Burst Lightning
~$0.18 low · ~$16.60 high
Red. Instant
Foundations #192 · Illustrated by Vance Kovacs
Foundations #192 · Illustrated by Vance KovacsWhat is Burst Lightning worth?
1 printing not yet released. Preorder prices are preview data and will change. Releases November 20, 2026.
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.
Format legality
All 10 printings of Burst Lightning
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards Play Network 2026 pw26 #20· 2026PreorderExtended Artrare | rare | — | — | — |
 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive soa #41· 2026BorderlessShowcaseuncommon· Cardmarket €0.16 · €0.51 foil | uncommon | $0.28 | $0.52 | €0.16€0.51 foil |
 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive soa #106· 2026JapaneseBorderlessShowcaseuncommon· Cardmarket €0.50 | uncommon | $0.92 | No foil printing | €0.50 |
 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive soa #171· 2026JapaneseBorderlessShowcaseuncommon· Cardmarket €7.17 foil | uncommon | No non-foil printing | $9.06 | €7.17 foil |
 Foundations fdn #192· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.10 foil | common | $0.22 | $0.27 | €0.13€0.10 foil |
 The List plst #P10-8· 2020Full Artrare· Cardmarket €5.69 | rare | $7.54 | No foil printing | €5.69 |
 The List plst #MM2-109· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.28 | common | $0.33 | No foil printing | €0.28 |
 Modern Masters 2015 mm2 #109· 2015common· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.24 foil | common | $0.22 | $0.35 | €0.13€0.24 foil |
 Magic Player Rewards 2010 p10 #8· 2010Full Artrare· Cardmarket €4.81 | rare | $16.60 | No foil printing | €4.81 |
 Zendikar zen #119· 2009common· Cardmarket €0.23 · €2.69 foil | common | $0.18 | $5.34 | €0.23€2.69 foil |
Prices are TCGplayer market prices in USD for each printing and finish, via Scryfall. They are a guide, not an appraisal.
Where to buy Burst Lightning
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 10
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #5,241 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker
- Artists
- Néstor Ossandón Leal, Eleonor Piteira, NekoshowguN, Vance Kovacs, Jung Park
Rulings (6)
2024-11-08
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
2024-11-08
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-11-08
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
2024-11-08
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
2024-11-08
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
2024-11-08
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
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