Now then, without any more ado, onto the list. Thankfully, this leaves us with some all-time classic cards, so it’s likely to be true several years from now - even if the prices themselves change, the content should be accurate. That also means we’re taking a look back at the most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards of all time, rather than attempting to nail down any kind of value in the current market. First of all, all of the prices are taken directly from auction houses or listed on MTGGoldfish for a consistent comparison. That being said, it is fun to marvel at just how valuable MTG cards can become, so we thought we’d take a look at the most expensive cards in Magic: The Gathering.

Its purpose is to keep the value of certain cards from dropping, but what it’s actually done is caused certain formats to be completely inaccessible to all but the most trust-fundy of people. The Reserved List, for those not in the know, is a list of cards that can never be reprinted. There are plenty of people who put big money into MTG, and it’s caused some spectacular prices throughout the years thanks to things like the Reserved List. Most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards Fingers crossed you find one of these in your attic here are the most rare and expensive Magic: The Gathering cards of all time. Some rare MTG cards are ridiculously expensive, the kind of long-term investment that could justifiably be kept in an armoured vault with attack dogs waiting outside. There's no way of knowing if you'll find the most valuable Magic: The Gathering card until you start looking around, especially considering that at the end of the day. Your old deck could be more valuable than you realise - or it could be full of Mudholes and goblins worth less than the box they're kept in.

Magic: The Gathering is practically its own currency at this point, with no shortage of rare and expensive MTG cards out there to buy, sell and trade.

1st edition playing cards