Ball Lightning Price
17 printings · 17 sets · first printed 1994
Ball Lightning has been printed 17 times across 17 sets, first in 1994 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Foundations #618 at $0.34, while the most expensive is Judge Gift Cards 2001 #1 at $82.87 — about 244× more. The median across 15 priced printings is $2.68. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 17x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, Jumpstart.
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Every Ball Lightning Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations #618 (R) Cheapest | 2024 | $0.34 | — |
| Jumpstart #291 (R) | 2020 | $0.42 | $0.24 |
| Mystery Booster 2 #130 (R) | 2024 | $0.51 | $0.20 |
| Magic 2010 #125 (R) | 2009 | $0.61 | $0.52 |
| Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning #12 (R) Foil | 2010 | $1.14 | $0.10 foil |
| Masters 25 #121 (R) | 2018 | $1.95 | $0.10 |
| 30th Anniversary Play Promos #2 (R) Foil | 2022 | $2.15 | $0.36 foil |
| Beatdown Box Set #35 (R) | 2000 | $2.68 | $4.00 |
| World Championship Decks 1998 #br210 (R) | 1998 | $3.78 | $2.25 |
| Fifth Edition #210 (R) | 1997 | $6.45 | $5.20 |
| Fourth Edition #176 (R) | 1995 | $8.34 | $4.00 |
| Renaissance #73 (U) | 1995 | $27.50 | — |
| The Dark #57 (R) | 1994 | $50.92 | $36.00 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #176 (R) | 1995 | $69.99 | — |
| Judge Gift Cards 2001 #1 (R) Foil | 2001 | $82.87 | $39.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #35972 (R) Foil | 2014 | — | — |
| Masters Edition #87 (R) | 2007 | — | — |
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.
Haste (This creature can attack and
as soon as it comes under your control.)At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 17 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
1 PrecedentsThe creature is sacrificed at the end of every turn in which it is on the battlefield. There is no choice about what turn to sacrifice it.