The best source of cheap, powerful damage to creature or players is back. Marvelous.
bloatation
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0)(3 votes)
It's back. ;o
Azr43l
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(24 votes)
The flavor text is appropriate, as I'm willing to bet a lot of people felt that way.
Lestat13
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
The best part is how it doesn't mess with your game plan that much - it just adds to it.
Guest2146443305
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(16 votes)
HAHA!! They brought it back. The flavor text is perfect for this card being away for so long
True_Mumin
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(7 votes)
All I'm gonna ask is: WHY?
own-dizzle
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Arguably the best burn spell ever made. Cheap and effective--that's what players want.
SlackWareWolf
★☆☆☆☆ (1.1/5.0)(8 votes)
I can't believe someone asked "why?".... Why? Because it's a good card... It's almost like people WANT WOTC to make crappy cards just because they might be balanced it they SUCK... Jeez shut up and enjoy the COMMON Boon that does three for 1 is back.
BrutalJim
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(7 votes)
I'm not going to lie it's a little broken, but it's not too bad. Also to Slack, If they brought back every good card then ridiculously overpowered cards such as Time Walk and Mana Drain would be back, and the game would be ruined. People who think every good and overpowered card should be brought back are morons.
Asarkun
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(3 votes)
1 Mana 3 dmg nuff said
<3
ChaoticNature
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(9 votes)
If you don't rate this a 5 out of 5 you have no brain and should quit Magic. I don't think it should have been reprinted, but there are nonetheless 4 in my R/G deck.
Mprime818
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
One of the best one mana cards in the history of the game, real players kno the difference from 2,4,6 and 3,6,9...
Fredin
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Just when I decide to start playing Magic again, *YOU* of all cards return. The bane of my days as a newbie, the horror of my time as a starter, and the single most annoying card I can think right off the bat (well good'ol lightning ball also returned... ***). However I find this irony refreshing, we'll see how both of us adapt to the new rules.
Enough with my whining, back with a worthwhile comment: Lightning is an excellent card for aggro themed deck. Will give a quick advantage against pretty much all decks without creatures that have only (1) mana summoning cost, plus using a counter spell might not be the best idea (might want to save it for an emergency). I also love the flavor text; it is deliciously ironic and incredibly adequate. This card definitely deserves a 4/5 for being an excellent game opener and for sheer nostalgia overflow.
Westin
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(5 votes)
All I'm gonna say here is that the Lightning Bolt has got to be the MOST Uncommon, Common card in existance. After close to 30 booster packs and NOT one of them had a lightning bolt in them.
Atrues
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(9 votes)
after having all the cards that deal two damage and some other effect, it's good to see the cla^ssic burn spell back. with all of the burn we've been getting use to, this is just another hurdle to get over, and I expect to see lots of lightning bolt/ball lightning decks again.
Flavor text is the best ^.^
Slightly broken, but then again, all the colors seem to be getting a boost so whatever.
Lightning, btw, does strike twice.
Picard
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Eh! Quin fastic!!!!
Toasteroven
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ04mfAY2BU
Grimn777
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(3 votes)
5/5, great card. perfect when you drop a spell and have that 1 mana left over, why not do 3 more damage? 3 times as much damage as casting cost, the best ratio available.
Sooku
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(12 votes)
Poor ol' Shock must be feeling so left out now that Lightning Bolt is back.
aldenpascual
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
This card made me go Sligh when I started playing Magic for so many reasons,including those already stated by my fellow players. And the flavor text... wow... what else can I say? I'm just happy to say "bolt you for three" again. I just hope it stays for a while this time around.
masail19
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
This card is one of the legendary spells of early Magic that apparently is still a valid card today, and I'll be curious to see how Lightning Bolt makes out in the new format.
Joseph_Leito
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Slightly broken, but then again, all the colors seem to be getting a boost so whatever. Posted By: Atrues (7/22/2009 7:21:31 PM)
With creatures as they are now I don't feel this is at all broken and I don't even run it some red decks and then maybe only 2. Terminate, pyroclasm or path to exile are arguably better. They may end up leaving it in.
Mode
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Three damage for one tiny mana at instant speed, can you ask for more? I think not.
Remarkably this card has currently a 5/5 rating in every edition except for Masters Edition and here in M10.
