battle Cries*

Price
from $0.224 printings
Win rate
59.5% GIH 37,324 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 22,202 wins in 37,324 card-in-hand instances.

36,485 distinct games · 12,840 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026.

17Lands file dated Jun 5, 2026 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

59.5%when drawn (GIH)

+4.1 pp vs 55.4% average · 37,324 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · average from 582,914 games

#43 of 320 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 2.9 on average (38,885 packs).

4 of 45 red cards · 1 of 17 red uncommon cards.

Taken at pick3.315,583 picks
Makes the deck88.3%15,583 picks with known usage
When played56.6%75,404 matchesBenched 56.4%
6,128 matches
When drawn59.5%37,324 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 57.5% · 13,968 instances
● Drawn later 60.7% · 23,356 instances

In hand 59.5% · 37,324 instances
Unseen in deck 53.9% · 41,416 instances
+5.6 percentage points when drawn

Compared with red cards

Win rate when drawn59.5%37,324 instances4 of 45
Opening hand57.5%13,968 instances5 of 43
Drawn later60.7%23,356 instances4 of 43
In the deck56.7%80,308 instances7 of 45
Without seeing it53.9%41,416 instances14 of 45
Improvement when drawn+5.6 pp37,324 instances / 41,416 instances7 of 45
When benched56.4%6,128 matches2 of 45
Makes the deck88.3%15,583 picks with known usage4 of 45
Pick (last seen)2.938,885 packs7 of 45
Taken at3.315,583 picks7 of 45

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

Lorehold Flashback Excavation RW61.0%11,080 instancesPrismari Opus Spellcasting UR58.8%7,472 instancesBlack–Red BR56.3%16 instances · under 100Red–Green RG36.4%11 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (59.5% · 37,324 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Tome Blast34,222 games with both in the deckUnsubtle Mockery33,006 games with both in the deckRubble Rouser29,397 games with both in the deck
How 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 87% of 320 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026

Collect

4 printingsScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

SOA 0041 · Mystical Archive · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.37
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.49

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 39 packs (2.53%) · 26.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 39 packs (2.53%) · 26.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 894 packs (0.11%) · 3.3% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 29 packs (3.50%) · 65.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterMystical Archive87.5%Mystical Archive uncommon
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterMystical Archive uncommonsRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · nonfoil
Collector BoosterMystical Archive uncommonsRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · foil

Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ · 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
Eleonor Piteira, SOA 41 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Mystical Archive · Borderless printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