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Lightning, Army of One {1}{R}{W}

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.

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Final Fantasy

English · 2025-06-13

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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Standard legal because this card is from Final Fantasy, released 2025-06-13, and the set is Standard legal.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 0c665905-183b-401f-b83c-a312d032e061
Oracle ID: 585eb5bc-5a3d-44d8-b593-1ff0d67f96a7
TCGplayer ID: 631034

📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence

Standard Decks24%
Avg. Copies2.6
Sideboard Share3%
Top Archetypes:
Boros Convoke (40%)Boros Heroic (60%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
1st Place at Standard Challenge 32-Player (M. Juza)July 4, 2026
Top 8 at Arena Championship Qualifier (J. Finkel)July 5, 2026

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