Most Expensive MTG Cards Right Now

Last updated: Oct 26, 2026 · prices refresh nightly

The most expensive MTG card right now is Smaug the Magnificent (Borderless) (The Hobbit, #249) at about $24,500.00, based on recent US TCGplayer sales as of Oct 26, 2026. It's followed by Timetwister at $6,400.00 and Mox Ruby at $6,400.00. Most of the list comes from Unlimited Edition, Beta Edition and Ravnica Remastered.

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Top 100 most expensive MTG cards

Rank	Card	Set	No.	Market price	30-day change
1	Smaug the Magnificent (Borderless)	The Hobbit	249	$24,500.00	0.0%
2	Timetwister	Unlimited Edition	—	$6,400.00	—
3	Mox Ruby	Beta Edition	—	$6,400.00	—
4	Time Walk	Unlimited Edition	—	$5,719.99	0.0%
5	Ancestral Recall	Unlimited Edition	—	$4,999.95	0.0%
6	Cavern of Souls (0410a) (Borderless)	The Lost Caverns of Ixalan	410a	$4,900.00	0.0%
7	Avatar Aang (Raised Foil)	Avatar: The Last Airbender	363	$4,737.63	down2.4%
8	Gaea's Cradle	Judge Promos	321	$3,999.00	0.0%
9	Sol Ring - Human (0410) (Serial Numbered)	Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	410	$3,750.00	0.0%
10	Mishra's Workshop	Antiquities	—	$3,699.99	0.0%
11	Mox Pearl	Unlimited Edition	—	$3,513.33	0.0%
12	Helm's Deep - Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep (Borderless) (Serial Numbered)	Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	404	$3,299.99	0.0%
13	Black Lotus	30th Anniversary Edition	228	$3,299.99	—
14	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	Legends	—	$3,239.00	up5.5%
15	Sheoldred (Serial Numbered)	March of the Machine	340	$3,165.46	0.0%
16	Mana Vault (Rainbow Foil)	Secret Lair Drop Series	796	$3,118.88	up15.1%
17	Mox Emerald	Unlimited Edition	—	$3,004.97	0.0%
18	Gandalf the White	Pro Tour Promos	299	$2,999.99	—
19	Leonardo, Sewer Samurai (Borderless) (Gold-Stamped Signature)	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	301	$2,986.53	up0.6%
20	Time Vault	Alpha Edition	—	$2,949.99	—
21	Emeritus of Ideation (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered) (Double Rainbow Foil)	Secrets of Strixhaven	306	$2,900.00	0.0%
22	Edgar Markov (Showcase) (Serial Numbered) (Double Rainbow Foil)	Innistrad Remastered	491	$2,825.00	0.0%
23	Mox Jasper (Serial Numbered)	Tarkir: Dragonstorm	419	$2,824.99	0.0%
24	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	Pro Tour Promos	1	$2,800.35	—
25	Sol Ring - Dwarven (0409) (Serial Numbered)	Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	409	$2,750.00	—
26	White Tower of Ecthelion - Karakas (Borderless) (Serial Numbered)	Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	397	$2,700.00	0.0%
27	Candelabra of Tawnos	Antiquities	—	$2,699.99	down5.3%
28	Green Dragon Inn - Homeward Path (Borderless) (Serial Numbered)	Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	395	$2,499.99	0.0%
29	Mox Ruby	Unlimited Edition	—	$2,499.99	—
30	Michelangelo, Improviser (Borderless) (Gold-Stamped Signature)	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	304	$2,483.32	0.0%
31	Ulamog, the Defiler (Borderless) (Serial Numbered)	Modern Horizons 3	383	$2,334.99	0.0%
32	Donatello, Mutant Mechanic (Borderless) (Gold-Stamped Signature)	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	302	$2,233.83	0.0%
33	Sol Ring - Elven (0408)	Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth	408	$2,232.37	up16.5%
34	Intuition	Judge Promos	1	$2,200.73	up23.2%
35	Juzam Djinn	Arabian Nights	—	$2,113.50	up15.7%
36	Scrubland	Beta Edition	—	$2,100.00	—
37	Krenko, Mob Boss (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	335	$2,000.00	0.0%
38	Breeding Pool (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	399	$2,000.00	up19.1%
39	Steam Vents (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	412	$2,000.00	0.0%
40	Survival of the Fittest	Judge Promos	4	$1,998.59	up1.4%
41	Taiga	Beta Edition	—	$1,990.00	—
42	Bazaar of Baghdad	Arabian Nights	—	$1,984.60	up3.1%
43	Traveling Chocobo (Borderless) (Neon Ink Blue)	FINAL FANTASY	551c	$1,969.61	up1.9%
44	Library of Alexandria	Arabian Nights	—	$1,963.33	up0.4%
45	Godless Shrine (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	401	$1,920.00	—
