Blightning

Blightning

Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}{R}

How we read this card

Blightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards two cards.

on-cast — deals 3 damage

on-cast —

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, discard a card.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker deals noncombat damage — 357 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

  1. Tamanoa — When Blightning deals noncombat damage, Tamanoa gains you that much life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

When Blightning makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  6. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  7. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  8. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  9. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  10. Currency Converter — exiles it

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

When Blightning deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

When Blightning makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

When Blightning is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — gets +1/+1
  3. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  4. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  5. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  6. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  7. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  8. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  9. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  10. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

  1. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  2. Harness the Storm — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  3. Samwise Gamgee — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  4. Bloodbond March — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  5. Transplant Theorist — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  6. Heart-Shaped Herb — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  7. Wayward Angel — Blightning fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  8. Rescue from the Underworld — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  9. Victimize — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  10. Bound // Determined — Blightning puts cards into the graveyard that Bound // Determined can bring back

434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Blightning:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  5. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  6. Compost — draws you 1 card
  7. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  8. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  9. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Blightning is one).

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When a player is dealt damage thanks to Blightning, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

14 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.