Blightning

Primary strengths / best use cases - Very efficient two‑pronged disruption: 3 damage plus two‑card discard for 1BR buys tempo and resource denial in one spell. - Excellent vs combo and control decks (breaks key cards, fuels discard engines) and as spot removal for planeswalkers. - Common main/sideboard pick in Legacy/Modern/Commander discard, burn‑hybrid, and tempo shells. Specific synergies / combos - Snapcaster Mage / Reiterate with recursion to get multiple blows from the same card. - Discard payoffs: Liliana’s Caress, Waste Not, Megrim, Underworld Dreams — turns the discard into direct value or extra damage. - Graveyard/recursion engines and Kess/Past in Flames to reuse it in control or spell‑recursion Commander builds. - Works well alongside other targeted disruption (Thoughtseize, Inquisition) to sculpt opponent hands and follow up with removal. Key gameplay mechanics it enables or supports - Hand disruption: directly reduces opponent options and can disrupt combo/answer sequencing. - Direct removal/pressure: deals with low‑toughness creatures less commonly but is reliable clock damage and planeswalker removal. - Synergy enabler: fuels graveyard and discard‑dependent engines and punishes opponents for holding multiple answers. Practical tips - Target the player if you want the discard; target a planeswalker to remove it while still forcing the controller to discard. - Sorcery speed limits use in combat turns; plan sequencing (discard first to strip answers, then follow with threats). - In Commander/multiplayer, political use is strong—discarding two cards from one opponent is more impactful than pinging one player.