Magic: The Gathering

Lightning Elemental

Tenth Edition 217 • common

Set: Tenth Edition
Collector number: 217
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Kev Walker
Market price: $0.07

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$0.07market price via TCGplayer · Aug 18, 2026$0.03 – $0.08 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This creature card represents a fundamental piece of game history, serving as a classic example of a common card designed to provide immediate impact on the battlefield. Its presence in this specific set highlights the enduring nature of such essential utility cards within a collection.

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What it does

Haste (This creature can attack and tap as soon as it comes under your control.)

"A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave."— William Knox, "Mortality"

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Lightning Elemental was originally introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to represent a straightforward, aggressive red creature. The version appearing in Tenth Edition, published in 2007, serves as a core set reprint that maintained the creature's status as a quintessential 'big red' common, designed to provide players with a reliable, high-power threat in limited formats like booster draft.

The Tenth Edition illustration was executed by Kev Walker, a prominent fantasy artist known for his gritty, dynamic style. Walker moved away from the more traditional elemental depictions of early Magic sets, opting for a design that emphasized kinetic energy and raw, jagged power. Upon its release in the tenth core set, the card was well-received by players for its classic utility and Walker's evocative, heavy-lined artistic interpretation.

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