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◇ Catalog #55

Barbed Lightning

dst·#55·common·foil

Illus. Hugh Jamieson

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wishlisted

Feb '04

22 yr ago

Value

$1.52+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.54 · low $0.49

NM$0.52

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.48–$0.55modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.69low $0.04range 1625.0%n 458

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,001 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.52

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Instant

Choose one — • Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature. • Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Every creature on Mirrodin is a lightning rod.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.52. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.69 across 458 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DST — 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 #55 of *Darksteel*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2004 Darksteel release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Entwine.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #21,001 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Hugh Jamieson. Rarix catalogs 25 other cards credited to this artist.