Magic: the Gathering (mtg) Uncommon Instant Riddle of Lightning from Journey into Nyx (JOU) last updated 2025-11-29 15:37:32
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Riddle of Lightning Variations/Printings
There are 4 total variations/printings of Riddle of Lightning.
Image | Expansion | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Sight Riddle of Lightning | $0.24 | $0.25 | |
| Journey into Nyx Riddle of Lightning | $0.20 | — | |
| Jumpstart Riddle of Lightning | $0.20 | — | |
| Time Spiral Remastered Riddle of Lightning | $0.18 | $0.04 |
Riddle of Lightning from Journey into Nyx Details
Riddle of Lightning is a Uncommon in the set Journey into Nyx.
| Name | Riddle of Lightning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Type | Instant | ||
| Mana Cost | |||
| Calculated Mana Cost (CMC) | 5 | ||
| Types | Instant | ||
| Oracle Text | Choose target creature or player. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that creature or player. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.) | ||
| Flavor Text | — | ||
| Expansion | Journey into Nyx | ||
| Set Code | JOU | ||
| Collector Set Number | 107 | ||
| Artist | Daarken | ||
| TCGPlayer ID | 82237 | ||
| EMID | 93584 | ||
| Added to EchoMTG | Before 2020, last updated on 2021-07-02 05:27:21 | ||