Chain Lightning

Legends · #137 · common · EN

$5.39

cheapest of 24 store offers · see all

market $10.55

Mana cost: {R}

Type: Sorcery

Commonly played as: Removal, Burn

Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

Artist: Sandra Everingham

Released: 1994-06-01

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $10.55
  • Cardmarket: €10.28
  • MTGO tix: 0
$11.06$8.94
234 days of daily prices for Chain Lightning: $9.03 to $10.55
2026-01-252026-11-12
234 days tracked · $9.03 → $10.55 (+17%) · low $8.94 · high $11.06
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Legends #137) in 7 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$5.39today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$5.40today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$5.49today
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$5.84today
Fetch & Shock GamesSP · 4 days agoSPregularCA$9.004 days ago
GameKeeperMP · todayMPregularCA$9.50today
CardTraderDM · todayDMregular€6.79today
CardTraderMP · todayMPregular€7.03today
Le Valet De CoeurHP · todayHPregularCA$11.24today
CardTraderHP · todayHPregular€7.13today
401 GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$13.50today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$10.50today
Axion NowNM · todayNMregular£8.59today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€10.49today

Truncated: 10 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 24 in total.

Format legality

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

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 6 lists
  • 15 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Chain Lightning

USD · low $0.33 · high $28.55

Set#RarityUSD
Arena Anthology 3#12 · common12common—
Secret Lair Drop#2052 · rare2052rare$10.72 foil
Secret Lair Drop#2047 · rare2047rare$2.84
Mystery Booster 2#55 · common55common$0.34
Dominaria Remastered#316 · common316common$0.33
Dominaria Remastered#113 · common113common$0.37
Secret Lair Drop#370 · rare370rare$21.53
Jumpstart#302 · uncommon302uncommon$0.40
Battlebond#171 · uncommon171uncommon$0.42
Amonkhet Invocations#26 · special26special$28.55 foil
Eternal Masters#123 · uncommon123uncommon$0.39
Vintage Masters#153 · common153common—
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning#16 · common16common$1.73 foil
Magic Online Theme Decks#B14 · commonB14common—
Magic Online Theme Decks#A55 · commonA55common—
Masters Edition III#90 · common90common—
Legends#137 · common137common$10.55