Leyline of Lightning

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Leyline of Lightning is $0.23 (GPT #68), and the most expensive is $3.53 (GPT #68, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.30, up 30.4% over 7 days, up 30.4% over 30 days, up 57.9% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.31 (2026).

Leyline of Lightning has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including showcase treatments.

GPT #68

$0.23

CK $0.49 / $0.03 87%

MP $0.16 404 avail

WOT #45 Showcase

$0.30 +30%

CK $0.49 / $0.03 90%

MP $0.15 580 avail

WOT #45 Showcase Foil

$0.51 +122%

CK $0.49 / $0.10 80%

MP $0.19 48 avail

GPT #68 Foil

$3.53 +1435%

CK $2.99 / $0.90 75%

MP $2.50 6 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $0.90 cash for GPT #68 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 70% (wide).

• Sep 1, 2023 While resolving Leyline of Lightning's second ability, you can't pay {1} multiple times to deal damage multiple times.
• Mar 19, 2021 A player's "opening hand" is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player's opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.
• Feb 1, 2006 If you cast a creature with bloodthirst while Leyline of Lightning is on the battlefield, you may use the Leyline's ability to deal damage to an opponent. If you do, that damage is dealt before the creature spell resolves, and the creature will enter with counters from its bloodthirst ability.

Leyline of Lightning has been reprinted 4 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
WOT #45	2023-09-08	Rare	Showcase
WOT #45	2023-09-08	Rare	Showcase
GPT #68	2006-02-03	Rare	Standard
GPT #68	2006-02-03	Rare	Standard

Leyline of Lightning is the #12,580 most-played card on EDHREC, down 187 places over the last 30 days.