Check out the $100, $300, and $1000 hits you can find in Magic packs today!
Back in 2019 Wizards of the Coast propelled Magic: The Gathering into the collector space by creating a new product called the Collector Booster. It offered the chance to open exotic foils and unique treatments to enhance the overall “Booster Fun” experience. With the sheer amount of different printings available these days, it can be challenging to know whether your pulls are actually worth anything, especially given the breakneck popularity of Magic over the last few years.
Today we’ll be looking at some of the most expensive Magic cards you can open from sets on shelves at your local game store. And before we begin, there are a handful of things to keep in mind when diving into the value that you can open today.
The Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards You Can Open Right Now
Market Price: $99.68
Market Price: $52.92
Market Price: $17.60
First, we’ll be focusing on Magic sets released over the last year or so. Second, there won’t be anything featured regarding the various Commander Precons Decks and Secret Lair releases, as these are ancillary products that support a given set. After reading this article you’ll have a better understanding of which Magic cards command significant value from recent sets and where you can figure out which products you can prioritize buying moving forward.
Let’s go through some of the most expensive Magic cards you can open in booster packs right now, starting with the latest release — Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Market Price: $119.01
Market Price: $415.80
Market Price: $48.34
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While Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a much smaller set there’s still plenty of value to find here thanks to the number of different treatments to collect. The highlight, however, is the stunning Kevin Eastman cards that are exclusive to Collector Boosters. Running a lower than 1% pull rate these gold-stamped signed cards of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are the big ticket items from the set and command serious value on the secondary market.
Market Price: $3,150.00
Market Price: $383.47
Market Price: $25.35
Furthermore, the Japan Showcase Fracture Foils are also valuable at the time of publication, with Krang, Utrom Warlord and Super Shredder being the most desirable from the bunch. As for collectible cards you can open from Play Boosters, the Borderless Silhouette printing of Dark Leo & Shredder along with default copies of Super Shredder are decent-value hits, along with any version of Krang, Utrom Warlord and Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 as well.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has only been out for a little while, so prices may fluctuate as more cards enter circulation over the next month. That said, any of the Collector Booster exclusive cards are more financially resilient than the rest. Universes Beyond releases are always interesting from a finance standpoint as there’s a market for collectors of the intellectual property outside of those who play the trading card game.
Lorwyn Eclipsed
Market Price: $112.48
Market Price: $378.67
Market Price: $59.79
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Lorwyn Eclipsed quickly became the best-selling in-Magic release of all time, and it’s easy to see why. With whimsical theming and quirky creatures, Lorwyn Eclipsed became a smash hit with players and collectors alike. There’s also a good chunk of value in the set as well, with most of the value falling on the gorgeous serialized Bitterbloom Bearer exclusive to Collector Boosters. These are numbered out of 500 and are easily running upwards of four figures in value. Japan Showcase cards are also desirable from Lorwyn Eclipsed, with Bloom Tender, Moonshadow, and Selfless Safewright being the biggest hits, with a further multiplier on Fracture Foils.
Market Price: $26.03
Market Price: $343.28
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As for default printings, Chronicle of Victory, Hexing Squelcher, and Bitterbloom Bearer remain some of the top hits, with the former becoming a must-have if you play creature-matter archetypes in Commander. The Special Guests also made a return with Lorwyn Eclipsed — these are reprints married with the flavor of the set they’re printed in, with Bitterblossom and Painter’s Servant being the most valuable from this crop at the time of publication.
Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender
Market Price: $120.04
Market Price: $364.75
Market Price: $84.05
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It may have come as a surprise to enfranchised Magic players, but Avatar: The Last Airbender became the third-best-selling Magic set of all time. It’s hard to beat the source material when it comes to Avatar: The Last Airbender, and that adoration filtered into the Magic release in a huge way. As with any Universes Beyond release, the collectibility is off the charts with the Raised Foil Avatar Aang that’s exclusive to Collector Boosters. This is the big ticket item in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and is perhaps one of the most valuable cards printed within the last year.
Market Price: $685.11
Market Price: $517.23
Market Price: $441.96
There’s also the Neon Ink cards, which feature Aang, Toph, Katara, and Zuko in striking treatments. These are also limited to Collector Boosters, but remain mighty valuable even today. One thing that made Avatar: The Last Airbender stand out from the crowd is the competitive viability of cards like Badgermole Cub and Wan Shi Tong, Librarian. These cards have remained highly desirable with players and collectors since the set’s release, as they’ve seen play just about every format they’re legal in. The same applies to The Walls of Ba Sing Se and Ozai, the Phoenix King: two cards that are tearing up Commander tables because they’re so unique.
