Most Expensive Magic: The Gathering Cards
Card↕ | Set↕ | Sale Price↕ | Year Sold↕ | Rarity↕ | Why Valuable↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Lotus | Alpha | $540,000 | 2023 | Rare | Most iconic MTG card ever printed; only ~1,100 Alpha copies exist |
Black Lotus | Beta | $333,000 | 2023 | Rare | Beta version of the most powerful card; slightly more copies than Alpha |
Ancestral Recall | Alpha | $120,000 | 2022 | Rare | Part of the Power Nine; draw 3 cards for 1 mana is absurdly powerful |
Mox Sapphire | Alpha | $105,000 | 2022 | Rare | Power Nine member; free mana acceleration in blue |
Time Walk | Alpha | $100,000 | 2022 | Rare | Power Nine; an extra turn for just 2 mana |
Mox Ruby | Alpha | $95,000 | 2022 | Rare | Power Nine; free red mana with zero casting cost |
Mox Jet | Alpha | $90,000 | 2022 | Rare | Power Nine; free black mana source |
Mox Emerald | Alpha | $85,000 | 2022 | Rare | Power Nine; free green mana, extremely scarce in Alpha |
Mox Pearl | Alpha | $82,000 | 2022 | Rare | Power Nine; free white mana artifact |
Timetwister | Alpha | $80,000 | 2022 | Rare | Last of the Power Nine; resets both hands and graveyards |
Shichifukujin Dragon | Promo | $60,000 | 2020 | Unique | Only one copy exists; made for DCI tournament center opening in Tokyo |
Underground Sea | Alpha | $45,000 | 2022 | Rare | Dual land producing blue and black; staple in Legacy and Vintage |
Volcanic Island | Alpha | $42,000 | 2022 | Rare | Blue/red dual land; essential for competitive eternal formats |
Tropical Island | Alpha | $38,000 | 2022 | Rare | Green/blue dual land from Alpha; low print run |
Tundra | Alpha | $35,000 | 2021 | Rare | White/blue dual land; never reprinted on the Reserved List |
The One Ring (serial 001/001) | Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | $2,000,000 | 2023 | Mythic Rare (1 of 1) | Only serialized 1-of-1 card in MTG history; sold in private sale |
1996 World Champion | Special | $150,000 | 2021 | Unique | Only 12 copies made; given to 1996 World Championship competitors |
Bazaar of Baghdad | Arabian Nights | $18,000 | 2022 | Uncommon | Key Vintage staple; enables dredge strategy; low supply from 1993 set |
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