Riddle of Lightning JOU

Other printings of "Riddle of Lightning": FUT #105 JOU #107 TSR #183 JMP #359

Card

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artist	Daarken
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attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	R
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colors	R
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edhrecRank	19453
edhrecSaltiness	0.12
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finishes	nonfoil, foil
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frameVersion	2003
hand
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keywords	Scry
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{3}{R}{R}
manaValue	5
name	Riddle of Lightning
number	107
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originalReleaseDate
originalText	Choose target creature or player. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that creature or player. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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printings	FUT, JMP, JOU, TSR
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rarity	uncommon
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setCode	JOU
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text	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.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
uuid	b2f17c81-7e65-5802-9b15-973e000fda18
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watermark
setName	Journey into Nyx

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Legalities

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gladiator	Legal
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legacy	Legal
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oathbreaker	Legal
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pauper	Legal
paupercommander	Legal
penny	Legal
pioneer	Legal
predh	Legal
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standard
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timeless	Legal
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vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	闪电谜题	瞬间	选择目标生物或牌手。占卜3，然后展示你的牌库顶牌。闪电谜题对该生物或牌手造成伤害，其数量等同于所展示牌的总法术力费用。（占卜3的流程是检视你牌库顶的三张牌，然后将其中任意数量的牌以任意顺序置于你牌库底，其余则以任意顺序置于你牌库顶。）	380649
Chinese Traditional	閃電謎題	瞬間	選擇目標生物或玩家。占卜3，然後展示你的牌庫頂牌。閃電謎題對該生物或玩家造成傷害，其數量等同於所展示牌的總魔法力費用。（占卜3的流程是檢視你牌庫頂的三張牌，然後將其中任意數量的牌以任意順序置於你牌庫底，其餘則以任意順序置於你牌庫頂。）	380814
French	Crible d'éclairs	Éphémère	Choisissez une cible, créature ou joueur. Regard 3, puis révélez la carte du dessus de votre bibliothèque. Le Crible d'éclairs inflige un nombre de blessures égal au coût converti de mana de cette carte à cette créature ou à ce joueur. (Pour appliquer regard 3, regardez les trois cartes du dessus de votre bibliothèque. Mettez n'importe quel nombre d'entre elles au-dessous de votre bibliothèque et le reste au-dessus, dans n'importe quel ordre.)	381144
German	Rätselhaftes Gewitter	Spontanzauber	Bestimme eine Kreatur oder einen Spieler deiner Wahl. Hellsicht 3, decke dann die oberste Karte deiner Bibliothek auf. Das Rätselhafte Gewitter fügt dieser Kreatur oder diesem Spieler so viele Schadenspunkte zu, wie die umgewandelten Manakosten dieser Karte betragen. (Betrachte für Hellsicht 3 die obersten drei Karten deiner Bibliothek und lege dann eine beliebige Anzahl davon unter deine Bibliothek und den Rest in beliebiger Reihenfolge oben darauf.)	380979
Italian	Indovinello del Fulmine	Istantaneo	Scegli una creatura o un giocatore bersaglio. Profetizza 3, poi rivela la prima carta del tuo grimorio. L'Indovinello del Fulmine infligge a quella creatura o a quel giocatore danno pari al costo di mana convertito di quella carta. (Per profetizzare 3, guarda le prime tre carte del tuo grimorio, poi mettine un qualsiasi numero in fondo al tuo grimorio e le altre in cima in qualsiasi ordine.)	381309
Japanese	稲妻の謎	インスタント	クリーチャー１体かプレイヤー１人を対象とする。占術３を行い、その後あなたのライブラリーの一番上のカードを公開する。稲妻の謎はそのクリーチャーかプレイヤーに、そのカードの点数で見たマナ・コストに等しい点数のダメージを与える。（占術３を行うには、あなたのライブラリーの一番上から３枚のカードを見て、そのうちの望む枚数のカードを望む順番であなたのライブラリーの一番下に置き、残りを望む順番で一番上に置く。）	381474
Korean	번개의 수수께끼	순간마법	생물 또는 플레이어를 목표로 정한다. 점술 3을 한 후, 당신의 서고 맨 위의 카드를 공개한다. 번개의 수수께끼는 그 생물이나 플레이어에게 그 카드의 전환마나비용 만큼의 피해를 입힌다. (점술 3을 하려면, 당신의 서고 맨 위의 카드 세 장을 본다. 당신은 그 카드들 중 원하는 만큼을 당신의 서고 맨 밑에 놓고 나머지를 당신의 서고 맨 위에 원하는 순서대로 놓을 수 있다.)	381639
Portuguese (Brazil)	Enigma do Relâmpago	Mágica Instantânea	Escolha uma criatura ou jogador alvo. Use vidência 3 e revele o card do topo do seu grimório. Enigma do Relâmpago causa àquela criatura ou jogador uma quantidade de dano equivalente ao custo de mana convertido daquele card. (Para usar vidência 3, olhe os três cards do topo do seu grimório. Depois, coloque qualquer número deles no fundo do seu grimório e o resto no topo em qualquer ordem.)	381804
Russian	Загадка Молнии	Мгновенное заклинание	Выберите целевое существо или игрока. Предскажите 3, затем покажите верхнюю карту вашей библиотеки. Загадка Молнии наносит тому существу или игроку повреждения, равные конвертированной мана-стоимости той карты. (Чтобы предсказать 3, посмотрите три верхние карты вашей библиотеки, затем положите любое количество из них в низ вашей библиотеки, а остальные на верх вашей библиотеки в любом порядке.)	381969
Spanish	Acertijo de relámpago	Instantáneo	Elige una criatura o jugador objetivo. Adivina 3, luego muestra la primera carta de tu biblioteca. El Acertijo de relámpago hace daño igual al coste de maná convertido de esa carta a esa criatura o jugador. (Para adivinar 3, mira las tres primeras cartas de tu biblioteca, luego pon cualquier cantidad de ellas en el fondo de tu biblioteca y el resto en la parte superior en cualquier orden.)	382134

Rulings

date	text
2021-03-19	If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
2021-03-19	If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.