Ball Lightning
Beatdown Box Set · Rare · Normal · #35 · Current price $2.55
The card
{R}{R}{R} · Creature — Elemental · 6/1
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Keywords: Haste, Trample
Price history
Traded between $2.34 and $2.55 over the last 90 days, peaking 5 Sep 2026. Now $2.55 — at its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +6.7%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $2.55 (+0.0%, low confidence) — 80% range $2.50 to $2.70
- 14-day: $2.56 (+0.3%, low confidence) — 80% range $2.46 to $2.81
- 30-day: $2.58 (+1.2%, low confidence) — 80% range $2.34 to $3.01
Why this forecast
- active buyout (+56% recent) - momentum/overshoot risk, don't trust calm forecast
Other printings
Ball Lightning has 13 printings tracked here; this is the 7th most expensive.
- Judge Gift Cards 2001 (Foil) — $79.52
- The Dark — $50.69
- Fourth Edition — $8.30
- Fifth Edition — $6.31
- Magic 2010 (Foil) — $4.64
- World Championship Decks 1998 — $3.78
- Masters 25 — $2.28
- 30th Anniversary Play Promos (Foil) — $1.90
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 8694 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- White border.
- 1997 frame.
- Art by Dave Dorman.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.