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◇ Catalog #156

Blightning

ala·#156·common·nonfoil

Illus. Thomas M. Baxa

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '08

18 yr ago

Value

$0.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.21 · low $0.19

NM$0.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.18–$0.21modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.22low $0.03range 633.3%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,881 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.00

Nonfoil$0.20

Gameplay

Sorcery

Blightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards two cards.

While the smell of burning flesh is common in Grixis, the odor of smoldering brain matter is a rare treat.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

The targeted player will discard two cards even if some or all of Blightning's damage is prevented or redirected.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.22 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ALA — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #156 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black/red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{B}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,881 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Thomas M. Baxa. Rarix catalogs 389 other cards credited to this artist.