Lightning Runner
| Name | Lightning Runner |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — human warrior |
| Description | Double strike, haste
Whenever this creature attacks, you get  (two energy counters), then you may pay eight . If you pay, untap all creatures you control, and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase. |
| Flavor | "Catch me if you can." |
| Artist | Raymond Swanland |
| Set | Aetherdrift Commander #103 |
| Wallpaper |  Download wallpaper |
| Image |  Download image |
About Lightning Runner
Lightning Runner, Creature — human warrior, designed by Raymond Swanland first released in January 2017 in the set Aether Revolt Promos and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 10.73. It's a key card in 3 combos.
A deck that focuses on aggressive strategies and generating energy counters would benefit from including Lightning Runner, as it provides a powerful combat ability with double strike and haste, along with the potential for additional combat phases. While Lightning Runner can be a strong finisher in the right deck, it may face competition from cards like Hellrider or Combat Celebrant, which offer similar aggressive capabilities. Ultimately, Lightning Runner could see play in decks looking to close out games quickly with a burst of combat damage and extra turns.
Rules
06/07/2024
{E} is the energy symbol. It represents one energy counter.
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Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
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Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
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If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
06/07/2024
If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
06/07/2024
Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
06/07/2024
Some spells and abilities that give you {E} may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't get any {E}.
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Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E}. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of {E} as the ability resolves.
06/07/2024
Some triggered abilities that state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E} describe an effect that happens "If you do." In that case, no player may take actions to try to stop the ability's effect after you make your choice. If the payment is followed by the phrase "When you do," then you'll choose any targets for that reflexive triggered ability and put it on the stack before players can take actions.
02/09/2017
You untap all creatures you control, including ones that aren’t attacking.
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 | Card Kingdom |  23 uni.
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| 2024-09-23 | 40.30 JMD | 106.42 JMD | 0 |
| 2024-09-30 | 41.49 JMD | 105.67 JMD | 1 |
| 2024-10-07 | 40.04 JMD | 106.65 JMD | 1 |
| 2024-10-14 | 33.76 JMD | 106.90 JMD | 2 |
| 2024-10-21 | 27.76 JMD | 103.80 JMD | 1 |
| 2024-10-28 | 30.19 JMD | 104.55 JMD | 1 |
| 2024-11-06 | 29.80 JMD | 103.28 JMD | 1 |
| 2024-11-11 | 28.06 JMD | 93.69 JMD | 0 |
| 2024-11-18 | 28.94 JMD | 82.61 JMD | 0 |
| 2024-11-25 | 29.30 JMD | 101.25 JMD | 1 |
| 2024-12-02 | 32.75 JMD | 106.69 JMD | 0 |
| 2024-12-09 | 34.94 JMD | 107.57 JMD | 0 |
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| 2025-01-13 | 34.94 JMD | 107.57 JMD | 0 |
| 2025-01-20 | 34.94 JMD | 107.57 JMD | 3 |
| 2025-01-27 | 34.94 JMD | 107.57 JMD | 3 |
| 2025-02-03 | 34.94 JMD | 107.57 JMD | 0 |
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| 2025-02-18 | 25.44 JMD | 92.14 JMD | 1 |
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| 2025-10-27 | 18.39 JMD | 67.50 JMD | 0 |
| 2025-11-03 | 13.73 JMD | 65.03 JMD | 0 |
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| 2025-12-15 | 4.90 JMD | 63.48 JMD | 1 |
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| 2026-01-01 | 6.51 JMD | 66.35 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-01-05 | 6.44 JMD | 66.09 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-01-13 | 5.21 JMD | 66.20 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-01-20 | 3.14 JMD | 66.20 JMD | 1 |
| 2026-01-26 | 1.53 JMD | 65.19 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1.53 JMD | 77.67 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1.53 JMD | 81.52 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-02-16 | 1.53 JMD | 81.52 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-02-23 | 3.58 JMD | 80.50 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-03-02 | 3.06 JMD | 74.24 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-03-10 | 6.13 JMD | 62.67 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-03-16 | 6.01 JMD | 58.10 JMD | 1 |
| 2026-04-02 | 12.56 JMD | 78.45 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-04-07 | 1.53 JMD | 63.25 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-04-14 | 1.30 JMD | 52.94 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-04-23 | 1.23 JMD | 66.30 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1.23 JMD | 65.89 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-05-05 | 1.23 JMD | 54.24 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | 1.33 JMD | 54.55 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-05-20 | 1.30 JMD | 54.63 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-05-25 | 1.53 JMD | 52.40 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | 1.53 JMD | 51.91 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-06-08 | 1.53 JMD | 53.24 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1.53 JMD | 53.12 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-06-23 | 1.53 JMD | 54.30 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1.53 JMD | 56.49 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-07-06 | 1.53 JMD | 67.16 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-07-13 | 1.53 JMD | 79.90 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-07-20 | 1.53 JMD | 80.64 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | 10.73 JMD | 85.45 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-08-03 | 12.48 JMD | 84.80 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-08-10 | 13.92 JMD | 88.17 JMD | 0 |
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| 2026-08-24 | 18.87 JMD | 65.19 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-09-01 | 9.30 JMD | 63.03 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-09-07 | 10.73 JMD | 62.91 JMD | 0 |
| 2026-09-14 | 10.73 JMD | 63.13 JMD | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions about Lightning Runner
What type of card is Lightning Runner?
Lightning Runner is a Creature — human warrior card in Magic: the Gathering MTG.
What is the effect of Lightning Runner?
Double strike, haste Whenever this creature attacks, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters), then you may pay eight {E}. If you pay, untap all creatures you control, and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
What is the price of Lightning Runner?
Lightning Runner currently starts at 10.73. See live prices from multiple sellers in the Where to buy section above.
What is the original set of Lightning Runner?
Lightning Runner was first released in the set Aether Revolt Promos, illustrated by Raymond Swanland.
What is the legality of Lightning Runner?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Lightning Runner can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What are the combos with Lightning Runner?
Lightning Runner is a key card in 3 combo(s) in our combo database.
See the full list in the combo search