Lightning Cloud
Enchantment
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay 
. If you do, this enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.68
- EDHREC rank
- #27762
Lightning Cloud is a conditional one-damage spell that costs two mana — a ratio so unfavorable it rarely earns a slot anywhere. There are almost no contexts where this effect justifies the investment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lightning Cloud is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, one damage to a creature or player is nearly meaningless at a table where life totals start at 40 and threats routinely have four or more toughness. Legacy and Vintage have access to the most efficient spells ever printed, and Lightning Cloud competes with nothing in either format. Oathbreaker shares Commander's inflated life totals and the same verdict applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.68 bulk tier
At $0.68, Lightning Cloud sits in bulk territory — priced there for good reason, as demand is essentially nil across every format it's legal in. Don't expect that floor to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.