Printings
Leyline of Lightning
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Guildpact (GPT)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 68
Oracle Text
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, this enchantment deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 1, 2023
While resolving Leyline of Lightning's second ability, you can't pay {1} multiple times to deal damage multiple times.
Source: wotc - March 19, 2021
A player's "opening hand" is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player's opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.
Source: wotc - February 1, 2006
If you cast a creature with bloodthirst while Leyline of Lightning is on the battlefield, you may use the Leyline's ability to deal damage to an opponent. If you do, that damage is dealt before the creature spell resolves, and the creature will enter with counters from its bloodthirst ability.
Source: wotc
Price History
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