Magic: The Gathering · box
Chain Lightning
Secret Lair Drop · #2047 · rare · 2019
Sorcery
Listings
No active listings
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Market reference
$2.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 2047 / 2634
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Adam Volker
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2025-04-28
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Removal
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Sorcery
Also does
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 2.6 copies on average · 5 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Adam Volker
This card was illustrated by Adam Volker.
About this card
Mana cost: {R}
Type: Sorcery
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $2.41 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €5.22 |
| EUR (foil) | €5.54 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chain Lightning is real?
Chain Lightning is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Chain Lightning worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chain Lightning is $2.41; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Chain Lightning from?
Chain Lightning is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secret Lair Drop" in the box series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Chain Lightning?
Chain Lightning is a rare card in the Secret Lair Drop set.
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