Market Price: $3,156.25
Market Price: $42.48
Market Price: $68.25
Avatar: The Last Airbender also saw a desirable Source Material bonus sheet, including incredible cards such as The Banyan Tree (The Great Henge), Aang’s Shelter (Teferi’s Protection), and Force of Negation, with further value to be had if you opened any of these in foil. Then there’s the Avatar: The Last Airbender Jumpstart release, which sneakily has some value due to the way the Jumpstart cards are seeded. Jumpstart is one of the best ways to enter Magic these days, as it offers a “just shuffle up and play” aspect that makes onboarding easier for new players.
Market Price: $57.89
Market Price: $42.67
Market Price: $40.98
As for value, Toph, Earthbending Master, The Cabbage Merchant, and Katara, Waterbending Master are some of the notable hits if you’ve gotten lucky in those Jumpstart Boosters. Weirdly, Earthbending Student’s worth a fair bit despite being an uncommon card. That’s largely thanks to it being exclusive to Collector Boosters, and that makes it a unique collector item if you’re a budding Avatar: The Last Airbender collector. Rounding out the hits are Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, and Enlightened Tutor, which are some of the valuable cards you can open from the excellent Commander’s Bundle.
Magic: The Gathering | Marvel’s Spider-Man
Market Price: $105.91
Market Price: $334.10
Market Price: $50.18
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Marvel’s Spider-Man is another recent small-scale release, but comes with some modest value if you’re cracking Collector Boosters from the set. In particular, it’s the Borderless Cosmic Foil printing of The Soul Stone that’s about as collector-friendly as it gets for a Marvel fan in the trading card space. While the prices on this Soul Stone vary depending on how much the seller is willing to sell it for, so far these have been comfortably selling in the five-figure range. We’re getting a few more Marvel releases in the next few years, and there’s a possibility the card (and its many different variants) could also become more valuable over the next year or so. Even if you don’t open the coveted The Soul Stone there’s a few different variants and each of them is worth a pretty penny.
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Market Price: $48.38
Market Price: $106.39
Market Price: $439.56
Market Price: $356.21
Market Price: $340.74
Spider-Man is known for having various costume changes throughout the Marvel universe, and that’s just as true with Marvel’s Spider-Man. Appearing only in Collector Boosters, the Borderless Costume Change cards highlight some of Spider-Man’s most memorable spandex changes. There are seven to collect in total and they’re each commanding serious value on the secondary market. As for the other money cards, the Borderless Classic cards of Eddie Brock and Peter Parker remain desirable with players and fans along with copies of Gwen Stacy and Multiversal Passage, which are continuing to see competitive play.
Edge of Eternities
Market Price: $145.19
Market Price: $539.96
Market Price: $85.08
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Edge of Eternities took us to the Sothera system which happened to have a bounty of expensive cards. Leading the charge is Sothera, the Supervoid coming in the one-off Singularity Foil that’s exclusive to Collector Boosters. This one has settled in the $1000 range since release, and it looks like something from the Secret Lair Drop Series. There’s deep value to be had in the Japan Showcase cards, as Icetill Explorer, Starfield Vocalist, and Exalted Sunborn remain some of the best hits from this stunning series — not to mention, there’s a multiplier on any Fracture Foils you may open as well.
Market Price: $1,246.38
Market Price: $258.20
Market Price: $38.30
There’s also worthy value with non-fancy treatments in Edge of Eternities, with Ouroboroid, Icetill Explorer, and Quantum Riddler remaining desirable cards to own due to extensive competitive play. Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is another notable hit from the release, although this one is likely due to casual play instead. Edge of Eternities also brought us the Stellar Sights, a bonus sheet highlighting some of the most iconic land cards printed in Magic’s history. While there are a few different versions to collect, Ancient Tomb, Strip Mine, and Mana Confluence remain the high-value hits from this series.
Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY
Market Price: $165.88
Market Price: $1,130.53
Market Price: $99.54
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, MTG—FINAL FANTASY was a monumental success for Magic in more ways than one. It’s the best-selling set of all time, and it reimagined the concept of collectibility in the game with many of the cards remaining valuable even today. The chase cards in FINAL FANTASY lie in the many colors of the Traveling Chocobo cards, with the gold serialized printing being the big collector item from the release. There are only 77 of these in existence, and some have sold upwards of $60,000 according to this tracking website. There’s also the Neon Ink versions that are exclusive to Collector Boosters, with the Borderless Japanese version commanding the most value at the time of publication.
Market Price: $6,175.00
Market Price: $1,709.36
Market Price: $38.44
Surge Foils made a huge impression with FINAL FANTASY as many of the Commander cards from this crop highlight the franchise’s most popular characters. Right now, Tifa, Martial Artist, Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER, and Y’shtola, Night’s Blessed are the most valuable Surge Foil cards in FINAL FANTASY, with interest remaining strong. Through the Ages was the bonus sheet supporting FINAL FANTASY’s release, with many retaining good value if you’re looking to collect the whole set. Dragon of Mount Glug (Ancient Copper Dragon) and Stay with Me (Rhystic Study) are the big hits from this series, with Zidane Tribal (Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer) following shortly behind.
