Burst Lightning (Foundations #192)

Burst Lightning {R}

Instant

Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.)

Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.

Illustrated by Vance Kovacs

Standard
Alchemy
Pioneer
Explorer
Modern
Historic
Legacy
Brawl
Vintage
Timeless
Commander
Pauper
Oathbreaker
Penny
Notes and Rules Information for Burst Lightning:
  • If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked." (2024-11-08)
  • The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once. (2024-11-08)
  • If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it. (2024-11-08)
  • If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked. (2024-11-08)
  • If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was. (2024-11-08)
  • To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was. (2024-11-08)