Lightning Rift
1Enchantment
uncommon
Vintage Masters (VMA)
Text
Whenever a player cycles a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.
Options will cost you, but a lack of them will cost you even more.
#17,169 EDHREC
🖌 Eric Peterson
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026
from —
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.04 tix | — |
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Rulings (1)
You choose the target when Lightning Rift’s ability is put on the stack, but you choose whether to pay the mana as the ability resolves. Once you make that choice, no player may take actions until the damage is dealt and the ability has finished resolving.
12/08/2022Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |