
Lightning Coils
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −3.0%
- EDHREC rank
- #19,864 Down 119 in 30 days
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Buy MRD #198 nonfoil
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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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Where to Buy and Sell Lightning Coils
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Lightning Coils in Sealed Products
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Lightning Coils Printings & Prices
Lightning Coils has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Lightning Coils: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolStuffInc | MRD #198 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MRD #198 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | MRD #198 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MRD #198 | Nonfoil |
Lightning Coils Rules Text & Legality
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.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PreDHLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Lightning Coils has been reprinted 2 times.
- Oct 2, 2003MirrodinMRD #198
- Oct 2, 2003Mirrodin · 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.
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).