Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Lightning Axe
Time Spiral · #168 · common · 2006
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Market reference
$0.44
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 168 / 301
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2006-10-06
About this card
Mana cost: {R}
Type: Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}. Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
""A gargoyle's meat can be carved with an ordinary cleaver, but for its petrous hide . . ." —Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, *The Underworld Cookbook*"
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) | $0.44 |
| USD (foil) | $7.30 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.25 |
| EUR (foil) | €3.48 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lightning Axe is real?
Lightning Axe 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 Lightning Axe worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lightning Axe is $0.44; 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 Lightning Axe from?
Lightning Axe is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Time Spiral" in the expansion series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Lightning Axe?
Lightning Axe is a common card in the Time Spiral set.
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Other Lightning Axe printings
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