Lightning Bolt
Magic: The Gathering card · Instant · first printed 1993 in Limited Edition Alpha
LEA1993
| Card name | Lightning Bolt |
|---|---|
| Mana cost | R |
| Mana value | 1 |
| Type | Instant |
| Colors | Red |
| Color identity | Red |
| Power / toughness | – |
| Loyalty | – |
| Rarity (first printing) | Common |
| First set | Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) |
| First released | August 5, 1993 |
| Artist (first printing) | Christopher Rush |
| Printings | 28 |
Price of the real card: $630.00Near Mint, market price from Scrydex, October 30, 2026 (Limited Edition Alpha, nonfoil). Prices change; check before buying.
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Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Printings
28 printings in English paper sets (the oldest 12 below):
- Limited Edition Alpha LEA · 1993
- Limited Edition Beta LEB · 1993
- Unlimited Edition 2ED · 1993
- Revised Edition 3ED · 1994
- Summer Magic / Edgar SUM · 1994
- Fourth Edition 4ED · 1995
- Judge Gift Cards 1998 JGP · 1998
- Anthologies ATH · 1998
- Beatdown Box Set BTD · 2000
- Magic 2010 M10 · 2009
- Magic Player Rewards 2010 P10 · 2010
- Magic 2011 M11 · 2010