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Barbed Lightning

Barbed Lightning

Instant

common

Choose one — • Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature. • Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

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Semantic Tags

Burnmechanical

A spell that deals direct damage to creatures or players.

Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.

Specifically damages, destroys, or shuts down planeswalkers.

Specifically removes planeswalkers.

Removalmechanical

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (1)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Darksteel#55common···

Related Concepts

Entwine

A keyword ability that lets a player choose all modes for a spell rather than just the number specified. See rule 702.42, “Entwine.”

Related Rules

702.42b

If the entwine cost was paid, follow the text of each of the modes in the order written on the card when the spell resolves.

702.42

Entwine

702.42a

Entwine is a static ability of modal spells (see rule 700.2) that functions while the spell is on the stack. “Entwine [cost]” means “You may choose all modes of this spell instead of just the number specified. If you do, you pay an additional [cost].” Using the entwine ability follows the rules for choosing modes and paying additional costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.