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Lightning Rift

Lightning Rift

{1}{R}

Enchantment

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

Options will cost you, but a lack of them will cost you even more.

Illustrated by

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Legality

LegalCommanderNot legalStandardNot legalModernLegalPremodernLegalLegacyLegalVintageNot legalBrawlNot legalPioneer
LegalOathbreaker
Not legalPauperNot legalHistoric
Not legalTimeless

Rulings

Dec 8, 2022

You choose the target when Lightning Rift’s ability is put on the stack, but you choose whether to pay the mana as the ability resolves. Once you make that choice, no player may take actions until the damage is dealt and the ability has finished resolving.