The 100 Most Expensive MTG Cards
Ranked by live market price · updated daily
What are the most expensive Magic cards?
The most valuable Magic: The Gathering cards are the early-1990s rarities, the Power 9 (Black Lotus, the five Moxen, Time Walk, Timetwister, Ancestral Recall), dual lands, and a handful of Reserved List staples and modern chase mythics. The table below ranks every tracked printing by current market price, refreshed daily, so the order reflects what the market actually pays right now, not a blog snapshot frozen on the day it was written.
For four-figure singles the number that matters is the real eBay sold comp, not a listing price, since that is where most high-end cards change hands. Click any card to see its full price history and cross-marketplace pricing across TCGPlayer, Card Kingdom, and eBay. To watch a card alongside the rest of your collection, use the free MTG portfolio tracker, or check which cards are breaking out on the all-time-high tracker.
Most expensive right now: Timetwister at $5,142.02 (2ED).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most expensive MTG card?
Among tournament-tracked printings, the original Power 9 (Black Lotus, the five Moxen, Time Walk, Timetwister, and Ancestral Recall) top the list, frequently trading in the thousands of dollars. This page ranks every tracked Magic card by current market price, so the exact order updates daily as the market moves. Truly mint Alpha copies sell even higher at auction than the everyday market price shown here.
Why are some Magic: The Gathering cards so expensive?
Three forces drive high MTG card prices: scarcity (early-1990s print runs were tiny), the Reserved List (Wizards has promised never to reprint those cards, so supply can only shrink), and sustained demand from Vintage, Legacy, and Commander players plus collectors. When a card is on the Reserved List and still played, its price has nowhere to go but up over time.
Are these the prices I'd actually pay or sell for?
The prices here are current market prices, what cards are actually transacting for, not asking prices. For high-end singles the number that matters for resale is the eBay sold comp, since that is where most four-figure cards change hands. Click any card to see its cross-marketplace pricing across TCGPlayer, Card Kingdom, and eBay, plus full price history.
How often is this list updated?
The ranking refreshes daily from live market data across 24,000+ tracked Magic printings. Cards move up and down the list as prices change, so a card that spikes on tournament results or a buyout will climb within a day.