Lightning, Army of One
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
First strike, trample, lifelink
Stagger — 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.
"Lightning. It flashes bright, then fades away. It can't protect. It only destroys."
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- Set
- Final Fantasy (FIN #233)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Artist
- Shiyu
- EDHREC rank
- #2,361
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 1
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Genji Glove
- Puresteel Paladin
- Duelist's Heritage
- Buster Sword
- Lizard Blades
- Lightning Bolt
- Brotherhood Regalia
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Aurelia, the Warleader
- Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
- Rogue's Passage
- Full Throttle
- Sword of the Animist
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Bastion Protector
- Sram, Senior Edificer
- Combat Celebrant
- Sigarda's Aid
- Stoneforge Mystic
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Aggravated Assault
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Forge Anew
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Steelshaper's Gift
- Restoration Magic
- Akiri, Fearless Voyager
- Trailblazer's Boots
- Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
- Blade Historian
- The Spear of Leonidas
- Deflecting Palm
- Hammer of Nazahn
- Slayers' Stronghold
- Colossus Hammer
- Open the Armory
- Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
- Boros Charm
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Mother of Runes
- Lightning Greaves
- Danitha Capashen, Paragon
- Seize the Day
- Reyav, Master Smith
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Mithril Coat
- Embercleave
- Arena of Glory
- Champion's Helm
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Mountain
- Plains
- Sol Ring
- Command Tower
- Arcane Signet
- Clifftop Retreat
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Swords to Plowshares
- Boros Charm
- Rogue's Passage
- Genji Glove
- Puresteel Paladin
- Battlefield Forge
- Path to Exile
- Sacred Foundry
- Aurelia, the Warleader
- Talisman of Conviction
- Sword of the Animist
- Duelist's Heritage
- Lightning Bolt
- Rugged Prairie
- Buster Sword
- Sram, Senior Edificer
- Lightning Greaves
- Lizard Blades
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Brotherhood Regalia
- Furycalm Snarl
- Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
- Sundown Pass
- Boros Signet
- Spectator Seating
- Sigarda's Aid
- Deflecting Palm
- Slayers' Stronghold
- Blasphemous Act
- Combat Celebrant
- Full Throttle
- Stoneforge Mystic
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Bastion Protector
- Steelshaper's Gift
- Forge Anew
- Akiri, Fearless Voyager
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Restoration Magic
- Professional Face-Breaker
Format legality
Rulings
- 2025-06-06
If another effect (or effects) modifies how much damage a source you control would deal—by preventing some of it, for example—the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses the order in which any such effects (including Lightning's) apply. If all of the damage is prevented, Lightning's effect no longer applies.
- 2025-06-06
If damage dealt by a source you control is being divided or assigned among multiple permanents and/or players, that damage is divided or assigned before doubling. For example, if you attack with a 5/5 creature with trample and it's blocked by a 2/2 creature, you can assign 2 damage to the blocker and 3 damage to the defending player. Those amounts are then doubled to 4 and 6, respectively.
- 2025-06-06
The damage is dealt by the same source as the original source of damage. The doubled damage isn't dealt by Lightning unless it was the original source of damage.