Lightning Bolt
Anthologies · Common · Normal · #43 · Current price $3.14
The card
{R} · Instant
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Price history
Traded between $2.77 and $3.14 over the last 90 days, peaking 15 Sep 2026. Now $3.14 — at its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +13.4%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $3.15 (+0.2%, high confidence) — 80% range $3.09 to $3.26
- 14-day: $3.18 (+1.3%, high confidence) — 80% range $3.05 to $3.34
- 30-day: $3.23 (+2.9%, high confidence) — 80% range $3.01 to $3.54
Other printings
Lightning Bolt has 75 printings tracked here; this is the 47th most expensive.
- Limited Edition Alpha — $626.67
- Judge Gift Cards 1998 (Foil) — $624.44
- Secret Lair Promo — $623.15
- Limited Edition Beta — $349.64
- 30th Anniversary Edition — $307.99
- Collectors' Edition — $69.64
- Intl. Collectors' Edition — $62.49
- Secret Lair Promo (Foil) — $59.50
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 158 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- White border.
- 1997 frame.
- Art by Christopher Rush.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.