Chinese Card Identity Explorer

Lightning Elemental — 闪电元素 / 閃電元素

Exists in both scripts

Explore Lightning Elemental in Chinese across 10 printings and 7 sets, with Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions, card text, artwork and release details.

10Total Chinese printings
4ZHTTraditional Chinese
6ZHSSimplified Chinese
7Sets
3Sets in both scripts
1997–2011Chinese history

Magic 2012 · M12

Card overview

Mana cost: {3}{R}
Card type: Creature — Elemental
Latest rarity: Common

Oracle text

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)

Chinese printing milestones

These milestones are calculated from the Chinese printings currently recorded in the CTG database.

First recorded Chinese printing Tempest (TMP) October 14, 1997

First Traditional Chinese printing Tempest (TMP) October 14, 1997

First Simplified Chinese printing Seventh Edition (7ED) April 11, 2001

Language coverage Traditional + Simplified Chinese 3 bilingual set(s)

ZHT 閃電元素

ZHS 闪电元素

Chinese names and language variants

The same Magic card may have different printed names or wording between Traditional and Simplified Chinese editions. The versions below preserve the name and text printed on each physical card.

Traditional Chinese

閃電元素

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Traditional Chinese name history

閃電元素 Magic 2012 (M12) 2011

1 distinct printed name(s) · 1 distinct printed-text version(s)

Simplified Chinese name history

闪电元素 Seventh Edition (7ED) 2001

1 distinct printed name(s) · 4 distinct printed-text version(s)

Traditional vs Simplified Chinese

Compare matching Chinese printings by set and collector number. Missing cells indicate that the corresponding printing is not currently recorded in the database.

Tempest TMP · #186 1997

Lightning Elemental View printing

Not recorded

Seventh Edition 7ED · #201 2001

Lightning Elemental View printing

闪电元素 生物～元素

Printed text

敏捷（你操控此生物的该回合中，它便可以攻击以及ocT）

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Eighth Edition 8ED · #201 2003

Lightning Elemental View printing

闪电元素 生物～元素

Printed text

敏捷（你操控此生物的该回合中，它便可以攻击）

View printing

Ninth Edition 9ED · #201 2005

Not recorded

闪电元素 生物～元素

Printed text

敏捷（你操控此生物的该回合中，它便可以攻击）

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Tenth Edition 10E · #217 2007

Not recorded

闪电元素 生物～元素

Printed text

敏捷（此生物受你操控时便能攻击与{T}。）

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Magic 2010 M10 · #147 2009

Not recorded

闪电元素 生物～元素

Printed text

敏捷（此生物受你操控时便能攻击与{T}。）

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Magic 2012 M12 · #149 2011

閃電元素

Printed text

敏捷（此生物受你操控時便能攻擊與{T}。）

View printing

闪电元素

Printed text

敏捷（此生物受你操控时便能攻击与{T}。）

View printing

Chinese printing timeline

A compact chronological view of every Traditional and Simplified Chinese printing recorded for this card identity.

1997-10-14 ZHT Lightning Elemental Tempest (TMP) #186

2001-04-11 ZHS 闪电元素 Seventh Edition (7ED) #201

2001-04-11 ZHT Lightning Elemental Seventh Edition (7ED) #201

2003-07-28 ZHS 闪电元素 Eighth Edition (8ED) #201

2003-07-28 ZHT Lightning Elemental Eighth Edition (8ED) #201

2005-07-29 ZHS 闪电元素 Ninth Edition (9ED) #201

2007-07-13 ZHS 闪电元素 Tenth Edition (10E) #217

2009-07-17 ZHS 闪电元素 Magic 2010 (M10) #147

2011-07-15 ZHS 闪电元素 Magic 2012 (M12) #149

2011-07-15 ZHT 閃電元素 Magic 2012 (M12) #149

Sets featuring this card in Chinese

Tempest TMP ZHT 1 printing(s) View all printings from this set → Seventh Edition 7ED ZHT ZHS 2 printing(s) View all printings from this set → Eighth Edition 8ED ZHT ZHS 2 printing(s) View all printings from this set → Ninth Edition 9ED ZHS 1 printing(s) View all printings from this set → Tenth Edition 10E ZHS 1 printing(s) View all printings from this set → Magic 2010 M10 ZHS 1 printing(s) View all printings from this set → Magic 2012 M12 ZHT ZHS 2 printing(s) View all printings from this set →

All Chinese printings

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Magic 2012 (M12)
Collector number: 149
Rarity: Common
Released: July 15, 2011

Traditional Chinese

閃電元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Magic 2012 (M12)
Collector number: 149
Rarity: Common
Released: July 15, 2011

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Magic 2010 (M10)
Collector number: 147
Rarity: Common
Released: July 17, 2009

生物～元素

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Tenth Edition (10E)
Collector number: 217
Rarity: Common
Released: July 13, 2007

生物～元素

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Ninth Edition (9ED)
Collector number: 201
Rarity: Common
Released: July 29, 2005

生物～元素

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Eighth Edition (8ED)
Collector number: 201
Rarity: Common
Released: July 28, 2003

生物～元素

Traditional Chinese

Lightning Elemental

Lightning Elemental

Set: Eighth Edition (8ED)
Collector number: 201
Rarity: Common
Released: July 28, 2003

Simplified Chinese

闪电元素

Lightning Elemental

Set: Seventh Edition (7ED)
Collector number: 201
Rarity: Common
Released: April 11, 2001

生物～元素

Traditional Chinese

Lightning Elemental

Lightning Elemental

Set: Seventh Edition (7ED)
Collector number: 201
Rarity: Common
Released: April 11, 2001

Traditional Chinese

Lightning Elemental

Lightning Elemental

Set: Tempest (TMP)
Collector number: 186
Rarity: Common
Released: October 14, 1997

Other cards with this Chinese name or character

Exact printed-name matches are shown first, followed by other Chinese card identities sharing characters with this card’s recorded Chinese names.

Shared character: 电 Lightning Bolt 闪电击

Shared character: 电 Arc Lightning 弧狀閃電

Shared character: 电 Lightning Helix 闪电螺旋

Shared character: 电 Lightning Axe 闪电斧

Shared character: 电 Riddle of Lightning 闪电谜题

Shared character: 电 Lightning Talons 闪电利爪

Shared character: 电 Lightning Mauler 闪电虐杀兵

Shared character: 电 Lightning Prowess 闪电美技

Shared character: 电 Homing Lightning 導向閃電

Shared character: 电 Lightning Strike 闪电炼击

Shared character: 电 Lightning Volley 闪电齐击

Shared character: 电 Lightning Diadem 闪电权冠