Lightning Runner
AERAether Revolt/#90/2017Mythic
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.99
Cardmarket€0.32
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.27
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.25
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.99High $1.29Low $0.99▼ 23.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.27TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.6%30d▼ 6.9%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$0.29
90d low
$0.26
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.18
Modern Horizons 3 Commander
- Down 6.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 7% below its 90 day high of $0.29.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 933% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Warrior
Double strike, haste
Whenever this creature attacks, you get (two energy counters), then you may pay eight . If you pay, untap all creatures you control, and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
2 / 2
Keywords
HasteDouble strike
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (10)
wotc7 Jun 2024
Some spells and abilities that give you {E} may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't get any {E}.
wotc7 Jun 2024
If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
wotc7 Jun 2024
If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E}. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of {E} as the ability resolves.
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About this card
Lightning Runner
Lightning Runner is a Creature — Human Warrior, with mana cost {3}{R}{R} (mana value 5). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.27 (down 6.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Lightning Runner FAQ
How much is Lightning Runner worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Lightning Runner is $0.27. It is down 6.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.26 to $0.29.
What is the cheapest printing of Lightning Runner?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 Commander at $0.18 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Lightning Runner?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Aether Revolt Promos at $2.21 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Lightning Runner are there?
Lightning Runner has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Lightning Runner first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AER #90, released 2017-01-20.
What is the newest printing of Lightning Runner?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DRC #103, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of Lightning Runner?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $2.79 versus $0.27 for nonfoil, which is 933% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Lightning Runner legal in Commander?
Yes, Lightning Runner is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.