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Magic · Unlimited Edition · Common

Lightning Bolt

Magic card price for Lightning Bolt: $22.72 market, from $15.93 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$22.72
−1.5% this week · −4.9% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−1.5%
30 days−4.9%
90 days−6.7%
1 year+1.0%
All time+10.0%

Sellers right now

$15.93lowest listing$99.99highest
Market price$22.72
Mid listing$24.11
Direct$19.23
30-day avg$23.41

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$22.72
Cardmarket$25.26 €22.45

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

One year

$21.8152-week low$25.3252-week high
In the range26%
All-time low$18.40
All-time high$25.32
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$17.67$21.10$24.53$27.96
$22.72
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Lightning Bolt entered our records in February 2024 at $20.66 and stands at $22.72 today, up 10.0% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +1.0%, trading between $21.81 and $25.32. The current price is in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $25.32, still 11.4% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $15.93, and the 30-day average market price is $23.41.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$22.72$15.93$99.99−1.5%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Lightning Bolt does 3 damage to one target.

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

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