--- title: "Most Expensive Magic: The Gathering Cards Ever Sold (Verified Sales) | CardVolume" url: https://cardvolume.com/records/magic/ as_of: 2026-09-27 source: CardVolume (https://cardvolume.com) --- > The most expensive verified Magic: The Gathering card sale tracked by CardVolume is $3,000,000 for the Black Lotus (Limited Edition Alpha, CGC Pristine 10) on Apr 29, 2024 at Private sale reported by CGC Cards. Verified record sales # Most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards ever sold Ranked by the highest verified sale of each card. Every price links to the page where the sale is recorded, and the grade is always stated: a PSA 10 record says nothing about a PSA 9. Updated Sep 27, 2026. ## Key facts - The most expensive verified Magic: The Gathering card sale tracked by CardVolume is $3,000,000 for the Black Lotus (Limited Edition Alpha, CGC Pristine 10) on Apr 29, 2024 at Private sale reported by CGC Cards. - The second highest is $108,000 for the Mox Jet unnumbered (PSA 10, Jan 26, 2024). - This list covers 16 Magic: The Gathering cards with at least one verified sale, as of Sep 27, 2026. Private sales without a public record are not included. # Card Version · grade Price Date Venue Source 1 [Black Lotus](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/black-lotus/) Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Alpha · CGC Pristine 10 **$3,000,000** Apr 29, 2024 Private sale reported by CGC Cards [Open](https://www.cgccards.uk/news/article/12859/) 2 [Mox Jet unnumbered](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/mox-jet/) Limited Edition Alpha Alpha printing · PSA 10 **$108,000** incl. premium Jan 26, 2024 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/918bf0a6-9872-11ee-9ccf-0a76c173e513) 3 [Time Walk](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/time-walk/) Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Alpha · PSA 10 **$63,000** incl. premium Apr 21, 2023 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/9a8ad126-9833-11ed-86af-0a58a9feac02) 4 [Mox Pearl unnumbered](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/mox-pearl/) Limited Edition Alpha Alpha printing · PSA 10 **$42,000** Dec 19, 2025 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/11958954/psa) 5 [Mox Ruby unnumbered](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/mox-ruby/) Limited Edition Alpha Alpha printing · PSA 10 **$39,600** incl. premium Mar 17, 2023 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/913b7256-9833-11ed-963b-0a58a9feac02) 6 [Ancestral Recall](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/ancestral-recall/) Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Alpha · BGS 9.5 **$36,000** incl. premium Mar 4, 2022 Heritage Auctions [Open](https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&comic_category=2923&dept=1938&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~8&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526~1524) 7 [Timetwister 84](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/timetwister/) Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Alpha printing · BGS 9 **$23,095** Apr 28, 2021 eBay [Open](https://www.pricecharting.com/game/magic-alpha/timetwister) 8 [Mox Emerald 261](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/mox-emerald/) Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Alpha printing · BGS 8 **$18,000** incl. premium Mar 25, 2021 Heritage Auctions [Open](https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&auction_name=40166&auction_year=2021&dept=1938&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=72~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526~1524) 9 [Mox Sapphire](https://cardvolume.com/magic/alpha/mox-sapphire/) Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Alpha autographed copy · BGS 9/Auto 9 **$16,250** incl. premium Apr 11, 2024 Heritage Auctions [Open](https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/trading-cards/magic-the-gathering-mox-sapphire-limited-edition-alpha-bgs-mint-9-auto-9-wizards-of-the-coast-1993-signed-by-dan-frazier/a/43190-77172.s) 10 [Mishra's Workshop 81](https://cardvolume.com/magic/antiquities/mishras-workshop/) Antiquities Original Antiquities printing · PSA 10 **$12,250** Jun 30, 2026 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/buy-now/c486c1d2-920e-4f2c-a049-1155c8bcfe95) 11 [The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 307](https://cardvolume.com/magic/legends/the-tabernacle-at-pendrell-vale/) Legends English Legends original · PSA 10 **$8,695** Jun 20, 2026 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/buy-now/357c527e-51f0-428f-befe-e6dd6ff65a91) 12 [Bazaar of Baghdad 70](https://cardvolume.com/magic/arabian-nights/bazaar-of-baghdad/) Arabian Nights Original Arabian Nights printing · PSA 10 **$8,100** Jan 24, 2022 eBay [Open](https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/non-sports-cards/1993-magic-gathering-arabian-nights/bazaar-baghdad/640478) 13 [Library of Alexandria 76](https://cardvolume.com/magic/arabian-nights/library-of-alexandria/) Arabian Nights Original Arabian Nights printing · CGC 10 **$6,189** Sep 20, 2026 Fanatics Collect [Open](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/buy-now/ce2d0235-dc32-4af1-b0c3-0dcdec473ffa/1993-magic-the-gathering-mtg-arabian-nights-library-of-alexandria-cgc-10-gem-mint) 14 [Volcanic Island 291](https://cardvolume.com/magic/revised-edition/volcanic-island/) Revised Edition Revised Edition dual land · PSA 9 **$960.00** Aug 31, 2026 Fanatics Collect via PSA cert page [Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/22428032/psa) 15 [Underground Sea 290](https://cardvolume.com/magic/revised-edition/underground-sea/) Revised Edition Revised Edition dual land · CGC 6 **$875.00** incl. premium Aug 26, 2026 Heritage Auctions [Open](https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&auction_name=332634&auction_year=2026&dept=1938&mode=archive&session_desc=3767&sold_status=1526~1524) 16 [Tropical Island 288](https://cardvolume.com/magic/revised-edition/tropical-island/) Revised Edition Revised Edition dual land · CGC 9 **$440.00** incl. premium Aug 12, 2026 Heritage Auctions [Open](https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&dept_child=4419&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~30&sb=5&si=2&sold_status=1526) Other categories: [Pokémon](https://cardvolume.com/records/pokemon/) · [Yu-Gi-Oh!](https://cardvolume.com/records/yugioh/) · [Sports 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