Riddle of Lightning
Future Sight · #105 · common · EN
Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}
Type: Instant
Commonly played as: Removal, Draw, Burn
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.
Artist: Daren Bader
Released: 2007-05-04
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Market price
- TCGplayer: $0.17
- TCGplayer foil: $0.49
- Cardmarket: €0.06
- Cardmarket foil: €0.37
- MTGO tix: 0.03
$0.49$0.04
2026-01-252026-11-12
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.
Other languages
The same printing (Future Sight #105) in 10 other languages.
Store prices
The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.
Finish
Condition
Currency
| Store | Condition | Finish | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | NM | regular | €0.07 | today |
| CardTrader | DM | regular | €0.11 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | HP | regular | €0.11 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | MP | regular | €0.11 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | NM | regular | €0.11 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | SP | regular | €0.11 | yesterday |
| Magic Stronghold | HP | regular | CA$0.18 | yesterday |
| The Comic Hunter | NM | regular | CA$0.18 | today |
| Magic Stronghold | MP | regular | CA$0.20 | yesterday |
| Everything Games | MP | regular | CA$0.20 | 9 days ago |
| ManaPool | HP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| Magic Stronghold | SP | regular | CA$0.24 | yesterday |
| ManaPool | DM | regular | $0.17 | today |
| MTG Mexico | DM | regular | 4.19 MXN | 3 days ago |
| ManaPool | MP | foil | $0.23 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | foil | $0.25 | today |
| ManaPool | HP | foil | $0.29 | today |
| CardTrader | SP | foil | €0.29 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | MP | foil | €0.30 | yesterday |
| Le Valet De Coeur | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | today |
| 401 Games | MP | foil | CA$0.56 | today |
| Cardmarket | NM | foil | €0.37 | today |
| CardTrader | HP | foil | €0.37 | yesterday |
| TopDeck Hero | SP | foil | CA$0.59 | 4 days ago |
| The Games Cube | HP | foil | 0.65 AUD | 4 days ago |
| Hydra Collect | NM | foil | 8.76 MXN | 4 days ago |
| ManaPool | MP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | regular | $0.15 | today |
| Fetch & Shock Games | NM | regular | CA$0.25 | 7 days ago |
| McNabb Games | SP | regular | $0.18 | yesterday |
| House Of Cards | SP | regular | CA$0.27 | 2 days ago |
| Atlas Collectables | NM | regular | CA$0.29 | today |
| Le Coin Du Jeu | NM | regular | CA$0.35 | 5 days ago |
| Taverne du Collectionneur | NM | regular | CA$0.35 | 3 days ago |
| The Southern Geeks | MP | regular | $0.25 | 3 days ago |
| Gamezilla | SP | regular | CA$0.36 | today |
| MTG Mexico | HP | regular | 4.79 MXN | 3 days ago |
| Face To Face Games | SP | regular | CA$0.39 | today |
| Card Kingdom | SP | regular | $0.28 | 3 days ago |
| Gamezilla | NM | regular | CA$0.40 | today |
| Hydra Collect | NM | regular | 5.25 MXN | 4 days ago |
| MTG Mexico | MP | regular | 5.39 MXN | 3 days ago |
| MTG Mexico | SP | regular | 5.81 MXN | 3 days ago |
| TopDeck Hero | SP | regular | CA$0.45 | 4 days ago |
| 401 Games | SP | regular | CA$0.45 | today |
| First Player | SP | regular | CA$0.45 | 3 days ago |
| Bazaar of Magic | NM | regular | €0.30 | yesterday |
| GameKeeper | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | today |
| GameKeeper | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | today |
| Le Valet De Coeur | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | today |
| Face To Face Games | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | today |
| Card Kingdom | NM | regular | $0.35 | 3 days ago |
| 401 Games | NM | regular | CA$0.50 | today |
| 401 Games | SP | foil | CA$0.68 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | foil | $0.49 | today |
| Fetch & Shock Games | SP | regular | CA$0.75 | 7 days ago |
| Taverne du Collectionneur | NM | foil | CA$0.75 | 3 days ago |
| 401 Games | NM | foil | CA$0.75 | today |
| Axion Now | NM | regular | £0.40 | today |
| Axion Now | SP | regular | £0.47 | today |
| Recycled Entertainment | SP | regular | $0.71 | today |
| CardTrader | NM | foil | €0.74 | yesterday |
No offer matches these choices.
Truncated: 36 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 63 in total.
Format legality
- standard: not legal
- pioneer: legal
- modern: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- commander: legal
- pauper: legal
- brawl: legal
In Gestic collections
- Held in 23 lists
- Played in 1 deck
- 80 copies tracked
Decks that play this card
- Fate Blaster {R}{U}
- Fates Foreseen {R}{U}
All printings of Riddle of Lightning
USD · low $0.08 · high $0.21
| Set | # | Rarity | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Spiral Remastered | 183 | common | $0.21 |
| Jumpstart | 359 | uncommon | $0.19 |
| Journey into Nyx | 107 | uncommon | $0.08 |
| Future Sight | 105 | common | $0.17 |