Lightning Bolt

Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2021), Magic: The Gathering, #42, Rare, art by Anato Finnstark

Lightning Bolt
PrintingNormal $3.50Foil $5.98

Normal · Near Mint

$3.50

TCGplayer market price (an average of recent sales)

As of Oct 17 (3 days ago).

Listed median$3.87Normal asks on TCGplayer as of Oct 17 (1.1× the market price)

Change

7d−8.9% −$0.3430d−21.0% −$0.9390d−21.0% −$0.931y+73.3% +$1.48

For the Normal printing.

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Price trend

Oct 10 $3.84 → Oct 17, 2026 $3.50 −8.9%

$3.84$3.48low$3.60$3.70$3.80$3.50
Oct 10, 2026Oct 12, 2026Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Sep 17 $4.43 → Oct 17, 2026 $3.50 −21.0%

$4.43$3.48low$3.80$4.00$3.50
Sep 17, 2026Sep 27, 2026Oct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Jul 19 $4.43 → Oct 17, 2026 $3.50 −21.0%

$4.57$3.48low$4.00$3.50
Jul 19, 2026Aug 18, 2026Sep 2, 2026Sep 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Oct 17, 2025 $2.02 → Oct 17, 2026 $3.50 +73.3%

$6.89$2.02$4.00$6.00$3.50
Oct 17, 2025Feb 15, 2026Apr 17, 2026Jun 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Feb 8, 2024 $2.14 → Oct 17, 2026 $3.50 +63.6%

$6.89$1.38$2.00$4.00$6.00$3.50
Feb 8, 2024Dec 31, 2024Jun 13, 2025Nov 23, 2025Oct 17, 2026

Record

Price history Feb 8, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026

Highest (Normal)$6.89Jan 20, 2026
Lowest (Normal)$1.38Jun 30, 2025
Vs highest49% below $6.89

Price changes, last 30 days

DatePriceChange
Oct 9$3.95 → $3.84−2.8%Show on chart
Oct 12$3.84 → $3.69−3.9%Show on chart
Oct 13$3.69 → $3.59−2.7%Show on chart
Oct 15$3.59 → $3.48−3.1%Show on chart
Oct 16$3.48 → $3.52+1.1%Show on chart
Oct 17$3.52 → $3.50−0.6%Show on chart

Latest 6 of 17.

Vs its set

Over the 90 days to Oct 17, 2026: the Normal printing −21.0%; the median other card in Strixhaven Mystical Archive −1.7% (125 other cards, each at its tracked printing).

Printings

PrintingMarketListed median
Foil$5.98$6.54
Normal (the headline price)$3.50$3.87

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