Magic: The Gathering card news
Nothing in the index yet. Check back soon.
Magic: The Gathering invented the trading card game, and three decades on it still sets the pace for collectors.
Read moreRead less
The modern hobby splits between Play Boosters and premium Collector Boosters, the latter stuffed with the borderless mythics, alternate-art treatments and foils that drive secondary-market value. Recent sets show the range, from the beginner-friendly Foundations and the high-powered Modern Horizons 3 to the runaway Universes Beyond crossovers like Final Fantasy and Marvel. The deepest chases are the serialised cards numbered to tiny print runs, the Special Guests reprint sheet, and marquee mythics that anchor Commander and competitive play alike. Condition, foiling and printing all factor into a card's worth, and demand swings with the metagame. This page tracks MTG releases, the cards collectors are chasing and where prices are heading. Use CardLoft to identify any Magic card and check its value, then trade with players you actually know.
Magic: The Gathering card questions
How do Magic: The Gathering rarity symbols work?
The colour of the set symbol, just below the art beside the type line, carries the rarity: black for common, silver for uncommon, gold for rare and orange for mythic rare. Modern sets add layers above that, including serialised cards numbered to tiny runs and bonus sheets bundled into boosters. Rarity is a clue rather than an answer, though: an uncommon that is a Commander or Modern staple routinely outprices a mythic from an unplayed set.
What is the Reserved List, and why does it matter?
It is a promise Wizards of the Coast made in 1996, after reprints had devalued early cards, that a specific list of roughly 572 cards will never be reprinted in tournament-legal form. A remaining foil loophole was closed in 2010. The effect on price is direct: supply of those cards is frozen at 1990s print runs while Legacy, Vintage and Commander demand keeps growing, which is why the original dual lands stay expensive. If an old card is not on the list, a future reprint can cut its price sharply.
What is the difference between Play Boosters and Collector Boosters?
Play Boosters are the standard product, built for opening and playing. Collector Boosters cost considerably more and concentrate the premium treatments: borderless mythics, alternate art, extended-art cards and heavy foiling, which is where most of a set's secondary-market value sits. Which is better value depends entirely on whether you want cards to play with or cards to keep.
Which Magic cards are the most valuable?
The Power Nine, printed only in the 1993 Alpha, Beta and Unlimited sets: Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Timetwister and the five Moxen. Black Lotus is the icon, with high-grade copies selling for six and seven figures. The original ten dual lands sit just below them for the same reasons, Reserved List scarcity plus universal playability. In the modern era the 1/1 serialised The One Ring became the game's most famous chase card.
How do I check what my Magic card is worth?
Identify the exact printing first, because a heavily reprinted card can be worth cents in one set and a great deal in another. Note the set symbol, the collector number and whether the card is foil, then price that printing rather than the card name. Photographing the card does all three at once: CardLoft reads the set and finish and estimates a value from current eBay Australia listings in AUD.