tcgrate
  1. tcgrate
  2. Games
  3. Magic: The Gathering
  4. Sets
  5. Fourth Edition
  6. Lightning Bolt

Magic · Fourth Edition · #226 · Common

Lightning Bolt

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt: $2.73 market, from $0.89 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$2.73
−2.2% this week · −18.5% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+1.1%
7 days−2.2%
30 days−18.5%
90 days+40.0%
1 year+118.4%
All time+135.3%

Sellers right now

$0.89lowest listing$96.95highest
Market price$2.73
Mid listing$2.50
Direct$1.65
30-day avg$2.74

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$2.73
Cardmarket$2.04 €1.81

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

One year

$1.2552-week low$5.1452-week high
In the range38%
All-time low$0.69
All-time high$5.14
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.44$2.12$3.80$5.48
$2.73
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Lightning Bolt entered our records in February 2024 at $1.16 and stands at $2.73 today, up 135% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +118%, trading between $1.25 and $5.14. The current price is in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $5.14, still 88.3% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.89, and the 30-day average market price is $2.74.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$2.73$0.89$96.95−2.2%

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

Also in Fourth Edition

most valuable
Full set
Mana Vault (352), Fourth Edition — Magic card price +0.4% 7d Mana Vault Fourth Edition · #352 $91.99 Sylvan Library (157), Fourth Edition — Magic card price −1.0% 7d Sylvan Library Fourth Edition · #157 $34.41 Land Tax (284), Fourth Edition — Magic card price −2.4% 7d Land Tax Fourth Edition · #284 $22.09 Birds of Paradise (118), Fourth Edition — Magic card price +0.4% 7d Birds of Paradise Fourth Edition · #118 $18.56 Strip Mine (189), Fourth Edition — Magic card price +8.8% 7d Strip Mine Fourth Edition · #189 $18.43