On the other hand i wonder how you can not give this card 5 out of 5 stars! I mean, it's likely the best burn spell ever printed. You should rate a card by usability, not determine your rating by whether you like the card or not...at least that's how i rate cards.
CrimsonVoid
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I swore they would never bring this card back. I had been saying it for years. I have never been so happy to be wrong. And the fact that they pay homage to it in the flavor text just makes it that much better.
Dark_Raider
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Best burn spell ever. 'Nuff said.
woodsgirl
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
The most efficient direct damage card ever. A sin not to have 4 of these in a red deck. This along with ball lightning makes red very formidable again. A no brainer 5 stars.
bowlofgumbo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Best card brought back for 2010. I'm lovin' it
God_of_Destruction
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Oh i love this card... 1 for 3 is perfect... it can kill creature, could give early damage or could end the game... tnx MTG u brought it back...
wicked_pick
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
one hell of a card! best burn spell in the entire MTG world!
animefanboy2005
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(4 votes)
i can't believe that they reprinted this card and on top of that this set just boosted red like crazy!
Locohead
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Lightning Bolt is back! Another 15 years and maybe Ancestral Recall will be back, LOL.
PaladinOfSunhome
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
You can't go wrong with this card.
4.0
ObsessedAddict
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This is like the apex of burn. 1 mana for 3 damage (at least) has become a standard in burn spells.
Kartakass
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(5 votes)
This is a little odd. Back in 1994 - 1995, we didn't consider this card "broken". Sure, it is an awesome card, but then again this card WAS the color red, just like "Dark Ritual" WAS the color black. This may sound obscene, but I don't think "Lightning Bolt" should have gone out of print for such a long time. Magic lost alot of it's appeal for me (and many of my friends) when "Lightning Bolt" turned into "Shock", "Hill Giant" became "Superinsectwarrior of Ghribnokthamwab" and "Roc of Kher Ridges" got axed or turned into another generic unpronouncable card. Call us strange, but we considered red the color of mountains, earth, fire and chaos. This means giants, elementals, fireballs, lightning bolts, ogres, orcs, goblins, rocs and even raging rivers.
I'm glad MTG tries to return to form a little and bring each color's specific flavor back. Lightning Bolt should never have gone out of print, just like blue needs the basic "Counterspell" back.
5 colors, each unique and it's on own flavor, good to see they are trying to bring that back.
SwordSkill
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(2 votes)
One of the cards that a re hard to find, even if it's common. You just need to open too many boosters to find one.
Jokergius
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I remember the first time I saw this card...I was like "WTF?! Is this for real?!" HAHA!! I didn't wanna use it, because I thought it was a fake >x3
Must...not...put...in...deck... Just kidding, it's a great card. Oh, and lightning strikes several times in one spot.
VirtueVsVice
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Arguably one of the top five best cards in Type2 right now. I don't think it's as broken as it would be if Flame Jav and some other powerful burn cards were still Type2.
Anything less than 5/5 would be a crime. It's just so darn versatile...
BDragon123
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
It's a fantastic burn card. As far as the best, that depends on the deck. I would argue that Lightning Axe is better for the particular deck that I'm building, that being a hellbent/madness themed deck. In that case, Lightning Axe is absolutely FANTASTIC: 5 damage AND I get to discard a card for 1 mana. FAR better than Lightning Bolt. But in most other situations, yeah, I'd agree that Lightning Bolt is significantly better.
liir007
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(46 votes)
Originally Richard Garfield had designed a cycle of cards based on a one for three ratio (Known as 'boon' cycle).
Ancestral Recall (draw 3 cards)
Quickly recognized as broken, it did not see reprint after the 2nd (Unlimited) edition. One should note that Richard was apparantly aware of Ancestral's unbalanced nature, as this is the only rare card in the cycle.
Lightning Bolt (deal 3 damage)
Red's card saw reprint up to 4th edition but was downgraded to shock with 6th edition in an effort to balance the game.
Dark Ritual (produce 3 black mana)
Dark Ritual's mana speed demon made it to 5th edition before being deemed unbalanced.
Healing Salve (gain or prevent 3 damage)
White made it to 8th edition but was so under played it was removed due to lack of interest.
Giant Growth (+3/+3)
Giant Growth may be the most printed non-land card in magic, it has seen print (as a common) in every edition.
