The Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards
Time Walk is currently the most valuable Magic: The Gathering card at about $5,719.99 as of September 23, 2026. The top 10 are worth about $38,158.00 combined — ranked below by live market price across the entire game, tracked daily on RareWell.
Ungraded near-mint nonfoil market estimates (serialized chase foils excluded), updated daily — last updated September 23, 2026.
Top 100 by market price
| # | Card | Printing | Price | 30d | Held by | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Time Walk | Unlimited Edition | $5,719.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 2 |  Ancestral Recall | Unlimited Edition | $4,999.95 | — | — | Buy → |
| 3 |  Mox Jet | Limited Edition Beta | $4,000.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 4 |  Wheel of Fortune | Limited Edition Alpha | $3,850.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 5 |  Mishra's Workshop | Antiquities | $3,699.99 | ▲23% | — | Buy → |
| 6 |  Mox Pearl | Unlimited Edition | $3,513.33 | — | — | Buy → |
| 7 |  Black Lotus | 30th Anniversary Edition | $3,299.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 8 |  The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale | Legends | $3,069.50 | — | — | Buy → |
| 9 |  Mox Emerald | Unlimited Edition | $3,004.97 | — | — | Buy → |
| 10 |  Tundra | Limited Edition Alpha | $3,000.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 11 |  Gandalf the White | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | $2,999.99 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 12 |  Candelabra of Tawnos | Antiquities | $2,850.00 | ▲10% | — | Buy → |
| 13 |  Cloud, Midgar Mercenary | Pro Tour Promos | $2,800.35 | ▲4% | 1 | Buy → |
| 14 |  Badlands | Limited Edition Beta | $2,499.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 15 |  Plateau | Limited Edition Alpha | $2,479.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 16 |  Scrubland | Limited Edition Beta | $2,100.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 17 |  Sol Ring | Tales of Middle-earth Commander | $1,973.21 | ▲17% | 2 | Buy → |
| 18 |  Library of Alexandria | Arabian Nights | $1,955.00 | ▲8% | — | Buy → |
| 19 |  Bazaar of Baghdad | Arabian Nights | $1,925.24 | — | — | Buy → |
| 20 |  Juzám Djinn | Arabian Nights | $1,827.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 21 |  Snapcaster Mage | Secret Lair Drop | $1,742.95 | ▼1% | 1 | Buy → |
| 22 |  Swords to Plowshares | Secret Lair Drop | $1,701.98 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 23 |  Gaea's Cradle | Urza's Saga | $1,643.14 | — | — | Buy → |
| 24 |  Underground Sea | Foreign Black Border | $1,639.69 | — | — | Buy → |
| 25 |  Tifa Lockhart | MagicFest 2025 | $1,584.99 | ▲7% | 1 | Buy → |
| 26 |  Force of Negation | Final Fantasy Regional Promos | $1,501.81 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 27 |  Nightmare | Limited Edition Alpha | $1,399.99 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 28 |  Island | Guru | $1,399.89 | — | 3 | Buy → |
| 29 |  Volcanic Island | Unlimited Edition | $1,298.50 | — | — | Buy → |
| 30 |  Chains of Mephistopheles | Legends | $1,260.58 | ▲7% | — | Buy → |
| 31 |  Tropical Island | Foreign Black Border | $1,200.00 | ▼14% | — | Buy → |
| 32 |  Mind Twist | Limited Edition Beta | $1,199.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 33 |  Chaos Orb | Unlimited Edition | $1,174.77 | ▲2% | — | Buy → |
| 34 |  Mox Diamond | Stronghold | $1,140.87 | ▲1% | — | Buy → |
| 35 |  Copy Artifact | Limited Edition Beta | $1,100.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 36 |  Time Vault | Unlimited Edition | $1,080.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 37 |  Imperial Seal | Portal Three Kingdoms | $1,019.08 | ▲4% | 1 | Buy → |
| 38 |  Birds of Paradise | Limited Edition Beta | $1,000.00 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 39 |  Lich | Limited Edition Alpha | $964.50 | — | — | Buy → |
| 40 |  Moat | Legends | $926.95 | ▲4% | — | Buy → |
| 41 |  Counterspell | Limited Edition Beta | $919.92 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 42 |  The One Ring | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | $914.66 | ▲5% | 1 | Buy → |
| 43 |  Bayou | Foreign Black Border | $899.95 | ▲20% | — | Buy → |
| 44 |  Braingeyser | Limited Edition Alpha | $832.80 | — | — | Buy → |
| 45 |  Timetwister | 30th Anniversary Edition | $814.99 | ▼3% | — | Buy → |
| 46 |  Taiga | Unlimited Edition | $807.49 | — | — | Buy → |
| 47 |  Savannah Lions | Limited Edition Beta | $799.99 | ▲10% | 1 | Buy → |
| 48 |  Lion's Eye Diamond | Mirage | $799.16 | — | — | Buy → |
| 49 |  Demonic Hordes | Limited Edition Alpha | $798.66 | — | — | Buy → |
| 50 |  Wrath of God | Limited Edition Beta | $790.00 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 51 |  City of Brass | Arabian Nights | $789.99 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 52 |  Mox Sapphire | Collectors' Edition | $782.75 | — | — | Buy → |
| 53 |  Forest | Guru | $750.00 | — | 3 | Buy → |
