Chain Lightning

DMR · common · Released 2023-01-13

Power

brawl

tier-1Strong staple

commander

tier-1Strong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

standalone

meaningful alone

modular

fits anywhere

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

n/a

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:

burnspellslingerstorm

negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

burn-payoffcopy-spell

Risks

gives-opp-mana

Mechanics

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Typal

synergy:

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anti:

—

Structural

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Rationale

1cmc sorcery dealing 3 damage to any target with a repeat mechanic: the opponent may pay {R}{R} to copy and retarget. Premier red burn spell and signature in spellslinger/storm shells that can chain copies together. The copy clause gives opponents mana decisions but rewards deck-building around triggers and copy engines, making it tier-1 across burn, spellslinger, and storm formats.

Popularity

EDHREC rank: #6,452