Riddle of Lightning
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| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Explorer | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Paupercommander | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | Time Spiral Remastered |
| Card Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Common |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Text | 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. |
| Card Number | #183 |
| Artist | Daren Bader |
| Keywords | Scry |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2015 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 18469 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | Yes |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2021-03-19If a card in a player's library has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
2021-03-19If 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.