Raigeki is a forbidden spell card that destroys all opponent face up monsters.
Raigeki Break is a Normal Trap Card. "Discard one card to destroy one card on the field."
Yes, there is the normal spell card 'Lightning Vortex'. The only difference between that and Raigeki is that it requires you to discard a card to activate it.
If Raigeki Break targets a Spell or a Trap card, Curse of Royal can be chained to it to negate it.
Since dark illusion is a monster card it is destroyed by raigeki without it's effect coming into play.Same as if a face down effect monster were to be destroyed by raigeki the effect of the card could not be used so any face down effect cards or any effect cards on your side of the field are rendered useless.
Raigeki is forbidden in Advanced Format and restricted to 1 in Traditional.
a shiny raigeki in 2006 was worth about $392 I dont know about now it probably has increased a hell of a lot
Probably the Seal of Orichalcos ;) Scratch that, Field cards aren't too good nowadays... As for real cards, Pot of Greed is probably the best. Or raigeki, but it's easy to negate.
Use any trap card that destroys a card at the end phase... >.> Example Raigeki break...
To easily defeat Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, use cards that don't target a specific monster on the field (Dark Hole, Mirror Force, Raigeki, etc.), since that monster's effect states that it can't be defeated by card effects that target this specific card.
The answer is NO. If there is a cost requiring you to discard a card, you cannot play it. You also can't, for example, play a Card Destruction if there are no cards in either players hand or play Raigeki when your opponent controls no monsters.
It will 'resolve without effect' because its target has gone.
Forbidden/Limited Card List - March 2009 too bad you cant know your answer . :D Ignore the previous answer. It's total bull crap. Raigeki was banned because 1 single spell card is enough to wipe out the entire monster card on your opponent's field which is overpowered.