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Magic · Magic 2012 (M12) · #149 · Common

Lightning Elemental

Magic card price for Lightning Elemental: $0.16 market, from $0.01 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$0.16
0.0% this week · +14.3% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+14.3%
90 days+60.0%
1 year+100.0%
All time+700.0%

Sellers right now

$0.01lowest listing$8.00highest
Market price$0.16
Mid listing$0.20
Direct$0.03
30-day avg$0.16

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$0.16
Cardmarket$0.03 €0.03

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

One year

$0.0452-week low$0.1652-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.01
All-time high$0.16
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market price
$0.03$0.08$0.13$0.17
$0.16
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Lightning Elemental begins in February 2024 at $0.02; the market price today is $0.16, up 700% since then. In the last year the price changed +100% and ranged from $0.04 to $0.16, and it now trades near the top of that range. Today's price is the highest we have recorded for this card. Listings currently start at $0.01; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.16.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.16$0.01$8.000.0%

The card in play

Power / Toughness4 / 1
Type line
Creature — Elemental
Rules text

Haste (This creature can attack and T as soon as it comes under your control.)

Flavor

"Oh, it's easy enough to kill, but I'm not going anywhere near it."
—Norin the Wary

Other printings of Lightning Elemental

9 more · $0.04 – $3.12
All printings
Lightning Elemental (201), 7th Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Elemental 7th Edition · #201 $3.12 Lightning Elemental (147), Magic 2010 (M10) — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Elemental Magic 2010 (M10) · #147 $0.40 Lightning Elemental (201), 8th Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Elemental 8th Edition · #201 $0.30 Lightning Elemental, Battle Royale Box Set — Magic card price +328.6% 7d Lightning Elemental Battle Royale Box Set $0.30 Lightning Elemental (217), 10th Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Lightning Elemental 10th Edition · #217 $0.25

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