Volt Charge
NPHNew Phyrexia/#100/2011Common
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.10
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.10
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.10TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 9.1%30d▲ 11.1%90d▲ 11.1%
90d high
$0.11
90d low
$0.08
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.10
New Phyrexia
- Up 11.1% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 9% below its 90 day high of $0.11.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 760% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Volt Charge deals 3 damage to any target. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Keywords
Proliferate
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (7)
wotc4 Feb 2023
An ability that triggers "Whenever you proliferate" triggers even if you chose no permanents or players while doing so.
wotc4 Feb 2023
To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.
wotc4 Feb 2023
You don't have to choose every permanent or player that has a counter, only the ones you want to add another counter to. Since "any number" includes zero, you don't have to choose any permanents at all, and you don't have to choose any players at all.
wotc4 Feb 2023
If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.
wotc4 Feb 2023
If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.
wotc4 Feb 2023
Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
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About this card
Volt Charge
Volt Charge is an Instant, with mana cost {2}{R} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.10 (up 11.1% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Volt Charge FAQ
How much is Volt Charge worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Volt Charge is $0.10. It is up 11.1% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.08 to $0.11.
What is the cheapest printing of Volt Charge?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from New Phyrexia at $0.10 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Volt Charge?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Phyrexia: All Will Be One at $0.29 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Volt Charge are there?
Volt Charge has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Volt Charge first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from NPH #100, released 2011-05-13.
What is the newest printing of Volt Charge?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ONE #155, released 2023-02-10.
Is there a foil version of Volt Charge?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.86 versus $0.10 for nonfoil, which is 760% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Volt Charge legal in Commander?
Yes, Volt Charge is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.