Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Harnessed Lightning
Kaladesh · #117 · uncommon · 2016
Instant
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Market reference
$0.24
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 117 / 278
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Chris Rallis
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2016-09-30
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Type: Instant
Choose target creature. You get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters), then you may pay any amount of {E}. Harnessed Lightning deals that much damage to that creature.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.24 |
| USD (foil) | $0.39 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.22 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.58 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Harnessed Lightning is real?
Harnessed Lightning is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Harnessed Lightning worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Harnessed Lightning is $0.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Harnessed Lightning from?
Harnessed Lightning is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Kaladesh" in the expansion series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Harnessed Lightning?
Harnessed Lightning is a uncommon card in the Kaladesh set.
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Other Harnessed Lightning printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