46	Traveling Chocobo (Borderless) (Neon Ink Green)	FINAL FANTASY	551d	$1,899.82	up1.9%
47	The Aetherspark (Serial Numbered)	Aetherdrift	376	$1,875.00	0.0%
48	Traveling Chocobo (Borderless) (Neon Ink Pink)	FINAL FANTASY	551b	$1,862.80	up0.5%
49	The Soul Stone (Borderless)	Marvel's Spider-Man	243	$1,856.74	up1.0%
50	Traveling Chocobo (Borderless) (Neon Ink Yellow)	FINAL FANTASY	551a	$1,845.67	down1.8%
51	Black Lotus (CE)	Collector's Edition	—	$1,800.00	down40.0%
52	Encore Electromancer - Snapcaster Mage (Rainbow Foil)	Secret Lair Drop Series	808	$1,773.60	0.0%
53	Mox Diamond	From the Vault: Relics	10	$1,758.07	up2.8%
54	Encore Electromancer - Snapcaster Mage	Secret Lair Drop Series	808	$1,750.08	up0.4%
55	Smothering Tithe (Anime Borderless) (Confetti Foil)	Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales	87	$1,748.54	up4.0%
56	Tifa Lockhart (Borderless)	MagicFest Cards	2	$1,656.13	up10.1%
57	The Mind Stone (Borderless)	Marvel Super Heroes	386	$1,636.71	down1.4%
58	Gaea's Cradle	Urza's Saga	321	$1,630.77	down1.0%
59	Sol Ring	Masterpiece Series: Kaladesh Inventions	24	$1,620.36	up2.7%
60	Rhystic Study (Anime Borderless) (Confetti Foil)	Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales	91	$1,618.85	up13.8%
61	Kozilek, the Broken Reality (Borderless) (Serial Numbered)	Modern Horizons 3	382	$1,574.99	—
62	Sol Ring	Alpha Edition	—	$1,540.00	—
63	Ms. Bumbleflower (Borderless) (Raised Foil)	Commander: Bloomburrow	103	$1,510.47	up7.1%
64	Birds of Paradise (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	344	$1,499.99	up1.7%
65	Cyclonic Rift (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	313	$1,399.99	0.0%
66	Volcanic Island	Unlimited Edition	—	$1,399.99	up7.8%
67	Nightmare	Alpha Edition	—	$1,399.99	0.0%
68	Island	Guru Lands	2	$1,399.89	0.0%
69	Mana Crypt (0017e) (Borderless)	Special Guests	17e	$1,394.00	0.0%
70	Yawgmoth's Will	Judge Promos	3	$1,386.00	up29.8%
71	Sothera, the Supervoid (Singularity Foil)	Edge of Eternities	382	$1,375.05	up5.3%
72	Mana Vault	Masterpiece Series: Kaladesh Inventions	17	$1,374.81	up21.2%
73	Indominus Rex, Alpha (Borderless) (Emblem)	Universes Beyond: Jurassic World Collection	39	$1,318.50	0.0%
74	Temple Garden (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered)	Ravnica Remastered	414	$1,312.62	—
75	Y'shtola, Night's Blessed (Borderless) (Surge Foil)	Commander: FINAL FANTASY	215	$1,293.56	up7.9%
76	Chains of Mephistopheles	Legends	—	$1,260.44	up1.6%
77	Underground Sea	Unlimited Edition	—	$1,225.65	down1.0%
78	Mox Opal	Masterpiece Series: Kaladesh Inventions	19	$1,215.16	up1.8%
79	Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid (Borderless) (Emblem)	Universes Beyond: Jurassic World Collection	40	$1,204.98	0.0%
80	Tundra	Unlimited Edition	—	$1,200.49	0.0%
81	Ashnod's Altar (Schematic) (Serial Numbered)	The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts	67	$1,199.99	0.0%
82	Mind Twist	Beta Edition	—	$1,199.99	0.0%
83	Aetherflux Reservoir (Schematic) (Serial Numbered)	The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts	65	$1,199.00	—
84	Chaos Orb	Unlimited Edition	—	$1,174.77	up2.3%
85	Mox Diamond	Stronghold	—	$1,121.06	down3.0%
86	Imperial Seal	Portal Three Kingdoms	78	$1,114.31	up14.1%
87	Copy Artifact	Beta Edition	—	$1,100.00	—
88	Underground Sea	Revised Edition	—	$1,099.49	up1.7%
89	Time Vault	Unlimited Edition	—	$1,080.00	0.0%
90	Tropical Island	Unlimited Edition	—	$1,049.99	0.0%
91	Toph, the First Metalbender (Borderless) (Neon Ink Foil)	Avatar: The Last Airbender	362	$1,049.80	0.0%
92	Perception Bobblehead (Serial Numbered)	Universes Beyond: Fallout	1058	$1,043.38	0.0%
93	Ravenous Tyrannosaurus (Borderless) (Emblem)	Universes Beyond: Jurassic World Collection	43	$1,000.06	up2.3%
94	Atraxa, Praetors' Voice (Serial Numbered)	March of the Machine: Multiverse Legends	163	$1,000.00	0.0%
95	Birds of Paradise	Beta Edition	—	$1,000.00	0.0%
96	Wrath of God	Beta Edition	—	$995.00	up25.9%
97	Volcanic Island	Revised Edition	—	$991.26	up4.8%
98	Cyclopean Tomb	Alpha Edition	—	$990.00	—
99	Llanowar Elves (Showcase) (Fracture Foil)	Foundations	439	$981.39	up10.6%
100	Lotus Petal	Masterpiece Series: Kaladesh Inventions	15	$976.05	up2.5%

