Lightning Storm

Lightning Storm

Normal Spell

Card text

If you control no face-up cards: Activate 1 of these effects; ●Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls. ●Destroy all Spells and Traps your opponent controls. You can only activate 1 "Lightning Storm" per turn.

Property
Normal

Explained

What it does

If you control no face-up cards, choose one: destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls, or destroy all Spells and Traps your opponent controls.

Play it when

Going second with an empty field, as a flexible one-sided wipe.

Common mistakes
  • Activating it while you control a face-up card. You can't.
  • Expecting it to hit Defense Position monsters.

How it works

Lightning Storm is a Normal Spell. If you control no face-up cards, activate 1 of these:

  • Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls.
  • Destroy all Spells and Traps your opponent controls.

You can only activate 1 per turn.

When to use it

It’s an opening play going second: pick whichever half of your opponent’s board is the bigger problem.

Rulings in plain English

Condition: No face-up cards on your field (face-down cards are fine).

Does it target? No. Choose the option on activation.

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