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Lightning Coils Mirrodin MTG card
MRD #198 · Art by Brian Snõddy
MRD set symbol, RareMirrodin#198Rare

Lightning Coils

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TCGplayer market · MRD #198 nonfoil
$0.64 −1.5% −$0.01, 7 days
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30 days
−3.0%
EDHREC rank
#19,864 Down 119 in 30 days
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Lightning Coils Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.64, down 1.5% over 7 days, down 3.0% over 30 days, down 7.3% over 90 days.

Lightning Coils Price History

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Lightning Coils Printings & Prices

Lightning Coils has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

MRD set symbol, RareMRD #198
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Lightning Coils Rules Text & Legality

Lightning Coils

Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, put a charge counter on this artifact.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if this artifact has five or more charge counters on it, remove all of them from it and create that many 3/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.

Lightning Coils is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.

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Reprints & Reprint Risk

Lightning Coils has been reprinted 2 times.

  • Oct 2, 2003MRD set symbol, RareMirrodinMRD #198
  • Oct 2, 2003MRD set symbol, RareMirrodin · foilMRD #198

Lightning Coils in Commander

Lightning Coils is the #19,864 most-played card on EDHREC, down 119 places over the last 30 days.

#19,864 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 119 in 30 days

Lightning Coils FAQ

How much is Lightning Coils worth?

Lightning Coils is worth about $0.64 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Lightning Coils legal in Commander?

Yes. Lightning Coils is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.

Has Lightning Coils been reprinted?

Yes. Lightning Coils has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Lightning Coils cheap?

Lightning Coils trades at about $0.64; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,864 on EDHREC).