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Magic · Secret Lair Drop Series · #1638 · Rare

Lightning Bolt (1638)

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt (1638): $3.28 market, from $1.99 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Apr 20, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 19, 2026
$3.28
−0.6% this week · +4.8% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day0.0%
7 days−0.6%
30 days+4.8%
90 days+10.8%
1 year−9.1%
All time−63.6%

Sellers right now

$1.99lowest listing$29.99highest
Market price$3.28
Mid listing$3.85
Direct$4.25
30-day avg$3.28

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$3.28
Cardmarket$4.95 €4.41

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$2.7852-week low$3.6152-week high
In the range60%
All-time low$2.50
All-time high$9.00
First priceApr 20, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$2.11$4.62$7.14$9.65
$3.28
Apr 2024Feb 2025Dec 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Lightning Bolt (1638) came out in October 2026; we leave the first weeks out of this story, because early prices are set before real supply exists. Listings currently start at $1.99; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $3.28.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$3.28$1.99$29.99−0.6%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Through the Wormhole
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Flavor

L is for Luck. A measure of your general good fortune. It affects the recharge rate of critical hits.

Other printings of Lightning Bolt

67 more · $0.82 – $650.00
All printings
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