Chain Lightning

Sorcery

Mana cost: {R}

Mana value: 1

Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

Printings: 17

Format Legality

Standard

Not Legal

Pioneer

Not Legal

Modern

Not Legal

Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Pauper

Legal

Historic

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Commander Decks Using Chain Lightning

Used in 11 of 8,212 Commander decks in the MTG Compendium database (0.1%)

Top Commanders Using Chain Lightning

Thor, Guardian of Midgard 6 decks Vivi Ornitier 1 deck Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers 1 deck Ian Malcolm, Chaotician 1 deck Smaug the Impenetrable 1 deck Scion of the Ur-Dragon 1 deck

Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Commander: Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Cameron Hoff · Top Deck Gauntlet #4 - October · Oct 10, 2026

Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Commander: Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Tyler Standridge · Past the Plateau · Sep 19, 2026

Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Commander: Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Cameron Hoff · Top Deck Gauntlet #3 - September · Sep 19, 2026

Smaug the Impenetrable

Commander: Smaug the Impenetrable

Roger Torres linares · commander b3 chill · Nov 3, 2026

Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Commander: Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Cameron Hoff · Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island · Oct 4, 2026

Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Commander: Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Isaiah Davis [AH] · Animal House Cards CEDH Piloting Practice · Oct 20, 2026

#10

Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Commander: Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Tanner Gaber · Guardian Games PDX CEDH Halloween · Oct 31, 2026

#11

Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Commander: Thor, Guardian of Midgard

Andrew Gruben · YGG: CEDH Commander Tournament for a Tundra (revised) · Nov 7, 2026

#19

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician

Commander: Ian Malcolm, Chaotician

Paul Clifton · Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona · Sep 14, 2026

#25

Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Commander: Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Nark_On_Spy · Misfit Mayhem VII · Sep 19, 2026

#31

Vivi Ornitier

Commander: Vivi Ornitier

Allan Korenstein · FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k · Oct 4, 2026

#58

Printings

Arena Anthology 3 · #12

Secret Lair Drop · #2052

Secret Lair Drop · #2047

Mystery Booster 2 · #55

Dominaria Remastered · #316

Dominaria Remastered · #113

Secret Lair Drop · #370

Jumpstart · #302

Battlebond · #171

Amonkhet Invocations · #26

Eternal Masters · #123

Vintage Masters · #153

Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning · #16

Magic Online Theme Decks · #B14

Magic Online Theme Decks · #A55

Masters Edition III · #90

Legends · #137