Fordin
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
My gelectrodes love this thing
MadTheorist
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
this is rated higher than black lotus! and the m10 version of this has a lower rating than the older editions so dont blame the hype! it almost deserves p10!
goblinrunner09
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I love this card, i just love finishing people off with 2 drops in one turn :D
Kruce
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
One of Mtg's best cards in my opinion. :D
Maraxas-of-Keld
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(5 votes)
If your deck is red, you need 4. You would need a very good reason not to run them. Kills a high percentage of creatures at instant speed, and finishes people off.
Sumai4444
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Okay plain and simple, objective, deal as much damage to your opponent, as quickly as possible. Though by itself not enough, in the right deck, it beats everything accept 0 , 1, 2, 3, 4 and some 5 turn combo kill decks!
windwaker
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
love how this is rated better than the unlimited ancestral recall
Alex123321
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this card kills most of other cards in older packs like shock for example.
See i play mono red and this card is like the best important small guy killer because i hate wasting big costing kill spells like spire barrage and hate wasting kill spells required for big guys
Gaussgoat
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
What can you say? Pound for pound, the best burn card out there. Is there a more feared one drop for any creature with a toughness of 3 or less?
ClockworkSwordfish
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Oh yes. Hell yes.
Penance555
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
I'm sorry, but this card is NOT common. Out of 40 booster packs, I've gotten exactly ONE of these. I have 5...6...7, even 8 copies of pieces of crap like grave digger, zombie goliath, giant spider, deadly recluse, berserkers of blood ridge, runeclaw bear...I have 3 Serra Angels, 2 pithing needles... and exactly ONE lightning bolt. This thing should be labeled mythic rare.
faisjdas
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(8 votes)
Seriously, if you're running red, you're running four of these. No questions asked.
Alqatrkapa
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The best. And who in their right mind rated less than a 5?!
fastpond
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
the most powerful common out there 5 star!
MrQuizzles
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The gold standard for burn spells.
statiefreez
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
My Red-burn deck is back! Never thought Wizards would make the mistake of bringing THIS card back...what's next, Channel?
xd4
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
love spells like this, nothing wrong with it, no way it can possibly be bad
Qazior
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Whoa seven pages of comments?! Okay, no wonder. This is INSANE reprint. And I like it.
6/5 base, -1.0 because the art is to reddish, but points to flavor text, which totally describes this card. Unfortunately, rating is capped to 5 stars.
TheSuperbloop
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Darn. They reprinted it...as a common.
AWESOME! (?)
DoctorKenneth
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(91 votes)
"You have to help us!" Wizards says, barging in to the tiny office. "Creatures have taken over the game! Elf decks, Jund decks, Fae, Zoo- hyper-efficient creatures and underpriced bombs! You have to stop them! They've killed draw-go, and turned the game into a four-turn clock."
Lightning Bolt leans back a little. Casually, he puts his feet up on his desk. "Well, boy, I can't slow down your game for you. I don't ask questions- players, creatures, it's all the same. But I can make hyper-efficient mid-range creatures look like Grey Ogres. You've seen my work with that guy, right? Brilliant. But you do know that I haven't worked for you in years?"
Wizards lowers it's gaze. "We....we know. But we're desperate. We thought it might not look like an arms race between removal and creatures if we called in past contracts."
Bolt smirks. "Hey. I'm just glad to be back in the game." Slowly, he dons a pair of sunglasses. "Hey, Terminate? Get geared up. We've got work to do."
OutlawD1
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(4 votes)
They need to make a card that cost 0 and deals 10 damage. Then it will be THE BEST BURN SPELL EVA MADE!11
Paleopaladin
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@DoctorKenneth: 5/5 on your comment!
Saxophonist
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@DoctorKenneth
Holy crap. Never before have I heard a more accurate summary of why they brought good ol' Bolt back. You win the Internets.
Ezenthar
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@DoctorKenneth: You, sir, are a legend =
And this card is amazingly. Best word I can use to describe it.
Ameisenmeister
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(5 votes)
I don't like this very much. It may be a good burn spell (if not the best) but with this reprint all the other burn spells like Firebolt, Rift Bolt or Shock are totally weak in comparision. I not even dare to mention Volcanic Hammer...
Entropic_Acolyte
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Best post ever, Doc Kenneth.
This card is the undeniable proof that creature power-ramping has gotten out of hand. Red finally gets the boost that it deserved, since every color has gotten better at dealing with red, except red (although bolt helps aggro and counter-aggro, go red/blue!).
