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◇ Catalog #162

Lightning Axe

inr·#162·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Jason A. Engle

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.31 · low $0.28

NM$0.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.28–$0.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.30low $0.04range 650.0%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,910 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.22

Nonfoil$0.30

Gameplay

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}. Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.

Spirits disturbed by ghoulcallers become geists driven by restless anger.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-03-19wotc

The mana value of Lightning Axe is 1, no matter which additional cost you paid.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.30 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from INR — 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 #162 of *Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2025 Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,910 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jason A. Engle. Rarix catalogs 708 other cards credited to this artist.