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Magic · Alpha Edition · Common

Lightning Bolt

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt: $626.67 market, from $472.49 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$626.67
0.0% this week · 0.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days0.0%
90 days+1.1%
1 year+63.0%
All time+82.7%

Sellers right now

$472.49lowest listing$700.99highest
Market price$626.67
Mid listing$596.24
30-day avg$626.67

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$626.67
Cardmarket$436.13 €387.57

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

One year

$380.4152-week low$626.6752-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$254.50
All-time high$700.00
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$424.70$498.37$572.05$645.72
$626.67
Jul 19Aug 18Sep 17Oct 17
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Lightning Bolt entered our records in February 2024 at $343.08 and stands at $626.67 today, up 82.7% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +63.0%, trading between $380.41 and $626.67. The current price is near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $700.00, 11.7% above today. Listings currently start at $472.49; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $626.67.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$626.67$472.49$700.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Lightning Bolt does 3 damage to one target.

Other printings of Lightning Bolt

67 more · $0.85 – $650.00
All printings
Lightning Bolt (0037) (37), Secret Lair Showdown — Magic card price +0.4% 7d Lightning Bolt (0037) Secret Lair Showdown · #37 $650.00 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 Lightning Bolt (CE), Collector's Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Bolt (CE) Collector's Edition $69.64

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