This product features Ball Lightning, card number 176 from the 1995 Magic: The Gathering Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border set.
Ball Lightning
1995 • Magic: The Gathering • Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
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Ball Lightning serves as a powerful red elemental in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originally released in 1995 as part of the Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border set. Identified by card number 176, this creature demands three red mana to cast and offers a formidable six power with one toughness. The card features the iconic Haste ability, allowing it to attack immediately upon entering the battlefield, and Trample, enabling excess damage to bypass blockers. Its unique drawback requires the controller to sacrifice the creature at the beginning of the end step, making it a temporary but devastating force in combat. Collectors of vintage Magic: The Gathering products often seek out the Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border for its distinct design language and historical significance in the TCG's early expansion history. The artist Quinton Hoover brought this fiery elemental to life, creating an image that remains recognizable to fans of the game. For those building comprehensive collections of 1990s Magic cards, securing a copy of Ball Lightning is a notable achievement. Whether for completing a set or appreciating the legacy of the Foreign Black Border series, this card represents a pivotal moment in trading card game history.
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Ball Lightning
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Quinton Hoover
Card Stock
English
{R}{R}{R}
Creature — Elemental
6 / 1
R
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Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.