MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #185

Lightning Blast

tmp·#185·common·nonfoil

Illus. Richard Thomas

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.21+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.22 · low $0.20

NM$0.21

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.19–$0.22modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.21low $0.09range 133.3%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,892 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.21

Gameplay

Instant

Lightning Blast deals 4 damage to any target.

"Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do." —Selenia, dark angel

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.21. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.21 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — 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 #185 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{R} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #21,892 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Richard Thomas. Rarix catalogs 272 other cards credited to this artist.