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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Barbed Lightning

2R · Instant

Choose one — • Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature. • Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

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