10 Most Expensive Magic: the Gathering Cards in Innistrad

We are coming up on the 10 year anniversary of one of the most beloved Magic: the Gathering sets of all time, Innistrad. With the release of the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt happening right around the same time, we’re feeling a little nostalgic. So, today we’re going to be looking at the most expensive cards in original Innistrad.

10. Rooftop Storm

Number 10 on our list is Rooftop Storm Rooftop Storm You may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for Zombie creature spells you cast. . This card gained some popularity in commander, but with the release of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms this card became a hot commodity. This card creates a cheeky combo with Acererak the Archlich Acererak the Archlich When Acererak enters, if you haven't completed Tomb of Annihilation, return Acererak to its owner's hand and venture into the dungeon.
Whenever Acererak attacks, for each opponent, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token unless that player sacrifices a creature of their choice. for Modern.

9. Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Next up is Grimgrin, Corpse-Born Grimgrin, Corpse-Born Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin. . This is another commander specific pick. This one is a pretty popular Zombies commander, and got a lot of great support from Midnight Hunt.

8. Olivia Voldaren

Number 8 is Olivia Voladren. Once again, we have another popular commander, this time for the Vampire Tribe. I expect that this may go up in price when Innistrad: Crimson Vow releases later this year, so it might be worth picking up.

7. Mayor of Avabruck

Number 7 is Mayor of Avabruck Mayor of Avabruck Other Human creatures you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature. . This rare spiked up in price when it was clear that we were getting a Werewolf commander in Tovolar, Dire Overlord Tovolar, Dire Overlord Whenever a Wolf or Werewolf you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more Wolves and/or Werewolves, it becomes night. Then transform any number of Human Werewolves you control.
Daybound . I don’t expect that this is going to up much, but if you’re playing Werewolves in Commander, definitely pick this up!

6. Endless Ranks of the Dead

Endless Ranks of the Dead Endless Ranks of the Dead At the beginning of your upkeep, create X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is half the number of Zombies you control, rounded down. takes the number 6 spot. While this was reprinted in the Undead Unleashed Commander Precon, the original version of the card still holds a decently high price point. If you’re looking for upgrades for that deck, also check out our suggestions here!

5. Bloodline Keeper

Our number 5 pick is Bloodline Keeper Bloodline Keeper Flying
{T}: Create a 2/2 black Vampire creature token with flying.
{B}: Transform this creature. Activate only if you control five or more Vampires. . Another popular Vampire commander card, this only has been printed 2 times, once in original Innistrad, and in a From the Vault. I expect that this is going to go up a bit more when Crimson Vow comes out, so get this now!

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4. Balefire Dragon

We are now getting into the heavy hitters. Number 4 is Balefire Dragon Balefire Dragon Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls. . This powerful dragon is a great choice in many commander decks such as Kaalia of the Vast Kaalia of the Vast Flying
Whenever Kaalia attacks an opponent, you may put an Angel, Demon, or Dragon creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking that opponent. or Xenagos, God of Revels Xenagos, God of Revels Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red and green is less than seven, Xenagos isn't a creature.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gains haste and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power. .

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3. Parallel Lives

Starting out the top 3 is Parallel Lives Parallel Lives If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead. . This is a staple in many a token deck in Commander alongside Doubling Season Doubling Season If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.
If an effect would put one or more counters on a permanent you control, it puts twice that many of those counters on that permanent instead. and Anointed Procession Anointed Procession If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead. . This powerful enchantment has spiked in price earlier this year, but is on a steady downtick, so if you can hold off, it might be worth waiting for this to drop a little more in price.

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2. Snapcaster Mage

Number 2 on our list is Snapcaster Mage Snapcaster Mage Flash
When this creature enters, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.) . This is the first card that hasn’t been dictated by Commander. This is a powerhouse in nearly every format it’s legal in. Recently seeing a spike back up, it had an unusual fall in price last year, but it’s back to where it was. With paper play returning, it might be worth picking these up to play in Modern events.

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1. Liliana of the Veil

Last up on our list is Liliana of the Veil Liliana of the Veil +1: Each player discards a card.
−2: Target player sacrifices a creature.
−6: Separate all permanents target player controls into two piles. That player sacrifices all permanents in the pile of their choice. . This one is one of the strongest planeswalkers ever made, and finds homes in decks across formats like Modern and Legacy. This has always been an expensive card, topping out around $120, but now it sits between $90-$100.

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