Arc Lightning Price
13 printings · 10 sets · first printed 1998
Arc Lightning has been printed 13 times across 10 sets, first in 1998 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Khans of Tarkir #97 at $0.05, while the most expensive is Arena League 2002 #3 at $11.56 — about 231× more. The median across 10 priced printings is $0.19. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 13x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (The List).
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Every Arc Lightning Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khans of Tarkir #97 (U) Cheapest | 2014 | $0.05 | $0.20 foil |
| World Championship Decks 2000 #jk174 (C) | 2000 | $0.07 | — |
| The List #USG-174 (C) | 2024 | $0.10 | — |
| World Championship Decks 1999 #mlp174 (C) | 1999 | $0.19 | — |
| World Championship Decks 1999 #mlp174sb (C) | 1999 | $0.19 | — |
| Planechase #46 (C) | 2009 | $0.19 | $0.03 |
| Battle Royale Box Set #5 (C) | 1999 | $0.26 | $0.02 |
| Urza's Saga #174 (C) | 1998 | $0.30 | — |
| Ugin's Fate #97 (U) | 2015 | $0.39 | $0.40 |
| Arena League 2002 #3 (R) Foil | 2002 | $11.56 | — |
| Khans of Tarkir #97y (U) | 2023 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #55791 (U) Foil | 2017 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #36116 (C) Foil | 2014 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 13 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsYou choose how many targets Arc Lightning has and how the damage is divided as you cast the spell. Each target must receive at least 1 damage.
If some of the creatures are illegal targets as Arc Lightning tries to resolve, the original division of damage still applies but no damage is dealt to the illegal targets. If all targets are illegal, Arc Lightning doesn’t resolve.