Lightning, Army of One

Lightning, Army of One

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Mana cost: {1}{R}{W}

How we read this card

First strike, trample, lifelink
Whenever Lightning deals combat damage to a player, until your next turn, if a source would deal damage to that player or a permanent that player controls, it deals double that damage instead.

triggered — doubles the damage

What we read on this card

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: anything deals combat damage, anything deals noncombat damage.

Works well with

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 871 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When Lightning, Army of One enters, Veteran's Armaments triggers

a Soldier creature it grants abilities to — 873 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Mobilization — Mobilization gives Lightning, Army of One vigilance

872 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is gained — 798 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One gains life:

  1. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elenda's Hierophant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Attended Healer — makes a token
  4. Field-Tested Frying Pan — gets +X/+X, where X is the amount of life you gained
  5. Vanguard Seraph — surveils
  6. Nykthos Paragon — puts that many counters on a creature
  7. Dawn of Hope — draws you 1 card
  8. Ajani Resolute — puts a counter on a permanent
  9. The Destined White Mage — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

a Human it boosts — 2,014 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Sanctuary Lockdown — Sanctuary Lockdown gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats

2,013 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 2,042 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One enters:

  1. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  4. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  5. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  6. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage
  7. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

a creature attacks — 6,550 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  5. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  6. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — triggers
  7. Total War — kills a creature
  8. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers
  9. Super-Soldier Serum — triggers
  10. Norin the Wary — flickers itself

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

anything attacks — 6,550 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Apothecary White — makes a token
  4. Guide of Souls — triggers
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  6. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature blocks — 6,550 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  3. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  4. Noble Stand — gains you 2 life
  5. Battle Cry — gives +0/+1
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 6,550 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One attacks:

  1. Basri Ket — makes a token
  2. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature deals combat damage — 6,550 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

  1. Antagonist Incorporator — When Lightning, Army of One deals combat damage, Antagonist Incorporator makes a token

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

anything deals combat damage — 6,550 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

When Lightning, Army of One deals combat damage:

  1. Akki Lavarunner // Tok-Tok, Volcano Born — adds 1 to the damage
  2. Embermaw Hellion — adds 1 to the damage
  3. Torbran, Thane of Red Fell — adds 2 to the damage

6,547 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 6,572 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One is cast:

  1. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  3. Oltec Matterweaver — triggers
  4. Pure Reflection — kills a Reflection
  5. Bygone Bishop — triggers

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

a creature it boosts — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Warleader's Call — Warleader's Call gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  2. Vanquisher's Banner — Vanquisher's Banner gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  3. Amazing Alliance — Amazing Alliance gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  4. Path of Bravery — Path of Bravery gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  5. Paladin Class — Paladin Class gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  6. Divine Sacrament — Divine Sacrament gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  7. Boon of the Spirit Realm — Boon of the Spirit Realm gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  8. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite — Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  9. Spear of Heliod — Spear of Heliod gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats
  10. Vibrating Sphere — Vibrating Sphere gives Lightning, Army of One bigger stats

7,157 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants abilities to — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Hexing Squelcher — Hexing Squelcher gives Lightning, Army of One ward
  2. Skyhunter Strike Force — Skyhunter Strike Force gives Lightning, Army of One melee
  3. Sublime Archangel — Sublime Archangel gives Lightning, Army of One exalted
  4. Gate Hound — Gate Hound gives Lightning, Army of One vigilance
  5. Two-Headed Giant of Foriys — Two-Headed Giant of Foriys gives Lightning, Army of One an extra ability
  6. The Seriema — The Seriema gives Lightning, Army of One indestructible
  7. Foriysian Totem — Foriysian Totem gives Lightning, Army of One an extra ability
  8. Echo Circlet — Echo Circlet gives Lightning, Army of One an extra ability
  9. Vanguard's Shield — Vanguard's Shield gives Lightning, Army of One an extra ability
  10. Alacrian Armory — Alacrian Armory gives Lightning, Army of One vigilance

7,157 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies speed increase to — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Urabrask the Hidden — Urabrask the Hidden gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  2. Tannuk, Steadfast Second — Tannuk, Steadfast Second gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  3. Tuktuk Rubblefort — Tuktuk Rubblefort gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  4. Anger — Anger gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  5. Thousand-Year Elixir — Thousand-Year Elixir gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  6. Akroma's Memorial — Akroma's Memorial gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  7. Barbarian Class — Barbarian Class gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  8. Emblem of the Warmind — Emblem of the Warmind gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  9. Fervor — Fervor gives Lightning, Army of One haste
  10. Rage Reflection — Rage Reflection gives Lightning, Army of One haste

7,157 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies extra combat to — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Swinging Ship — Swinging Ship gives Lightning, Army of One its extra combat

7,166 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants types to — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Amorphous Axe — Amorphous Axe gives Lightning, Army of One an extra creature type
  2. Runed Stalactite — Runed Stalactite gives Lightning, Army of One an extra creature type

7,165 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it makes cheaper to cast — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Herald's Horn — Herald's Horn reduces what Lightning, Army of One costs
  2. Planar Gate — Planar Gate reduces what Lightning, Army of One costs
  3. Urza's Incubator — Urza's Incubator reduces what Lightning, Army of One costs

7,164 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies animate to — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Spark Rupture — Spark Rupture gives Lightning, Army of One life as a creature

7,166 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies untap to — 7,167 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this.

  1. Dazzling Theater // Prop Room — Dazzling Theater // Prop Room gives Lightning, Army of One an extra untap

7,166 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,303 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

When Lightning, Army of One enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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

anything enters the battlefield — 10,759 cards in Lightning's colors can cause this (Lightning is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Lightning, Army of One enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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