Lightning Visionary
Creature — Minotaur Shaman
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #23167
Lightning Visionary enters swinging — a 3/1 with haste for two mana that replaces itself with a scry 2 on entry, letting you filter toward your next threat the same turn it attacks. At two mana with immediate board presence and built-in selection, it punches above its cost in any deck that wants early red bodies.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lightning Visionary is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its natural home is Pauper, where two-mana 3/1 haste bodies with upside are legitimately good and scry 2 on entry is real card selection at common. In Commander, Lightning Visionary is a role-player at best — you run it in go-wide red aggro shells like Krenko, Mob Boss or Isshin, Two Heavens as One where the body matters more than the scry, not as a standalone power piece. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; the competition at two mana is brutal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Lightning Visionary is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not buying it. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so treat it as a free inclusion rather than an acquisition.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.