Printings
Riddle of Lightning
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 5
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Time Spiral Remastered (TSR)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 183
Oracle Text
Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- March 19, 2021
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.
Source: wotc - March 19, 2021
If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.