Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Lightning Blow
Ice Age · #42 · rare · 1995
Instant
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Market reference
$1.02
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 42 / 383
- Release year
- 1995
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Harold McNeill
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1993
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1995-06-03
- Reserved list
- Yes
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{W}
Type: Instant
Target creature gains first strike until end of turn. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
""If you do it right, they'll never know what hit them." —General Jarkeld, the Arctic Fox"
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $1.02 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lightning Blow is real?
Lightning Blow is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Lightning Blow worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lightning Blow is $1.02; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Lightning Blow from?
Lightning Blow is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Ice Age" in the expansion series, released in 1995.
What rarity is Lightning Blow?
Lightning Blow is a rare card in the Ice Age set.
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Other Lightning Blow printings
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