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◇ Catalog #gb208

Lightning Bolt

ptc·#gb208·common·nonfoil

Illus. Christopher Rush

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$9.27+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.59 · low $8.74

NM$9.27

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.57–$9.79modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.33low $5.79range 61.1%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #155 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil$9.27

Gameplay

Instant

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $5.79 and $9.33 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PTC — 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 #gb208 of *Pro Tour Collector Set*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1996 Pro Tour Collector Set release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. 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.