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Magic · Anthologies · Common

Lightning Bolt

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt: $3.01 market, from $1.66 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$3.01
−3.5% this week · −4.1% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day−1.6%
7 days−3.5%
30 days−4.1%
90 days+6.7%
1 year+50.5%
All time−15.5%

Sellers right now

$1.66lowest listing$499.99highest
Market price$3.01
Mid listing$3.52
30-day avg$3.11

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$3.01
Cardmarket$3.27 €2.91

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

One year

$2.0052-week low$3.1452-week high
In the range89%
All-time low$1.65
All-time high$3.58
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$1.90$2.56$3.23$3.89
$3.01
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Lightning Bolt entered our records in February 2024 at $3.56 and stands at $3.01 today, down 15.5% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +50.5%, trading between $2.00 and $3.14. The current price is near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $3.58, still 18.9% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $1.66, and the 30-day average market price is $3.11.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$3.01$1.66$499.99−3.5%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

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, 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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