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Lightning Bolt
Magic: The Gathering · Common

Lightning Bolt

$18.51
-$0.46-2.5% · 30D
Aggregated from verified sold data · eBay, TCGplayer & PriceCharting
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Market Health
Excellent
Strong demand
Confidence
81/100
High reliability
Liquidity
Medium
Moderate activity
Verified Sales
82
Updated 2h ago
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Price & Volume
Market price Sales volume
Jul 2026 – today
Sales & Liquidity
Market Price$18.51
7-Day Change+0.1%
90-Day Change-5.5%
LiquidityMedium
Market TrendStable
Price by Grade
BGS 10$646·
PSA 10$497·
CGC 10$395·
SGC 10$298·
PSA 9$49·
Raw· 82 sales$19·
Price by Condition · 5
Anchored to market price · condition spread from TCGplayer
Near Mint
Normal · English
$18.51
-0.2%
Lightly Played
Normal · English
$15.76
+0.2%
Moderately Played
Normal · English
$10.54
+0.8%
Heavily Played
Normal · English
$8.24
-2.2%
Damaged
Normal · English
$7.89
-2.6%

Lightning Bolt price history

Near Mint market priceon the dates below, from TCGIndex's daily record (58 days tracked). High $25.32 on Jun 2026, low $22.49 on Oct 2026.

WhenPricevs today
Today$22.72
7 days ago$23.07-1.5%
30 days ago$23.68-4.1%
90 days ago$24.35-6.7%
6 months ago$23.83-4.7%
MonthMonth-end price
Jan 2026$23.30
Feb 2026$23.67
Mar 2026$23.93
Apr 2026$23.83
May 2026$24.01
Jun 2026$25.32
Jul 2026$24.14
Aug 2026$23.00
Sep 2026$23.48
Oct 2026$22.72

Lightning Bolt PSA 10 price and graded values

What Lightning Bolt (Unlimited Edition) sells for by grade, from verified sold listings. A PSA 10 sells for $497.26 against $18.51 raw, a 27x grading premium. PSA 9 copies trade around $49.07.

GradeMarket price
Raw (ungraded)$18.51
PSA 9$49.07
SGC 10$298.00
CGC 10$395.00
PSA 10$497.26
BGS 10$646.00

Graded prices: PriceCharting sold data, refreshed daily. Grading costs, turnaround and the odds of a 10 decide whether the premium is worth chasing. Most valuable Magic: The Gathering PSA 10 cards

Lightning Bolt FAQ

How much is Lightning Bolt worth right now?
Lightning Bolt from Unlimited Edition is trading around $18.51 raw (ungraded) on the secondary market, and around $497.26 as a PSA 10. TCGIndex refreshes this price every day.
How much is Lightning Bolt PSA 10 worth?
A PSA 10 Lightning Bolt sells for around $497.26, a PSA 9 around $49.07, against $18.51 for a raw copy. These are market prices from verified sold listings, updated daily.
Is Lightning Bolt worth grading?
A PSA 10 Lightning Bolt is worth about 27 times the raw price ($497.26 vs $18.51). Grading pays off when the gap covers the grading fee and the risk of a 9 ($49.07): it usually does for a clean, centered copy of a card at this price, and rarely for a card worth a few dollars raw.
Is Lightning Bolt going up or down?
Lightning Bolt is down -2.5% over 30 days, up +0.1% over 7 days, and the trend currently reads down. The full price history is on this page.
Is Lightning Bolt a good investment?
TCGIndex doesn't give financial advice, but here's the data worth knowing: it sits around $18.51, down -2.5% over the last 30 days, with low volatility. Prices can move fast, so look at the trend and your own timeframe before you buy. TCGIndex publishes one Magic: The Gathering pick every morning; each pick becomes public 14 days later and is scored at day 30.