Shock simply wouldn't have made it in M10, nor would Volcanic Hammer.
Orim-s_Thunder
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@liir007 Healing Salve was actually removed from core sets because it was a modal spell and was confusing new players.
Sironos
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Got 2 so far in my red deck, definitely gonna get 2 more. Incredible that teh best burn spell ever (3 dmg to creature or player for 1 mana instant speed) is common! How can you rate this other than 5/5? If it's because of colour hate, just make a red deck too so you can also enjoy this, that's what I did ;)
They should have kept it at this 1mana for 3dmg, flame slash was a mistake imo.
Mindbend
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@dr kennith . brillant when they banned lighting bolt i stoped playing red as anything less just felt dirty . no if its back end is less then four be afaird. Imo lighting bolt is why red creatures have first strike.
bloodswj
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(5 votes)
Shock is still viable because you can only have 4 Lightning Bolts.
This is surely one of the greatest cards of all time because:
A) Low mana cost B) Instant C) three damage rules out a lot of creatures. D) common and easy to find.
dragonking987
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
dotorkenneth that is the most epic comment I have ever seen 5/5
divine_exodus
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Anyone who likes doctor kenneth's comment (AKA the entire gatherer database) can check out undecidedletter's comment on storm crow, 9th edition. That one is pretty awesome too.
Anyways...
5/5
Bursama
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This art is very cool, in my opinion. I like it even more, than the orginal one.
Annoyingblueplayer
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I'm pretty sure the flavor text on this printing is a reference to how it was replaced with shock for a while "a fierce energy he'd never thought to see again"
Salient
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(5 votes)
Back by popular demand, from the sound of it.
To our surprise, Wizards responded with a fierce energy we'd never thought to see again.
Welcome back.
Shadoflaam
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH come baaaack! I love you! Don't just leave me here to have to be with Incinerate and Brimstone Volley! You're the only one! Come back, Bolty! Come baaaaaaaahahahack!
DarthParallax
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Holy snap on a crack sandwich, it's ELMINSTER FUDD!
KILL DA WABBIT! KILL DA WABBIT! KILL DA WABBIT!
infernox10
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Wizards knew what they were doing with this reprint; just look at that flavour text. They brought back what most had feared as lost. Red mages, with this reprint, had a disgustingly sadistic, ney, GLEEFUL twinkul in their eyes, and a fiendish smirk, even if for only two core sets worth of time. Thank you, Wizards, for those moments back.
TheWallinator74
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Long live the king of burn spells.
ZestuXIII
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
SHAZAM! You know...Magic Lightning? Yeah...
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sorry, I have to brag. I drew a Russian foil one. :P
To make this post not completely useless, the transcribed name is Udar Molnii. Udar means "strike" (see Klitschko's political party in the Ukraine) and I strongly wonder if Molnii is associated with Mjollnir, the hammer of Thor, which, as we know, cast... Lightning bolts!!! :O
EvilDarkVoid
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The red mage shrieked, calling on the damage to mana ratio of his youth. To his surprise, WotC responded with a hyper-efficient burn spell he'd never thought to see again.
The_AC
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Awesome use of 4th-wall-breaking flavor text.
LordOfTheFlies87
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Any card that you MUST play is a bad card.
mitchaucoin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Probably the most used Magic card in history...everyone has a few bolts in their collection
SirLibraryEater
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The only thing that upsets me about this particular card is that M10 is the only printing I have. I have to deal with casting an ugly, flavor-texty card when I could be casting the satisfyingly clean text boxes of any other printing.
OlvynChuru
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I started playing Magic in Kamigawa Block. When Magic 2010 came out, this card was what made me buy cards from the set, and I had never before known that Lightning Bolt existed. It was much better than the burn spells which I had been used to, such as Puncture Blast, Incinerate and Char (keep in mind that I LIKED those cards).
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This was a four of in my first ever deck, a RDW's I built just as M10 came out... Ah the Memories
5/5 Stars
Silence9
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
5/5 all day every day. Favorite printing of this, the flavor text makes it much less plain and much more sinister. :)
Comments (94)
<3
Enough with my whining, back with a worthwhile comment: Lightning is an excellent card for aggro themed deck. Will give a quick advantage against pretty much all decks without creatures that have only (1) mana summoning cost, plus using a counter spell might not be the best idea (might want to save it for an emergency). I also love the flavor text; it is deliciously ironic and incredibly adequate. This card definitely deserves a 4/5 for being an excellent game opener and for sheer nostalgia overflow.
