MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #130

Forked Lightning

por·#130·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ted Naifeh

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.40 · low $1.27

NM$1.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.25–$1.43modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.38low $1.22range 13.1%n 49

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,918 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.35

Gameplay

Sorcery

Forked Lightning deals 4 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2009-10-01wotc

You divide the damage as you cast Forked Lightning, not as it resolves. Each target you choose must be assigned at least 1 damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.22 and $1.38 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — the lineup includes 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 #130 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{R} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,918 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ted Naifeh. Rarix catalogs 21 other cards credited to this artist.