While a card's power and playability in formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage can cause a card's price to increase, one of the most impactful factors is a card's availability. Updated on June 8, 2022, by Paul DiSalvo: The high value of the most expensive Magic cards can be caused by several factors.

For example, while a near-mint Alpha Shivan Dragon is currently valued at $11,999.99, the card did not make this list due to its most recent printings costing a fraction of a dollar. RELATED: Magic The Gathering: The Planeswalkers With The Most CardsĪdditionally, the entries in this list were chosen by examining which cards are the most expensive in the game based on their cheapest printings, then factoring in the most expensive versions of said cards. Additionally, for reference, we will be using pricing based on the most expensive printings in near-mint quality of each respective card on. So today, we're going to examine the rarest and most valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards!īefore we begin, we should note that we are only including cards that were made properly available to the public, and will therefore not be including 'Heroes of the Realm' cards only available to Wizards of the Coast employees, as well as one-time printings such as the 1996 World Champion card. While modern sets feature special alternate art versions of key cards, they don't even scratch the surface of the rarest and most valuable cards in the game's history. With such a massive volume of cards, Magic's game pieces range greatly in their in-game power and rarity. In its nearly thirty-year history, over twenty-two thousand unique cards have seen print across ninety sets, with new cards introduced to the game every few months.

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