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Ball Lightning The Dark #57 Magic: The Gathering card
Rare

Ball Lightning The Dark #57

Card #57 · Illustrated by Quinton Hoover · Red Colour
Market value · ungraded
$48.68
▼ 2.1% · 30d
Blended from live market data · graded from real sold data
Confidence high · estimate, not an appraisal · How we price →
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Ball Lightning is a Rare Magic: The Gathering card from The Dark (#57), illustrated by Quinton Hoover. Its current blended market value is $48.68 ungraded. Prices update from real market data.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$48.68
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9$98$98–$98
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

What this price is based on

Low confidence

Only 1 sale in the last 90 days.

Median · CGC 8.5$47.001 sale
Trimmed mean$47.00outliers removed
Range$47.00 – $47.00lowest to highest sale
Sales rate0.3/mo2 recorded

Recent CGC 8.5 sales

By grade

  • CGC 8.5$47.001 sale
  • BGS 9.5$4881 sale

From 2 completed sales recorded between Apr 20, 2026 and Jun 14, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Price history · Raw

1 Oct 202121 Aug 2026
Latest
$48.68
Period high
$49.72
Period low
$19.08
Change
▲ 61.4%

Recent Fanatics auction sales

GradeItemSoldTypePrice
CGC 8.51994 Magic The Gathering MTG The Dark Ball Lightning CGC 8.5 NM-MT+2026-06-14BIN$47
BGS 9.51994 Magic The Gathering MTG The Dark Ball Lightning U1 R BGS 9.5 GEM MINT2026-04-20BIN$488

2 Fanatics Collect sales matched to this card.

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Card details

Set
The Dark
Number
#57
Rarity
Rare
Illustrator
Quinton Hoover
Colour
Red
Game
Magic: The Gathering

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Ball Lightning worth?

Ball Lightning (The Dark #57) is worth around $48.68 ungraded, based on live Magic: The Gathering market data.

Where can I buy Ball Lightning?

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What rarity is Ball Lightning?

Ball Lightning is a Rare Magic: The Gathering card from the The Dark set, illustrated by Quinton Hoover.

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