Ball Lightning
Mana cost {R}{R}{R}. Power/toughness 6/1.
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Ball Lightning is a red card, legal in Premodern, shown in its old-frame Fifth Edition printing.
Price and printings: Cardmarket (€5.28) · TCGplayer ($6.42) · Scryfall
Tracked daily since 28 July 2026: on Cardmarket between €3.85 and €6.37 in that time.
How often Ball Lightning is played
Ball Lightning is maindecked in 2 of 131 tournament decks in this archive (2%), averaging 3.5 copies; used by 1 of 33 tracked archetypes.
Counting only the 66 decks that can cast red cards, 2 of them play it (3%).
See how it compares on the Premodern staples list.
Premodern archetypes that play Ball Lightning
- Sligh: {R}{R}{R} for a 6/1 with trample and haste that is sacrificed at the beginning of the end step: 6 damage the turn it comes down, and a 1/1 chump blocker still lets 5 through. Lists that play it usually run four.
Tournament decks with Ball Lightning
- Goblins: 3rd Place at Midwest Championship Open (3× mainboard)
- Mono Red Burn: 1st Place at The Old Skull La Plata (4× mainboard)
