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Ball Lightning

MTG Ball Lightning details and prices

34.99
@CardKingdom

41.85
@TCGplayer

DRK

WC98

BTD

REN

ME1

A25

M10

4BB

4ED

5ED

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G01

P30A

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PRM

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #57
Illustrator: Quinton Hoover
Edition: The Dark

Ball Lightning is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 1419
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 4
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Versions: This card has 15 different prints

Rules & flavor text

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 Ball Lightning.

Related Tags

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Price

34.99
@CardKingdom

41.85
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

Paper

Latest decks playing Ball Lightning

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Ball Lightning available on MTG decks website.

Other	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Rvartax		Social media	Not available	04-May -2024	$206 ---
Other	Maxfront By Maxfront		Social media	Not available	02-May -2024	$228 ---
Top256 (1 - 5) 16%	deck By DemianDesposito...	BO3	MTGO Modern Qualifier #12633696	52%	01-May -2024	$264 ---
Other	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Tarox		Social media	Not available	30-Apr -2024	$296 ---
Other	MonoR By Cisma	BO3	Social media	Not available	30-Apr -2024	$208 ---
Other	balmor By ayaka		Social media	Not available	30-Apr -2024	$248 ---
2nd (4 - 0) 100%	deck By DemianDesposito...	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633778	52%	29-Apr -2024	$264 ---
Top32 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By DemianDesposito...	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633773	52%	29-Apr -2024	$264 ---
Other	Zurgo Rarelessmander By thiagonegrutis		Social media	Not available	29-Apr -2024	$43 ---
W/L (1 - 0) 100%	Sligh By Green Lotus	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	4%	28-Apr -2024	$245 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	Sligh By Nava	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	2%	28-Apr -2024	$264 ---
Top8	Burn By BinarySoloist	BO3	2024 CPS Showdown April #1	9%	28-Apr -2024	$266 ---
Top16	Burn By Ronime Shirai	BO3	Southern California Premodern Monthly #14 (Knight Ware)	11%	28-Apr -2024	$247 ---
Top16	Burn By Jessica Ochoa	BO3	Southern California Premodern Monthly #14 (Knight Ware)	4%	28-Apr -2024	$253 ---
Top8	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Mister Gohug		CR Picardie lHdA @ Rouvrel (France)	Not available	28-Apr -2024	$269 ---
Top8	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Fernando Perest...		Super Duel Manabolt #1 @ Limeira (Brazil)	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$106 ---
Other	feldon v3 By ebeuh		Social media	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$236 ---
Top8	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Stadnik Hugo		Open Qualifier lHdA @ Rouvrel (France)	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$269 ---
Top8	SLIGH By Juan Carlos Tor...	BO3	Open Premodern #2 Chile 2024	5%	27-Apr -2024	$243 ---
Top4	Burn By Dihuen Spera	BO3	Torneo Confluencia #10 (Neuquén, Argentina)	30%	27-Apr -2024	$176 ---

Other X	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Rvartax Social media	04-May SINGULARITY: Not available $206 ---
Other X	Maxfront By Maxfront Social media	02-May SINGULARITY: Not available $228 ---
Top256 (1 - 5) 16% X BO3	deck By DemianDesposito... MTGO Modern Qualifier #12633696	01-May SINGULARITY: 52% $264 ---
Other X	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Tarox Social media	30-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $296 ---
Other X BO3	MonoR By Cisma Social media	30-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $208 ---
Other X	balmor By ayaka Social media	30-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $248 ---
2nd (4 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By DemianDesposito... MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633778	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 52% $264 ---
Top32 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By DemianDesposito... MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633773	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 52% $264 ---
Other X	Zurgo Rarelessmander By thiagonegrutis Social media	29-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $43 ---
W/L (1 - 0) 100% X BO3	Sligh By Green Lotus 6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 4% $245 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Sligh By Nava 6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 2% $264 ---
Top8 X BO3	Burn By BinarySoloist 2024 CPS Showdown April #1	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 9% $266 ---
Top16 X BO3	Burn By Ronime Shirai Southern California Premodern Monthly #14 (Knight Ware)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 11% $247 ---
Top16 X BO3	Burn By Jessica Ochoa Southern California Premodern Monthly #14 (Knight Ware)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 4% $253 ---
Top8 X	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Mister Gohug CR Picardie lHdA @ Rouvrel (France)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $269 ---
Top8 X	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Fernando Perest... Super Duel Manabolt #1 @ Limeira (Brazil)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $106 ---
Other X	feldon v3 By ebeuh Social media	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $236 ---
Top8 X	Feldon, Ronom Excava... By Stadnik Hugo Open Qualifier lHdA @ Rouvrel (France)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $269 ---
Top8 X BO3	SLIGH By Juan Carlos Tor... Open Premodern #2 Chile 2024	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 5% $243 ---
Top4 X BO3	Burn By Dihuen Spera Torneo Confluencia #10 (Neuquén, Argentina)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $176 ---

Recent archetypes playing Ball Lightning

A list of archetypes playing Ball Lightning by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Premodern archetypes playing Ball Lightning

	Name	Decks	Price
	Premodern Burn	106	$240 $76

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Ball Lightning

	Name	Decks	Price
	Modern Burn	3	$264 $35

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Ball Lightning

	Name	Decks	Price
	Classic-Legacy Burn	2	$307 $72

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Ball Lightning

	Name	Decks	Price
	Legacy Burn	1	$70 $38

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Ball Lightning quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Ball Lightning?

Ball Lightning has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Ball Lightning current price?

The current price is:

Tcgplayer: 📊 $41.85
Cardkingdom: 📊 $34.99

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In which formats is Ball Lightning played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Premodern, Modern, Classic-Legacy, and Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Ball Lightning?

The top 3 archetypes using Ball Lightning are:

Premodern Burn
Modern Burn
Classic-Legacy Burn
Legacy Burn

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Ball Lightning in the current metagame

Ball Lightning has been played in more than 1419 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Premodern, Modern, Classic-Legacy, and Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes:

Last update: 2024-05-04