Ungraded market prices for each card's main printing. A dash means less than 30 days of price history.

What is the most expensive MTG card ever sold?

This list shows today's ungraded market prices: what a near-mint, raw copy typically sells for. Record sales are a separate thing. The headline prices you read about are for professionally graded copies, such as a graded Alpha Black Lotus, sold once at auction or privately. Those sales are rare, depend on the exact grade, and don't reflect what a typical copy is worth, so they aren't ranked here.

Why many of these cards will never be reprinted, with every Reserved List card priced: the MTG Reserved List.

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Frequently asked questions

About the most expensive MTG cards.

What is the most expensive MTG card?

Right now it's Smaug the Magnificent (Borderless) (The Hobbit, #249), at about $24,500.00 ungraded as of Oct 26, 2026. That's the market price for a near-mint, ungraded copy; graded record sales are a separate thing (see above).

How much is the most expensive MTG card worth?

About $24,500.00 for an ungraded copy as of Oct 26, 2026. The top 10 cards on this list range from $3,699.99 to $24,500.00. A professionally graded copy in top condition can sell for much more.

Are MTG cards worth anything? Which ones are worth money?

Most aren't worth much, but some are worth a lot. Of the 108,134 MTG cards with a market price, 66% sell for under $1, while 1,208 are worth $100 or more. The ones worth money are mostly the rarest printings of popular cards, like those in the table above.

What are the most expensive modern MTG cards?

Among sets released since October 2023, the most expensive right now are Smaug the Magnificent (Borderless) (The Hobbit) at about $24,500.00, Cavern of Souls (0410a) (Borderless) (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) at about $4,900.00, Avatar Aang (Raised Foil) (Avatar: The Last Airbender) at about $4,737.63.

How are these prices calculated?

Each price is TCGplayer's market price for the card's main printing: an estimate from recent US sales of ungraded, near-mint copies. Every night we refresh prices for 108,134 priced MTG cards across 450 sets and rank them. The 30-day change compares today's price with the price 30 days earlier. How we price cards.

How can I check what my MTG card is worth?

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Prices are US market estimates in USD, from TCGplayer sales data, last updated Oct 26, 2026. They are a guide, not an offer to buy or sell. How we price cards.