Most Expensive MTG Cards (2026 Prices)

Magic: The Gathering has some of the most valuable individual cards of any trading card game. The rarest cards - from original Alpha and Beta printings to Reserved List exclusives that can never be reprinted - command prices that shock newcomers and excite veterans. The Black Lotus alone trades for $10,000+ in played condition; a PSA 10 Gem Mint copy has sold for over $500,000 at auction. Below are the 100 most expensive MTG cards right now, ranked by current Scryfall market price across all printings.

#	Card	Set	Rarity	Price (USD)
1	Time Walk	Unlimited Edition	rare	$5719.99
2	Ancestral Recall	Unlimited Edition	rare	$4999.95
3	Mox Jet	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$4000.00
4	Wheel of Fortune	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$3850.00
5	Mishra's Workshop	Antiquities	rare	$3699.99
6	Mox Pearl	Unlimited Edition	rare	$3513.33
7	Black Lotus	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$3299.99
8	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	Legends	rare	$3069.50
9	Mox Emerald	Unlimited Edition	rare	$3004.97
10	Tundra	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$3000.00
11	Black Lotus	Collectors' Edition	rare	$3000.00
12	Gandalf the White	The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	mythic	$2999.99
13	Candelabra of Tawnos	Antiquities	rare	$2850.00
14	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	Pro Tour Promos	mythic	$2800.35
15	Badlands	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$2499.99
16	Mox Ruby	Unlimited Edition	rare	$2499.99
17	Plateau	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$2479.99
18	Scrubland	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$2100.00
19	Library of Alexandria	Arabian Nights	uncommon	$1955.00
20	Bazaar of Baghdad	Arabian Nights	uncommon	$1925.24
21	Juzám Djinn	Arabian Nights	rare	$1827.00
22	Snapcaster Mage	Secret Lair Drop	mythic	$1742.95
23	Swords to Plowshares	Secret Lair Drop	rare	$1701.98
24	Gaea's Cradle	Urza's Saga	rare	$1630.30
25	Tifa Lockhart	MagicFest 2025	rare	$1604.19
26	Nightmare	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$1399.99
27	Island	Guru	rare	$1399.89
28	Volcanic Island	Unlimited Edition	rare	$1298.50
29	Chains of Mephistopheles	Legends	rare	$1260.58
30	Underground Sea	Unlimited Edition	rare	$1237.88
31	Tundra	Unlimited Edition	rare	$1200.49
32	Mind Twist	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$1199.99
33	Chaos Orb	Unlimited Edition	rare	$1174.77
34	Mox Diamond	Stronghold	rare	$1125.91
35	Copy Artifact	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$1100.00
36	Underground Sea	Revised Edition	rare	$1081.09
37	Time Vault	Unlimited Edition	rare	$1080.00
38	Tropical Island	Unlimited Edition	rare	$1049.99
39	Imperial Seal	Portal Three Kingdoms	rare	$1019.08
40	Birds of Paradise	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$1000.00
41	Lich	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$964.50
42	Volcanic Island	Revised Edition	rare	$960.74
43	Moat	Legends	rare	$926.95
44	Counterspell	Limited Edition Beta	uncommon	$919.92
45	The One Ring	The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	mythic	$914.66
46	Counterspell	Secret Lair Drop	rare	$900.00
47	Sol Ring	Limited Edition Beta	uncommon	$869.99
48	Braingeyser	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$832.80
49	Timetwister	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$814.99
50	Mox Jet	Collectors' Edition	rare	$800.00
51	Savannah Lions	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$799.99
52	Lion's Eye Diamond	Mirage	rare	$799.16
53	Demonic Hordes	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$798.66
54	Mox Jet	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$790.99
55	Wrath of God	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$790.00
56	City of Brass	Arabian Nights	uncommon	$789.99
57	Mox Sapphire	Collectors' Edition	rare	$782.75
58	Forest	Guru	rare	$750.00
59	Mox Emerald	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$749.99
60	Timetwister	Collectors' Edition	rare	$725.00
61	Roc of Kher Ridges	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$714.99
62	Armageddon	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$712.99
63	Badlands	Unlimited Edition	rare	$712.49
64	Bayou	Unlimited Edition	rare	$711.50
65	Icy Manipulator	Limited Edition Alpha	uncommon	$710.33
66	Scrubland	Unlimited Edition	rare	$702.73
67	Nevinyrral's Disk	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$699.99
68	Mox Ruby	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$699.99
69	Zodiac Dragon	Portal Three Kingdoms	rare	$699.99
70	Swamp	Guru	rare	$699.99
71	Mox Emerald	Collectors' Edition	rare	$699.50
72	The Abyss	Legends	rare	$698.70
73	Diamond Valley	Arabian Nights	rare	$695.00
74	Tundra	Revised Edition	rare	$690.79
75	Savannah	Unlimited Edition	rare	$690.00
76	Demonic Tutor	Limited Edition Alpha	uncommon	$678.00
77	Mountain	Guru	rare	$675.59
78	Giant Growth	Secret Lair Drop	rare	$662.00
79	Mishra's Factory	Antiquities	rare	$654.99
80	Lightning Bolt	Limited Edition Alpha	common	$626.67
81	Ancestral Recall	Collectors' Edition	rare	$625.00
82	Sauron, the Dark Lord	The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	mythic	$623.80
83	Lightning Bolt	Secret Lair Promo	rare	$623.15
84	Taiga	Unlimited Edition	rare	$615.00
85	Guardian Beast	Arabian Nights	rare	$615.00
86	Mox Emerald	Intl. Collectors' Edition	rare	$601.99
87	Mox Ruby	Collectors' Edition	rare	$600.00
88	Gauntlet of Might	Limited Edition Beta	rare	$600.00
89	Lord of the Pit	Limited Edition Alpha	rare	$600.00
90	Time Walk	Intl. Collectors' Edition	rare	$599.99
91	Ancestral Recall	Intl. Collectors' Edition	rare	$599.99
92	Underground Sea	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$599.99
93	Tropical Island	Revised Edition	rare	$599.89
94	Mox Jet	Intl. Collectors' Edition	rare	$599.00
95	Demonic Tutor	Limited Edition Beta	uncommon	$594.16
96	Mox Ruby	Intl. Collectors' Edition	rare	$591.66
97	Serendib Efreet	Arabian Nights	rare	$590.00
98	Badlands	Revised Edition	rare	$586.77
99	Time Walk	Collectors' Edition	rare	$586.44
100	Mox Sapphire	30th Anniversary Edition	rare	$583.58

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