Lightning Bolt

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $622.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $451.50 and $623.60 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from JGP — the lineup includes Foil 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 #1 of *Judge Gift Cards 1998*, the set that shipped alongside the January 1998 Judge Gift Cards 1998 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #155 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Christopher Rush. Rarix catalogs 542 other cards credited to this artist.