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Lightning Bolt
Fourth Edition · Common · Illustrated by Christopher Rush · 1995
Price History
Price history
Daily NM closing price · TCGplayer
By Condition
| Condition | Price | vs NM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | $2.35 | 100% | Scryfall |
| LP | $2.04 | 87% | - |
| MP | $1.72 | 73% | - |
| HP | $1.36 | 58% | - |
| DMG | $0.96 | 41% | - |
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Format Profile
♛EDHREC rank #159 - highly played in commander
⚔Multi-format staple - legal in Modern, Legacy, and Vintage
Lore & Trivia
Card Lore
Lightning Bolt is one of the five Alpha boons and one of Magic's most influential cards, so powerful that it led to the 'four of one card' rule and became the standard for burn spells. Though absent from core sets after Fourth Edition, its surprise reprinting in Magic 2010 demonstrated its enduring impact on the game.
One of five Alpha boons with massive influence on Magic's evolutionDecks with forty copies and twenty Mountains led to the four-of ruleReprinted in Magic 2010 after absence since Fourth Edition, shocking playersNever returned to Standard since reprinting due to warping the environmentInspired gaming slang: 'to bolt', 'bolting the bird', and 'boltbait'
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Christopher Rush
Fourth Edition · #208 · 1995
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