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"Find me cards equivalent to: Riddle of Lightning"

Here are some cards similar to Riddle of Lightning that are red instants and deal damage based on a revealed or chosen card’s characteristic:
1. Magma Opus (Red/Blue, Instant): Deals 4 damage, but not based on reveal/mana value.
2. Erratic Explosion (Red, Sorcery): Reveal cards until you reveal a nonland card; deals damage equal to its mana value—very close but not instant.
3. Soulfire Eruption (Red, Sorcery): Exile top cards and deal damage, but it's a sorcery.

Closest match: Riddle of Lightning is unique among red instants for its specific effect. No other red instant matches all properties (instant, damage equal to revealed card’s mana value). Erratic Explosion is the closest, but it's a sorcery.

Found Cards

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Erratic Explosion

Magma Opus

Riddle of Lightning

Soulfire Eruption

Erratic Explosion #201 Sorcery

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If all your cards are lands, no damage is dealt.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 2.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer / 2.12 USD 0.19 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR / 1.89 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Choose any target. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card. Erratic Explosion deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player. Put the revealed cards on the bottom of your library in any order.

    Magma Opus #318 Instant

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 8
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Tokens:
    Treasure Elemental

    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • If somehow all of Magma Opus's targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, none of its effects happen. You will not create an Elemental token or draw two cards.
  • The same permanent can be chosen as a target for each of the two instances of "target." That is, you can have Magma Opus both deal damage to a creature or planeswalker and then tap it. (We're having a hard time imagining why you would, but you're the brilliant student.)
  • You also choose how the 4 damage will be divided among the first group of targets as you cast Magma Opus. You must have at least 1 damage dealt to each of those targets.
  • You choose all targets for Magma Opus as you cast the spell. This includes up to four targets for the first effect and two target permanents for the second effect.
  • You must choose two different target permanents for the second effect. You may choose permanents that are already tapped.

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    Tcgplayer 0.34 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Magma Opus deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Tap two target permanents. Create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. Draw two cards. ,Discardthis card: Create a Treasure token.

    Riddle of Lightning #107 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.

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    Tcgplayer / 0.41 USD 0.07 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.31 EUR 0.07 EUR
    Manapool / 0.31 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.

    Soulfire Eruption #86028 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 9
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • As Soulfire Eruption resolves, if you have chosen multiple targets (and we really hope you have), those targets will be handled one at a time in turn order. Start with targets that are either the player whose turn it is (probably you) or permanents that player controls. You choose the relative order of targets within that group. For whichever target you select first, exile the top card of your library, then Soulfire Eruption deals damage to that target. Repeat this process for each subsequent target in the group. After that group is done, move on to targets that are either the next player in turn order or permanents they control. Again, you choose the relative order of targets in that group. Repeat the whole process for each other player.
  • If you're playing with the top card of your library revealed (perhaps because of Courser of Kruphix), you'll see the new top card of your library after each time a card is exiled while Soulfire Eruption's ability is resolving. Notably, you'll see which card is on top of your library before selecting from among the targets in each group. For example: in a three-player game, you're playing with the top card of your library revealed and you cast Soulfire Eruption targeting your two opponents and a creature controlled by the last opponent in turn order. You exile the top card of your library and Soulfire Eruption deals damage to the first opponent. You'll see the new top card of your library before selecting whether the next target will be the last opponent or the creature they control.
  • Nothing can happen in between the damage being dealt to each target, and no player can choose to take actions. Any abilities that trigger while Soulfire Eruption is resolving go on the stack after Soulfire Eruption finishes resolving.
  • Playing an exiled card causes it to leave exile. Soulfire Eruption won't let you play it multiple times, even if the card later returns to exile somehow.
  • Soulfire Eruption doesn't change when you can play the exiled cards. For example, if you exile a sorcery card, you can cast it only during your main phase. If you exile a land card, you can play it only during your main phase and only if you have an available land play remaining.

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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Choose any number of target creatures, planeswalkers, and/or players. For each of them, exile the top card of your library, then Soulfire Eruption deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player. You may play the exiled cards until the end of your next turn.