EDH Optimizer
Living Lightning, Charged Up
Legendary Creature — Elemental Hero · 4R
Color identity: Red
Living Lightning, Charged Up is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as he comes under your control.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Living Lightning, Charged Up: 46
Build your Living Lightning, Charged Up deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Living Lightning, Charged Up 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Living Lightning, Charged Up deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency4
- Speed51
- Interaction78
- Resilience54
- Closing86
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 42 lands (0 nonbasic, 42 Mountain)
Ball Lightning · Arc Lightning · Barbed Lightning · Burst Lightning · Chain Lightning · Emeritus of Conflict // Lightning Bolt · Feral Lightning · Forked Lightning · Harnessed Lightning · Homing Lightning · Jagged Lightning · Javelin of Lightning · Leyline of Lightning · Lightning Axe · Lightning Berserker · Lightning Blast · Lightning Bolt · Lightning Cloud · Lightning Coils · Lightning Crafter · Lightning Dart · Lightning Diadem · Lightning Dragon · Lightning Elemental · Lightning Greaves · Lightning Hounds · Lightning Javelin · Lightning Mare · Lightning Mauler · Lightning Phoenix · Lightning Prowess · Lightning Reflexes · Lightning Runner · Lightning Serpent · Lightning Spear · Lightning Storm · Lightning Strike · Lightning Surge · Lightning Talons · Lightning Visionary · Lightning Volley · Lightning Wolf · Lightning-Core Excavator · Lightning-Rig Crew · Living Lightning · Radiating Lightning · Redirect Lightning · Rhystic Lightning · Riddle of Lightning · Vow of Lightning · Weaver of Lightning · Wizard's Lightning · Ace's Baseball Bat · Ardent Electromancer · Ballista Charger · Ballista Watcher // Ballista Wielder · Barrin's Codex
🃏 Recommended cards for Living Lightning, Charged Up
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Living Lightning, Charged Up, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Lightning | 100% | +100% |
| Lightning-Core Excavator | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Wolf | 67% | +67% |
| Jagged Lightning | 67% | +67% |
| Feral Lightning | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Dragon | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Surge | 67% | +67% |
| Forked Lightning | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Dart | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Diadem | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Cloud | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Coils | 67% | +67% |
| Rhystic Lightning | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Elemental | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Prowess | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Serpent | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Visionary | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Javelin | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Mare | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Reflexes | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Storm | 67% | +67% |
| Lightning Hounds | 67% | +67% |
| Riddle of Lightning | 67% | +67% |
| Homing Lightning | 67% | +67% |
💰 The best cards for your Living Lightning, Charged Up deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Ball Lightning
- Lightning-Core Excavator
- Lightning Wolf
- Jagged Lightning
- Feral Lightning
- Lightning Surge
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Lightning Dragon
- Lightning Crafter
- Lightning Greaves
- Walking Ballista
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Redirect Lightning
- Thor, God of Thunder
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Living Lightning, Charged Up's color identity?
Living Lightning, Charged Up is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Living Lightning, Charged Up come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Living Lightning, Charged Up deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 42 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 36 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Living Lightning, Charged Up deck run?
Real Living Lightning, Charged Up decks run 46 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Living Lightning, Charged Up?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ball Lightning, Lightning-Core Excavator, Lightning Wolf. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Living Lightning, Charged Up decks.
What combos does Living Lightning, Charged Up have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Living Lightning, Charged Up. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Living Lightning, Charged Up deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ball Lightning, Lightning-Core Excavator, Lightning Wolf are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.