Magic: The Gathering · promo
Ball Lightning
Judge Gift Cards 2001 · #1 · rare · 2001
Creature — Elemental
Listings
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Market reference
$55.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 1 / 2
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Quinton Hoover
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Watermark
- wotc
- Finishes
- foil
- Promo types
- judgegift
- Printed
- 2001-01-01
About this card
Mana cost: {R}{R}{R}
Type: Creature — Elemental
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
""Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning." —Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Aurora Leigh""
Keywords: Haste, Trample
P/T: 6/1
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 (foil) | $55.61 |
| EUR (foil) | €35.30 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ball Lightning is real?
Ball Lightning 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 Ball Lightning worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ball Lightning is $55.61; 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 Ball Lightning from?
Ball Lightning is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Judge Gift Cards 2001" in the promo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Ball Lightning?
Ball Lightning is a rare card in the Judge Gift Cards 2001 set.
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