Market Price: $40.38
Market Price: $39.08
Market Price: $63.29
As for cards you can open in FINAL FANTASY Play Boosters, Summon: Bahamut, Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, Buster Sword, Vivi Ornitier, and Traveling Chocobo remain decent hits from the critically-acclaimed release. Given how popular the Final Fantasy intellectual property is, and how it brought so many new players to Magic, there’s a big price variance that reflects collectibility and popularity first and competitiveness second.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Market Price: $122.35
Market Price: $402.91
Market Price: $80.68
Tarkir: Dragonstorm brought us back to Tarkir and quickly became a huge hit with players. Dragons remain ever-present in Magic due to their evergreen popularity in Commander, so it wasn’t a huge surprise to see Tarkir: Dragonstorm becoming one of the best-selling in-Magic releases over the last year. As for value, there’s the gorgeous Ghostfire Frame cards exclusive to Collector Boosters, with further value to be had if you open one of these in the striking Halo Foil treatment. At the time of publication, Ugin, Eye of the Storms, Elspeth, Storm Slayer, and Craterhoof Behemoth remain the cream of the crop when it comes to value from here. There’s also the serialized Mox Jasper that’s the Headliner card for Tarkir: Dragonstorm, which is averaging around a low four-figures at the time of publication.
Market Price: $422.83
Market Price: $1,415.97
Market Price: $40.07
As for cards you can open in Tarkir: Dragonstorm Play Boosters, any printing of Elspeth, Storm Slayer and Ugin, Eye of the Storms will present you with decent value along with the competitively-playable Voice of Victory and Craterhoof Behemoth. Interestingly, many of the Dragon’s Eye Basic Lands are creeping up in value, so these are worth keeping to one side if you opened any in those Collector Boosters since the set’s release.
Aetherdrift
Market Price: $105.98
Market Price: $231.87
Market Price: $37.07
Aetherdrift wasn’t a popular set and really didn’t resonate with Magic players, and that’s led to some of the cards creeping up in value over the last year. In particular, mana options in Riverpyre Verge, Sunbillow Verge, and Willowrush Verge have become more valuable due to growing competitive play. The same applies to Stock Up, which is one of the stronger uncommons we’ve seen in competitive Magic in a minute, and is becoming a surprisingly valuable card if you aren’t competitively-minded. It was slow to see momentum, but Monument to Endurance’s another notable hit due to extensive competitive play. As for the Special Guests, Chrome Mox’s an incredible hit in Aetherdrift Play and Collector Boosters, which remains one of the more expensive cards from the collection.
Market Price: $1,699.49
Market Price: $21.75
Market Price: $135.53
There’s also the First-Place Foils that are exclusive to Box Toppers when buying any new Aetherdrift Play or Collector Booster Box, and these prices can vary depending on demand. There aren’t many of them knocking about, and that can also influence the card’s price. However, the First-Place Foils weren’t that popular with players and collectors, so it could be challenging to find someone who wants them at a reasonable price if you happen to open any.
The Japan Showcase versions of Radiant Lotus and Loot, the Pathfinder are especially valuable hits in Collector Boosters, with a further multiplier if they happen to be in Fracture Foil. There’s also the Headliner card from Aetherdrift, which was the serialized Aetherspark, another high-value hit appearing in only Collector Boosters.
Magic: The Gathering Foundations
Market Price: $118.91
Market Price: $699.58
Market Price: $91.01
Lastly, there’s Magic: The Gathering Foundations. Despite being over a year old this set remains the best way to learn Magic with the Beginner Box. There’s also the Starter Collection, which gives you a nice starting point if you’re wanting to jump into Standard Constructed at your local games store.
There’s plenty to be found even in Magic: The Gathering Foundations Play Boosters such as Bloodthirsty Conqueror, Twinflame Tyrant, Sire of Seven Deaths, and Doubling Season, which is one of the best reprints from the set if you’re really into Commander. Furthermore, MagicFoundations features the Japan Showcase cards with many of them still being incredible hits even today.
Market Price: $33.02
Market Price: $34.84
Market Price: $709.37
While they do look a bit like a Pokémon card, Doubling Season, Twinflame Tyrant, and Llanowar Elves are some of the most valuable Japan Showcase Fracture Foil cards you can own from Magic Foundations right now. Magic Foundations also introduced the Mana Foil cards, which seem to be an exclusive treatment for the set and come with a unique printing process that stamps the iconic mana symbol pattern onto the card. These take a similar printing process as seen on the popular Step-and-Compleat Foils from Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and as it turns out the Mana Foil cards are worth a few bucks too.
Market Price: $102.11
Market Price: $172.12
Market Price: $113.59
At the time of writing, High-Fae Trickster, Sire of Seven Deaths, and Twinflame Tyrant are the most valuable Mana Foil cards you can open in Magic Foundations Collector Boosters. However, opening any Mana Foil card is going to bring you good value, as many of these are reprints of desirable cards that see play in multiple formats (including Commander).