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Magic · Archenemy: Nicol Bolas · #54 · Uncommon

Lightning Bolt

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt: $1.42 market, from $1.04 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$1.42
0.0% this week · +0.7% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+0.7%
90 days0.0%
1 year+16.4%
All time−10.1%

Sellers right now

$1.04lowest listing$7.99highest
Market price$1.42
Mid listing$1.42
30-day avg$1.42

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$1.42
Cardmarket$2.05 €1.82

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

One year

$1.0852-week low$1.4552-week high
In the range92%
All-time low$0.88
All-time high$1.58
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.88$1.32$1.75$2.18
$1.42
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Lightning Bolt begins in February 2024 at $1.58; the market price today is $1.42, down 10.1% since then. In the last year the price changed +16.4% and ranged from $1.08 to $1.45, and it now trades near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $1.58, 11.3% above today. Listings currently start at $1.04; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $1.42.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$1.42$1.04$7.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Flavor

The sparkmage shrieked, calling on the rage of the storms of his youth. To his surprise, the sky responded with a fierce energy he'd never thought to see again.

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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