Edge of Eternities is finally fully released, which means that many MTG players will be cracking packs from the set. In the likely case that you’ll be grabbing a pack on the road, or playing a paper Draft in the near future, it’s important to know what the most expensive cards in any MTG set look like.
Like all of our most expensive lists, we’re looking at the cheapest variant of each card that you can open in an Edge of Eternities Play Booster. Notably, we’re only looking at cards from the main set. We have another list for the Stellar Sights Bonus Sheet.
Without further ado, here’s the five most expensive cards in Edge of Eternities!
#5 | Uthros, Titanic Godcore: $19
Uthros, Titanic Godcore is a Planet that requires you to Station 12 power in order to add blue for as many artifacts as you control.
This effect is absolutely broken. There’s a reason Tolarian Academy is banned in nearly every format, including Commander. The issue here is that decks with tons of trinkets but not many creatures won’t be able to maximize this card.
Instead, you need access to some big creatures alongside lots of artifacts. Luckily, in a heavy artifacts deck, even Construct tokens from Urza, Lord High Artificer or Simulacrum Synthesizer will get the job done quickly. Before you know it, you’ll have a boatload of mana to work with. This immense upside explains why Uthros has a $22 price tag.
#4 | Evendo, Waking Haven: $19.40
We have Evendo, Waking Haven in our number four spot. Evendo is part of a cycle of mythic rare Planets. Each one functions as a tapped land that produces one color of mana. If you’re able to put a bunch of charge counters on it, though, you’ll essentially build your own Gaea’s Cradle.
Getting 12 charge counters on this requires some effort, but there are legends like Ghalta, Primal Hunger that pair perfectly with Evendo. Ghalta already rewards you for playing other creatures, and the Dinosaur successfully Stations Evendo by itself!
Evendo can also be used as a way to reliably tap Kona, Rescue Beastie to help trigger Survival. There are simply a lot of ways to get value from this land. We all know how strong Gaea’s Cradle is in the right deck, too. Evendo currently sits at roughly $22.
#3 | Quantum Riddler: $20
Every MTG set seems to have a sleeper card that flies under the radar for the first few weeks. For Edge of Eternities, that was Quantum Riddler. The Warp cost of this card has incredibly strong synergies in Modern, which has made it a massive threat and card draw machine.
When combined with Flicker effects like Ephemerate and Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd, Quantum Riddler turns into a 4/6 Flier that draws multiple cards for two mana. That’s an absolutely ludicrous deal. As such, the card has become incredibly popular in Modern Blink decks.
While almost all of Quantum Riddler’s demand is a result of Standard, the Sphinx is also seeing some play in Standard and Legacy. The card mostly shows up in controlling Legacy strategies utilizing Up the Beanstalk, and appears as a niche inclusion in Standard’s leading Vivi Cauldron combo deck.
Even outside of these formats, Quantum Riddler is great in Commander, as well. The drawing capability of Quantum Riddler makes it a great way to restock your hand when you’re running low on fuel.
#2 | Exalted Sunborn: $22
The second most expensive card in Edge of Eternities is yet another intriguing Commander card. In this case, any token deck will want access to Exalted Sunborn.
Token doublers in Magic have historically been worth large sums of money. Parallel Lives is worth $29 in its cheapest form, while Anointed Procession is worth $47. Exalted Sunborn gives you the exact same benefit, but on a burly body with Flying and Lifelink.
Technically, creatures are often easier to remove in EDH, but you’ll never turn down this effect if you have enough support. Mono-white token decks also don’t get access to Parallel Lives or Doubling Season, so any redundancy is welcome.
Thanks to the cheap Warp cost, there’s a good chance you can set up a window where you play Exalted Sunborn for two mana and follow up right away with a token-making effect. This card has a price tag of $25, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Exalted Sunborn maintained a hefty price for a long time.
#1 | Tezzeret, Cruel Captain: $23
As cool as all the cards we’ve seen so far are, none of them hold a candle to Tezzeret, Cruel Captain. Tezzeret is receiving a ton of hype, and for good reason.
In a Vintage environment, it’s trivial to get a three-mana colorless Planeswalker into play ahead of schedule with Moxen and other broken artifacts. These free artifacts then allow you to maximize the static ability. The 0 ability lets you take infinite turns with Time Vault while the -3 ability can tutor up Black Lotus.
Even in a fairer format, it’s hard to count out such an efficient Planeswalker that can race to a game-winning ultimate ability as long as you have artifact support. Getting to search for Sol Ring in Commander is a big bonus as well.
Tezzeret is undeniably the chase mythic of the set to start. It sits at $38 as things currently stand, and easily earns the title of most expensive Edge of Eternities card.
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