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◇ Catalog #178

Lava Spike

chk·#178·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '04

22 yr ago

Value

$1.08+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.12 · low $1.02

NM$1.08

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.00–$1.14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.18low $0.03range 3833.3%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,371 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$6.88

Nonfoil$1.08

Gameplay

Sorcery — Arcane

Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Some kami attacks during the war were rife with trickery, subterfuge, and subtlety, draining hope and pride from the mortal world. Other attacks were a lot more straightforward.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-03-19wotc

Arcane is a spell subtype that has no inherent rules meaning. It may be referenced by effects from other cards.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.08. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.18 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CHK — 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 #178 of *Champions of Kamigawa*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2004 Champions of Kamigawa release.

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

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

EDHrec ranks this card #12,371 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.