Lightning Axe
The List (PLST) #TSP-168 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {R}
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}.
Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
"A gargoyle's meat can be carved with an ordinary cleaver, but for its petrous hide . . ."
—Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, *The Underworld Cookbook*
Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott · Released June 19, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.20 USD · €0.17 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.01 USD (4.8%) to $0.20 USD; low $0.20 USD, high $0.21 USD.
Printings
- Innistrad Remastered #162 (INR) · Uncommon · 2025 · $0.29 USD
- Innistrad Remastered #398 (INR) · Uncommon · 2025 · $0.44 USD
- Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #166 (SIR) · Uncommon · 2023
- Jumpstart 2022 #569 (J22) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.13 USD
- The List #TSP-168 (this printing) · Common · 2021 · $0.20 USD
- Time Spiral Remastered #174 (TSR) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.33 USD
- Double Masters #135 (2XM) · Common · 2020 · $0.22 USD
- Jumpstart #341 (JMP) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.32 USD
- Shadows over Innistrad #170 (SOI) · Uncommon · 2016 · $0.25 USD
- Time Spiral #168 (TSP) · Common · 2006 · $0.43 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — The mana value of Lightning Axe is 1, no matter which additional cost you paid.