| 54 |  Roc of Kher Ridges | Limited Edition Alpha | $714.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 55 |  Armageddon | Limited Edition Beta | $712.99 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 56 |  Icy Manipulator | Limited Edition Alpha | $710.33 | ▲2% | 1 | Buy → |
| 57 |  Swamp | Guru | $699.99 | ▲13% | 3 | Buy → |
| 58 |  Mox Ruby | 30th Anniversary Edition | $699.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 59 |  Zodiac Dragon | Portal Three Kingdoms | $699.99 | ▲29% | — | Buy → |
| 60 |  Nevinyrral's Disk | Limited Edition Alpha | $699.99 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 61 |  The Abyss | Legends | $698.70 | — | — | Buy → |
| 62 |  Diamond Valley | Arabian Nights | $695.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 63 |  Savannah | Unlimited Edition | $690.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 64 |  Demonic Tutor | Limited Edition Alpha | $678.00 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 65 |  Mountain | Guru | $675.59 | — | 3 | Buy → |
| 66 |  Giant Growth | Secret Lair Drop | $662.00 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 67 |  Mishra's Factory | Antiquities | $654.99 | ▼1% | — | Buy → |
| 68 |  Sauron, the Dark Lord | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | $632.58 | ▲5% | 1 | Buy → |
| 69 |  Lightning Bolt | Limited Edition Alpha | $626.67 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 70 |  Guardian Beast | Arabian Nights | $615.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 71 |  Gauntlet of Might | Limited Edition Beta | $600.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 72 |  Lord of the Pit | Limited Edition Alpha | $600.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 73 |  Serendib Efreet | Arabian Nights | $590.00 | ▲4% | — | Buy → |
| 74 |  Plains | Guru | $575.00 | — | 3 | Buy → |
| 75 |  Berserk | Limited Edition Alpha | $550.00 | — | 2 | Buy → |
| 76 |  Riding the Dilu Horse | Portal Three Kingdoms | $549.25 | — | — | Buy → |
| 77 |  Psionic Blast | Limited Edition Alpha | $549.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 78 |  All Hallow's Eve | Legends | $547.12 | — | — | Buy → |
| 79 |  City of Traitors | Exodus | $545.58 | ▲2% | — | Buy → |
| 80 |  Serra's Sanctum | Urza's Saga | $536.67 | ▲4% | — | Buy → |
| 81 |  Nether Void | Legends | $519.01 | ▲1% | — | Buy → |
| 82 |  Erhnam Djinn | Arabian Nights | $510.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 83 |  Ornithopter | Summer Magic / Edgar | $500.00 | — | 1 | Buy → |
| 84 |  Goblin King | 30th Anniversary Edition | $500.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 85 |  Thicket Basilisk | Summer Magic / Edgar | $500.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 86 |  Snapsail Rider | Unknown Event | $499.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 87 |  Hypnotic Specter | Limited Edition Alpha | $492.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 88 |  Stasis | Limited Edition Beta | $490.00 | ▼18% | — | Buy → |
| 89 |  Drop of Honey | Arabian Nights | $486.65 | — | — | Buy → |
| 90 |  Grim Monolith | Urza's Legacy | $481.97 | ▲1% | — | Buy → |
| 91 |  Ankh of Mishra | Limited Edition Beta | $475.49 | — | — | Buy → |
| 92 |  Shahrazad | Arabian Nights | $475.00 | ▲4% | — | Buy → |
| 93 |  Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar | Secret Lair Promo | $463.83 | ▼13% | — | Buy → |
| 94 |  Eureka | Legends | $462.01 | — | — | Buy → |
| 95 |  Howling Mine | Limited Edition Beta | $452.74 | — | — | Buy → |
| 96 |  Desert Twister | Summer Magic / Edgar | $450.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 97 |  Gloom | Limited Edition Alpha | $448.00 | — | — | Buy → |
| 98 |  The Snapstone Wielder | Unknown Event | $427.99 | — | — | Buy → |
| 99 |  Transmute Artifact | Antiquities | $413.55 | ▲3% | — | Buy → |
| 100 |  Ali from Cairo | Arabian Nights | $409.99 | — | — | Buy → |
One row per card name — the printing shown is the one carrying the highest market estimate. See also the full Reserved List with live prices.
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Most valuable cards FAQ
- What is the most valuable Magic: The Gathering card?
- Time Walk (Unlimited Edition) is currently the most valuable Magic card tracked on RareWell at about $5,719.99, per daily market estimates. Graded copies of iconic cards can sell for far more at auction.
- How much are the top 10 most valuable Magic cards worth?
- The ten most valuable Magic cards are worth about $38,158.00 combined at current market prices, tracked daily on RareWell.
- Why are some Magic cards so expensive?
- The most valuable Magic cards combine scarcity (small early print runs, the Reserved List guarantee of no reprints), play power (format staples), and collector demand. Alpha and Beta printings from 1993 had tiny print runs, and Reserved List cards can never be reprinted in functionally identical form.
- Do these prices include graded cards?
- No — prices shown are ungraded near-mint market estimates, tracked daily. Professionally graded copies (PSA/BGS) of the same cards routinely sell for multiples of raw prices, especially at high grades.
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