CSP #88
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Lightning Serpent
Creature · Elemental SerpentHaste, Trample
TCGplayer market · CSP #88 nonfoil
$4.87 +8.9% +$0.40, 7 days
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- +8.2%
- EDHREC rank
- #20,120 Down 178 in 30 days
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Lightning Serpent Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $4.87, up 8.9% over 7 days, up 8.2% over 30 days, up 44.1% over 90 days.
Lightning Serpent Price History
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Lightning Serpent in Sealed Products
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Lightning Serpent Printings & Prices
Lightning Serpent has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Lightning Serpent: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
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| CoolStuffInc | CSP #88 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CSP #88 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CSP #88 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | CSP #88 | Nonfoil |
Lightning Serpent Rules Text & Legality
Lightning Serpent
Trample, haste
This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Ice exploded into steam in its wake, hissing like a thousand serpents hailing their blazing master.
Lightning Serpent is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PreDHLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Lightning Serpent Rulings
- Jul 15, 2006
If Lightning Serpent enters without X being paid because an effect puts it onto the battlefield or an effect lets you cast it without paying its mana cost, then X is 0.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Lightning Serpent has been reprinted 2 times.
- Jul 21, 2006ColdsnapCSP #88
- Jul 21, 2006Coldsnap · foilCSP #88
Lightning Serpent in Commander
Lightning Serpent is the #20,120 most-played card on EDHREC, down 178 places over the last 30 days.
#20,120
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 178 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 178 in 30 days
Lightning Serpent FAQ
How much is Lightning Serpent worth?
Lightning Serpent is worth about $4.87 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Lightning Serpent legal in Commander?
Yes. Lightning Serpent is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Lightning Serpent been reprinted?
Yes. Lightning Serpent has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Lightning Serpent cheap?
Lightning Serpent trades at about $4.87; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#20,120 on EDHREC).