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Lightning Rift

Card Name

Lightning Rift

Mana Cost

1

Type

Enchantment

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may pay
1
. If you do, Lightning Rift deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Flavor Text

Options will cost you, but a lack of them will cost you even more.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(12/8/2022)
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.