Riddle of Lightning
Instant
Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.
Illustrated by Daren Bader
Formats
Not Legalstandard
Legalhistoric
Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy
This printing
Prices
USD$0.24
USD foil$0.49
EUR€0.06
EUR foil€0.37
MTGO0.03 tix
Rulings (2)
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.
If a card in a player's library has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
