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Magic · Strixhaven: Mystical Archive · #42 · Rare

Lightning Bolt (Foil Etched)

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt (Foil Etched): $6.27 market, from $3.85 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$6.27
+2.0% this week · +13.4% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+2.0%
30 days+13.4%
90 days+30.4%
1 year+70.4%
All time+69.0%

Sellers right now

$3.85lowest listing$29.99highest
Market price$6.27
Mid listing$6.57
Direct$8.15
30-day avg$5.93

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$6.27

No Cardmarket match for this printing yet.

One year

$3.5952-week low$6.2752-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$3.29
All-time high$6.27
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$4.72$5.29$5.85$6.42
$6.27
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Lightning Bolt (Foil Etched) entered our records in February 2024 at $3.71 and stands at $6.27 today, up 69.0% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +70.4%, trading between $3.59 and $6.27. The current price is near the top of that range. Today's price is the highest we have recorded for this card. Listings currently start at $3.85; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $5.93.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$6.27$3.85$29.99+2.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Flavor

"The first mages witnessed the fury of the raging storm and wished to answer back." —The Stormwright Texts

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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