Ball Lightning

Fourth Edition · #176 · rare · EN

$2.16

cheapest of 32 store offers · see all

market $8.70

Mana cost: {R}{R}{R}

Type: Creature — Elemental

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

Artist: Quinton Hoover

Released: 1995-04-01

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $8.70
  • Cardmarket: €5.68
  • MTGO tix: 0
$8.70$3.89
243 days of daily prices for Ball Lightning: $3.89 to $8.70
2026-01-252026-11-12
243 days tracked · $3.89 → $8.70 (+124%) · low $3.89 · high $8.70
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Fourth Edition #176) in 10 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$2.16today
CardTraderMP · 3 days agoMPregular€2.103 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$3.08today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$3.29today
CardTraderDM · 3 days agoDMregular€3.183 days ago
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$3.93today
First PlayerHP · 3 days agoHPregularCA$5.973 days ago
CardTraderHP · 3 days agoHPregular€4.113 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$4.99today
Face To Face GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$7.69today
GameKeeperMP · todayMPregularCA$8.29today
TopDeck HeroSP · todaySPregularCA$8.99today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€5.72today
MTG MexicoNM · 3 days agoNMregular142.00 MXN3 days ago

Truncated: 18 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 32 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: legal
  • pioneer: legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 10 lists
  • 20 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Ball Lightning

USD · low $0.37 · high $84.65

Set#RarityUSD
Foundations#618 · rare618rare$0.49
Mystery Booster 2#130 · rare130rare$0.37
30th Anniversary Play Promos#2 · rare2rare$1.96 foil
Jumpstart#291 · rare291rare$0.42
Masters 25#121 · rare121rare$1.94
Magic Online Promos#35972 · rare35972rare—
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning#12 · rare12rare$0.90 foil
Magic 2010#125 · rare125rare$0.60
Masters Edition#87 · rare87rare—
Judge Gift Cards 2001#1 · rare1rare$84.65 foil
Beatdown Box Set#35 · rare35rare$2.69
World Championship Decks 1998#br210 · rarebr210rare$3.17
Fifth Edition#210 · rare210rare$6.46
Fourth Edition#176 · rare176rare$8.70
The Dark#57 · rare57rare$50.41