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◇ Catalog #186

Lightning Elemental

tmp·#186·common·nonfoil

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.20low $0.06range 233.3%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,202 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Creature — Elemental

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)

A lightning elemental once killed an entire tribe of merfolk—simply by going for a swim.

4/1

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.06 and $0.20 across 57 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 #186 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

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

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

EDHrec ranks this card #25,202 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory. Rarix catalogs 317 other cards credited to this artist.