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Magic · 30th Anniversary Edition · #157 · Common

Lightning Bolt

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt: $10.94 market, from $10.26 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$10.94
0.0% this week · −0.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days−0.1%
90 days+4.2%
1 year−32.0%
All time+128.9%

Sellers right now

$10.26lowest listing$58.45highest
Market price$10.94
Mid listing$13.34
Direct$10.26
30-day avg$10.92

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$10.94
Cardmarket$11.37 €10.10

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$10.5052-week low$16.6752-week high
In the range7%
All-time low$3.25
All-time high$16.67
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$10.34$11.36$12.37$13.38
$10.94
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Lightning Bolt begins in February 2024 at $4.78; the market price today is $10.94, up 129% since then. In the last year the price changed −32.0% and ranged from $10.50 to $16.67, and it now trades near the bottom of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $16.67, still 52.4% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $10.26, and the 30-day average market price is $10.92.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$10.94$10.26$58.450.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

This version of this card has a non-standard Magic back. It is not legal for constructed play.

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Other printings of Lightning Bolt

67 more · $0.85 – $650.00
All printings
Lightning Bolt (0037) (37), Secret Lair Showdown — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Bolt (0037) Secret Lair Showdown · #37 $650.00 Lightning Bolt, Alpha Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Bolt Alpha Edition $626.67 Lightning Bolt, Judge Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Bolt Judge Promos $624.44 Lightning Bolt, Beta Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Bolt Beta Edition $349.64 Lightning Bolt (Retro Frame) (454), 30th Anniversary Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Bolt (Retro Frame) 30th Anniversary Edition · #454 $307.99

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