Redirect Lightning
Redirect Lightning: Instant - Lesson, Avatar: The Last Airbender. As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or pay 2. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant - Lesson
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA)
- Released
- 2025-11-21
- Collector number
- 151
- Artist
- Toni Infante
- Commander rank
- 602 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Redirect Lightning
Redirect Lightning is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red instant from Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), an expansion set released in November 2025. It is collector number 151 in that set, with art by Toni Infante. It costs {R} (one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $13.15 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or pay {2}.
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
"A Waterbender lets their defense become their offense, turning their opponent's energy against them. I learned a way to do this with lightning." -Iroh
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $13.15 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Redirect Lightning by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Redirect Lightning
Redirect Lightning has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos (PTLA) #151s | Rare | 2025 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #343 | Rare | 2025 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Redirect Lightning, newest first.
- If a spell or ability targets multiple things, you can't target it with Redirect Lightning, even if all but one of those targets have become illegal.
- You don't choose the new target for the spell or ability until Redirect Lightning resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets to choose from, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target has somehow become illegal itself.
- If a spell or ability targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Redirect Lightning.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.