Flavor text is the best ^.^
Slightly broken, but then again, all the colors seem to be getting a boost so whatever.
Lightning, btw, does strike twice.
Blue. Needs Counterspell or Pact of Negation back to equal this.
Remarkably this card has currently a 5/5 rating in every edition except for Masters Edition and here in M10.
On the other hand i wonder how you can not give this card 5 out of 5 stars! I mean, it's likely the best burn spell ever printed.
You should rate a card by usability, not determine your rating by whether you like the card or not...at least that's how i rate cards.
4.0
I'm glad MTG tries to return to form a little and bring each color's specific flavor back. Lightning Bolt should never have gone out of print, just like blue needs the basic "Counterspell" back.
5 colors, each unique and it's on own flavor, good to see they are trying to bring that back.
HAHA!!
I didn't wanna use it, because I thought it was a fake
>x3
Anything less than 5/5 would be a crime. It's just so darn versatile...
Quickly recognized as broken, it did not see reprint after the 2nd (Unlimited) edition. One should note that Richard was apparantly aware of Ancestral's unbalanced nature, as this is the only rare card in the cycle.
Red's card saw reprint up to 4th edition but was downgraded to shock with 6th edition in an effort to balance the game.
Dark Ritual's mana speed demon made it to 5th edition before being deemed unbalanced.
White made it to 8th edition but was so under played it was removed due to lack of interest.
Giant Growth may be the most printed non-land card in magic, it has seen print (as a common) in every edition.
and the m10 version of this has a lower rating than the older editions so dont blame the hype!
it almost deserves p10!
See i play mono red and this card is like the best important small guy killer because i hate wasting big costing kill spells like spire barrage and hate wasting kill spells required for big guys
6/5 base, -1.0 because the art is to reddish, but points to flavor text, which totally describes this card. Unfortunately, rating is capped to 5 stars.
AWESOME! (?)
Lightning Bolt leans back a little. Casually, he puts his feet up on his desk. "Well, boy, I can't slow down your game for you. I don't ask questions- players, creatures, it's all the same. But I can make hyper-efficient mid-range creatures look like Grey Ogres. You've seen my work with that guy, right? Brilliant. But you do know that I haven't worked for you in years?"
Wizards lowers it's gaze. "We....we know. But we're desperate. We thought it might not look like an arms race between removal and creatures if we called in past contracts."
Bolt smirks. "Hey. I'm just glad to be back in the game." Slowly, he dons a pair of sunglasses. "Hey, Terminate? Get geared up. We've got work to do."
Holy crap. Never before have I heard a more accurate summary of why they brought good ol' Bolt back. You win the Internets.
And this card is amazingly. Best word I can use to describe it.
I not even dare to mention Volcanic Hammer...
This card is the undeniable proof that creature power-ramping has gotten out of hand. Red finally gets the boost that it deserved, since every color has gotten better at dealing with red, except red (although bolt helps aggro and counter-aggro, go red/blue!).
Shock simply wouldn't have made it in M10, nor would Volcanic Hammer.
They should have kept it at this 1mana for 3dmg, flame slash was a mistake imo.
T1: L.Bolt
T2: 2x L.Bolt
T3: Char
T4: L.Bolt, Char
A) Low mana cost
B) Instant
C) three damage rules out a lot of creatures.
D) common and easy to find.
Anyways...
5/5
"a fierce energy he'd never thought to see again"
To our surprise, Wizards responded with a fierce energy we'd never thought to see again.
Welcome back.
KILL DA WABBIT! KILL DA WABBIT! KILL DA WABBIT!
They brought back what most had feared as lost.
Red mages, with this reprint, had a disgustingly sadistic, ney, GLEEFUL twinkul in their eyes, and a fiendish smirk, even if for only two core sets worth of time.
Thank you, Wizards, for those moments back.
You know...Magic Lightning? Yeah...
To make this post not completely useless, the transcribed name is Udar Molnii. Udar means "strike" (see Klitschko's political party in the Ukraine) and I strongly wonder if Molnii is associated with Mjollnir, the hammer of Thor, which, as we know, cast... Lightning bolts!!! :O
5/5 Stars