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"Find me cards equivalent to: Chain Lightning"

Cards equivalent to Chain Lightning (matching color, type, and similar effect):
1. Lightning Bolt — Sorcery, R, deals 3 damage to any target (no copy ability).
2. Skewer the Critics — Sorcery, R (costs R with spectacle), deals 3 damage to any target.
3. Lava Spike — Sorcery, R, deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
4. Play with Fire (not strictly equivalent, but deals 2 damage).


Reason: All are red sorceries that deal direct damage, like Chain Lightning. None copy themselves, but are closest matches.

Found Cards

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Chain Lightning

Lava Spike

Lightning Bolt

Play with Fire

Skewer the Critics

Chain Lightning #12 Sorcery

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 1
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • As Chain Lightning resolves, either the original or one of the copies, the targeted player or the controller of the targeted permanent may copy it. The copy has the same text, target, and color as the resolving spell, though the player creating the copy may choose a new target for it. Once that copy is created (or not), the Chain Lightning finishes resolving and leaves the stack.
  • If the targeted player or permanent is an illegal target as Chain Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve and none of its effects happen. It can't be copied.
  • The copy of Chain Lightning is created on the stack, so it's not cast. Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. Players may respond to that spell before it resolves.
  • The player putting the copy of the spell on the stack controls that copy.

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    Legalities

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

    Text

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

    Lava Spike #136 Sorcery — Arcane

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • Sorcery
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  • Arcane
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Arcane is a spell subtype that has no inherent rules meaning. It may be referenced by effects from other cards.

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    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.53 EUR 1.14 EUR
    Manapool / 1.81 USD 0.67 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.94 USD / 2.09 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.

    Lightning Bolt #IFIYW-2 aka. Bolt Instant

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8 v9 v10 v11 v12 v13 v14 v15
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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • Instant
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    Manapool 2.79 USD / 2.26 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.67 USD / 3.01 USD
    Cardmarket 4.94 EUR / 4.74 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

    Play with Fire #154 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • Instant
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

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    Tcgplayer 0.63 USD / 4.7 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 10.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.44 EUR 0.79 EUR
    Manapool / 4.89 USD 0.5 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Play with Fire deals 2 damage to any target. If a player is dealt damage this way, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

    Skewer the Critics #26 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Spectacle

    Rules

  • A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.
  • Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
  • In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)
  • Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.
  • Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.39 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.21 USD
    Cardmarket 0.17 EUR / 0.21 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 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

    Spectacle (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.