Vow of Lightning

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Vow of Lightning: Enchantment - Aura, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment - Aura
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
164
Artist
Randy Vargas
Commander rank
7,729 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Enchant

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About Vow of Lightning

Vow of Lightning is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red enchantment from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 164 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

"For all I have lost, for all who have fallen, I will render you to dust." -Jared Carthalion

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Vow of Lightning by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Vow of Lightning

Vow of Lightning has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #GN3-88Uncommon2026
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #88Uncommon2022
The List (PLST) #CMR-209Uncommon2021
Commander Legends (CMR) #209Uncommon2020
Explorers of Ixalan (E02) #30Uncommon2017
Commander Anthology (CMA) #89Uncommon2017
Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #68Uncommon2015
Commander 2011 (CMD) #138Uncommon2011

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