Magic: The GatheringMost Expensive MTG Cards Right Now
Smaug the Magnificent (Borderless) (Foil) from The Hobbit is the most expensive MTG card you can buy today, at $24,500.00. Prices are what each card actually sold for on TCGplayer. Updated 12 Oct 2026.
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0.0%Smaug the Magnificent (Borderless)
The Hobbit · Foil
$24,500.00
up 7.5%Tifa Lockhart (Borderless)
MagicFest Cards · Foil
$4,994.97
0.0%Cavern of Souls (0410a) (Borderless)
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan · Foil
$4,900.00
down 1.5%Avatar Aang (Raised Foil)
Avatar: The Last Airbender · Foil
$4,784.20
0.0%Gaea's Cradle
Judge Promos · Foil
$3,999.00
up 0.5%Birds of Paradise
7th Edition · Foil
$3,980.75
up 1.4%Aerith Gainsborough
Pro Tour Promos · Foil
$3,860.00
down 0.4%Grim Monolith
Urza's Legacy · Foil
$3,483.66
Black Lotus
30th Anniversary Edition · Normal
$3,299.99
Helm's Deep - Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep (Borderless) (Serial Numbered)
Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · Foil
$3,299.99
0.0%Sheoldred (Serial Numbered)
March of the Machine · Foil
$3,165.46
up 15.1%Mana Vault (Rainbow Foil)
Secret Lair Drop Series · Foil
$3,118.88
The 50 most expensive MTG cards
Alpha Black Lotus and the 1-of-1 One Ring sell at auction, not on TCGplayer, so they aren't ranked here.
Most expensive cards by MTG set
All MTG sets- Most expensive The Hobbit cardsSmaug the Magnificent (Borderless) · $24,500.00
- Most expensive MagicFest CardsTifa Lockhart (Borderless) · $4,994.97
- Most expensive The Lost Caverns of Ixalan cardsCavern of Souls (0410a) (Borderless) · $4,900.00
- Most expensive Avatar: The Last Airbender cardsAvatar Aang (Raised Foil) · $4,784.20
- Most expensive Judge Promos cardsGaea's Cradle · $3,999.00
- Most expensive 7th Edition cardsBirds of Paradise · $3,980.75
- Most expensive Pro Tour Promos cardsAerith Gainsborough · $3,860.00
- Most expensive Urza's Legacy cardsGrim Monolith · $3,483.66
- Most expensive 30th Anniversary Edition cardsBlack Lotus · $3,299.99
- Most expensive Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth cardsHelm's Deep - Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep (Borderless) (Serial Numbered) · $3,299.99
- Most expensive March of the Machine cardsSheoldred (Serial Numbered) · $3,165.46
- Most expensive Secret Lair Drop Series cardsMana Vault (Rainbow Foil) · $3,118.88
- Most expensive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cardsLeonardo, Sewer Samurai (Borderless) (Gold-Stamped Signature) · $3,002.30
- Most expensive Secrets of Strixhaven cardsEmeritus of Ideation (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered) (Double Rainbow Foil) · $2,900.00
- Most expensive Innistrad Remastered cardsEdgar Markov (Showcase) (Serial Numbered) (Double Rainbow Foil) · $2,825.00
- Most expensive Tarkir: Dragonstorm cardsMox Jasper (Serial Numbered) · $2,824.99
- Most expensive Modern Horizons 3 cardsUlamog, the Defiler (Borderless) (Serial Numbered) · $2,334.99
- Most expensive Ravnica Remastered cardsSteam Vents (Retro Frame) (Serial Numbered) · $2,000.00
- Most expensive FINAL FANTASY cardsTraveling Chocobo (Borderless) (Neon Ink Blue) · $1,911.09
- Most expensive Aetherdrift cardsThe Aetherspark (Serial Numbered) · $1,875.00
- Most expensive Marvel's Spider-Man cardsThe Soul Stone (Borderless) · $1,840.74
- Most expensive Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth cardsThe One Ring (Borderless Poster) · $1,787.66
- Most expensive Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales cardsSmothering Tithe (Anime Borderless) (Confetti Foil) · $1,760.07
- Most expensive From the Vault: Relics cardsMox Diamond · $1,730.26
- Most expensive Unique and Miscellaneous Promos cardsSuper Shredder (Borderless) · $1,710.66
- Most expensive Marvel Super Heroes cardsThe Mind Stone (Borderless) · $1,649.57
- Most expensive Masterpiece Series: Kaladesh Inventions cardsSol Ring · $1,644.17
- Most expensive Urza's Saga cardsGaea's Cradle · $1,635.37
- Most expensive Mercadian Masques cardsRishadan Port · $1,500.82
- Most expensive Commander: Bloomburrow cardsMs. Bumbleflower (Borderless) (Raised Foil) · $1,460.25
- Most expensive Guru Lands cardsIsland - Guru · $1,399.89
- Most expensive Special Guests cardsMana Crypt (0017e) (Borderless) · $1,394.00
- Most expensive Edge of Eternities cardsSothera, the Supervoid (Singularity Foil) · $1,375.05
- Most expensive Onslaught cardsPolluted Delta · $1,350.00
- Most expensive Universes Beyond: Jurassic World Collection cardsIndominus Rex, Alpha (Borderless) (Emblem) · $1,318.50
- Most expensive Commander: FINAL FANTASY cardsY'shtola, Night's Blessed (Borderless) (Surge Foil) · $1,293.56
- Most expensive The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts cardsAshnod's Altar (Schematic) (Serial Numbered) · $1,199.99
- Most expensive Portal Three Kingdoms cardsImperial Seal · $1,114.31
- Most expensive Urza's Destiny cardsMetalworker · $1,100.00
- Most expensive Universes Beyond: Fallout cardsPerception Bobblehead (Serial Numbered) · $1,043.38