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Most valuable Magic: The Gathering cards (November 2026)

The 50 most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards, ranked by the CardFrame price estimate of each card’s most valuable finish, near mint and ungraded, across the 11 print languages we track. Prices that do not look consistent are left out rather than ranked. Graded copies and record auction sales go far higher than these near-mint estimates. How we estimate prices

  1. 1Black Lotus 232

    Black Lotus

    #232 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $38,216.69

  2. 2Black Lotus 233

    Black Lotus

    #233 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $25,032.60

  3. 3Smaug the Magnificent 249

    Smaug the Magnificent

    #249 · Foil · The Hobbit

    $24,750.16

  4. 4Mox Sapphire 265

    Mox Sapphire

    #265 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $22,678.64

  5. 5Mox Jet 262

    Mox Jet

    #262 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $21,120.42

  6. 6Timetwister 84

    Timetwister

    #84 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $21,066.61

  7. 7Ancestral Recall 47

    Ancestral Recall

    #47 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $19,545.50

  8. 8Time Walk 83

    Time Walk

    #83 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $18,307.59

  9. 9Black Lotus 233

    Black Lotus

    #233 · Normal · Unlimited Edition

    $15,629.82

  10. 10Underground Sea 285

    Underground Sea

    #285 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $14,567.98

  11. 11Dragon Whelp 143

    Dragon Whelp

    #143 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $14,294.86

  12. 12Volcanic Island 287

    Volcanic Island

    #287 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $13,211.39

  13. 13Shivan Dragon 177

    Shivan Dragon

    #177 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $13,158.57

  14. 14Mox Emerald 261

    Mox Emerald

    #261 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $11,906.92

  15. 15Goblin 7

    Goblin

    #7 · Foil · Dominaria Remastered Tokens

    $10,136.25

  16. 16Cavern of Souls 392z

    Cavern of Souls

    #392z · Foil · Tales of Middle-earth Commander

    $10,000.00

  17. 17Mox Ruby 264

    Mox Ruby

    #264 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $9,188.84

  18. 18Bayou 283

    Bayou

    #283 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $9,127.32

  19. 19Loyal Sentry 27

    Loyal SentryIT

    #27 · Normal · Tenth Edition

    $9,112.22

  20. 20Mox Pearl 263

    Mox Pearl

    #263 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $8,922.30

  21. 21Black Lotus 525

    Black Lotus

    #525 · Normal · 30th Anniversary Edition

    $8,501.26

  22. 22Mox Sapphire 266

    Mox Sapphire

    #266 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $8,197.28

  23. 23Aragorn, the Uniter 741z

    Aragorn, the Uniter

    #741z · Foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

    $8,000.00

  24. 24Copy Artifact 53

    Copy Artifact

    #53 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $7,930.70

  25. 25Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 2025-1

    Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

    #2025-1 · Foil · Pro Tour Promos

    $7,903.31

  26. 26Underground Sea 286

    Underground Sea

    #286 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $7,872.65

  27. 27Mox Emerald 262

    Mox Emerald

    #262 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $7,846.30

  28. 28Time Walk 84

    Time Walk

    #84 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $7,704.65

  29. 29Tropical Island 283

    Tropical Island

    #283 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $7,420.25

  30. 30Vesuvan Doppelganger 87

    Vesuvan Doppelganger

    #87 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $7,224.69

  31. 31Shivan Dragon 174

    Shivan Dragon

    #174 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $7,156.58

  32. 32Mox Pearl 264

    Mox Pearl

    #264 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $6,990.98

  33. 33Timetwister 85

    Timetwister

    #85 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $6,723.27

  34. 34Mental Misstep 2023a

    Mental Misstep

    #2023a · Foil · Eternal Weekend

    $6,672.07

  35. 35Mox Ruby 265

    Mox Ruby

    #265 · Normal · Limited Edition Beta

    $6,496.66

  36. 36Timetwister 85

    Timetwister

    #85 · Normal · Unlimited Edition

    $6,310.44

  37. 37Hurricane 202

    Hurricane

    #202 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $5,778.57

  38. 38Chaos Orb 235

    Chaos Orb

    #235 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $5,748.78

  39. 39Time Walk 84

    Time Walk

    #84 · Normal · Unlimited Edition

    $5,719.99

  40. 40Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 49

    Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

    #49 · Foil · Secret Lair Promo

    $5,600.00

  41. 41Shadowspear 383z

    Shadowspear

    #383z · Foil · Tales of Middle-earth Commander

    $5,568.09

  42. 42Savannah 285

    Savannah

    #285 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $5,566.80

  43. 43Saruman of Many Colors 743z

    Saruman of Many Colors

    #743z · Foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

    $5,545.97

  44. 44The One Ring 748z

    The One Ring

    #748z · Foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

    $5,522.12

  45. 45Taiga 287

    Taiga

    #287 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $5,508.12

  46. 46Glamdring 747z

    Glamdring

    #747z · Foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

    $5,350.47

  47. 47Tundra 284

    Tundra

    #284 · Normal · Limited Edition Alpha

    $5,333.41

  48. 48Tifa Lockhart 9

    Tifa Lockhart

    #9 · Foil · MagicFest 2025

    $5,211.54

  49. 49Serra Angel 40

    Serra Angel

    #40 · Normal · Summer Magic / Edgar

    $5,126.83

  50. 50Ancestral Recall 48

    Ancestral Recall

    #48 · Normal · Unlimited Edition

    $4,999.95

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