Magic has always been an expensive game to keep up with, and 2026 took that to a whole new level. With six mainline sets and Universes Beyond really hitting its stride, this is a pricey year to say the least. Today, we’ve broken things down to the best of the best: the most expensive new MTG cards of 2026.
Notably, we’ll only be counting base printings of cards for this list. Ultra-rare alternative treatments, surge foils, serialized headliners, and similar won’t appear on this list. Instead, we’ll just be looking at the non-foil default frame version of each card. Now, with that out of the way, here are the most expensive MTG cards of 2026 so far.
10 | Hexing Squelcher
Price: $20.61
From a playability standpoint, Hexing Squelcher is one of the best cards of 2026 hands-down. The card does arguably its best work in cEDH, where it helps decks like Etali, Primal Conqueror and Vivi Ornitier dodge the ever-present free interaction there. It does well in lower-bracket Commander lists as well, helping combat countermagic in decks like Krenko, Mob Boss.
Hexing Squelcher also has some serious constructed play to it, showing up as a way to push through key plays in Legacy decks like Show and Tell. It’s also seeing use just as a straightforward aggressive threat, in Standard Mono-Red Aggro decks and the like. Due to seeing such widespread play, it’s little wonder that Hexing Squelcher commands such an impressive $20.61 price tag.
9 | Chronicle Of Victory
Price: $22.68
Typal decks have been getting a ton of powerful generic support pieces in recent years, and Chronicle of Victory is one of the best yet. The anthem effect alone is terrifying, letting go-wide types like Goblins and Squirrels absolutely take over a game. That it also draws cards really pushed it over the edge, however, giving decks like Vampires ways to develop their boards without losing everything to a wipe.
While it’s a little pricey at six mana, Chronicle of Victory is the new gold standard for typal payoffs in Commander, no matter which type you’re playing. That it’s already seeing play in around 86,500 decks, according to EDHREC data, is testament to that. With that in mind, the card’s current price tag of $22.68 feels fairly reasonable, given its wide-ranging applications and power level.
8 | Krang, Utrom Warlord
Price: $23.76
Though TMNT was a fairly underwhelming set on the whole, Krang, Utrom Warlord is anything but. This might be the best colorless artifact beater we’ve seen in years, in fact, providing a huge threat and unparalleled protection in one package. It’s not hard at all to get around the card’s high cost, either, whether it’s through artifact ramp like Krark-Clan Ironworks, or just cheating it into play with Goblin Welder.
In Artifact Commander decks like Karn, Legacy Reforged, and Keyword Soup decks like Indominus Rex, Alpha, Krang is a must-have card. It even sees some sideboard play in Modern Eldrazi Tron, as a big, hard-to-remove finisher for certain matchups. Like Portal to Phyrexia before it, Krang’s generic cost elevates it to a staple for a ton of different decks, easily earning its current $23.76 value.
7 | Nico Minoru, Runaway
Price: $24.12
At just four mana, Nico Minoru is a fantastic new tool for a wide range of MTG Commander decks. The passive burn ability works with a ton of popular Commanders, from Norman Osborn//Green Goblin to Prosper, Tome-Bound. It’s also just great in any deck running Underworld Breach combos, as an extra bit of insurance for those in case your other payoffs are disrupted.
Nico Minoru’s activated ability is no slouch, either, letting you drop game-ending threats like Emrakul, the Promised End for free with the right setup. Topdeck tutors like Scheming Symmetry and manipulation pieces like Sensei’s Divining Top can easily put this in place for you. It’s particularly good in decks that want to be discarding anyway, like Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, since that offsets the cost.
This high flexibility, combined with Nico Minoru’s scarcity as a Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart-exclusive, has propelled its price to $24.12. Even once the delays have been fully dealt with, I expect this will still stand as one of the priciest cards of the year.
6 | Devil Dinosaur
Price: $36.32
Devil Dinosaur isn’t the most versatile card in the world, but in Dinosaur Typal Commander decks it’s an absolute powerhouse. Getting an anthem effect and protection on an undercosted body is a huge deal, making your dinos far less susceptible to removal. Whether you’re playing Pantlaza, Sun-Favored or Ghalta, Primal Hunger, this is a must-include for optimal builds.
While it’s odd to see a card with such limited appeal sporting a $36.32 price, there is precedent for this in Magic. Greymond, Avacyn’s Stalwart remains a $66 card to this day, for example, despite only filling a similar role for Human Typal. Since Devil Dinosaur is as rare as the mythics in Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart packs, it’s scarce in its own right, too.
5 | Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
Price: $41.29
Though it’s not the priciest of them right now, Doctor Doom, Unrivaled is probably the best of the Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart-exclusive cards. This is essentially a black take on cards like Thassa’s Oracle and Laboratory Maniac, giving tons of decks a new win condition. Like its blue cousins, the card has already found some homes in cEDH, in lists like Talion, the Kindly Lord and K’rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled is a capable Commander in its own right, too, enabling some incredibly early wins in Mono-Black. With Dark Ritual to power it out on turn one, followed by Demonic Consultation on two, for example, it can catch many pods unawares. From now on, Doom will be a consideration in any competitive black deck in Commander, making its $41.29 price tag sadly quite reasonable.
4 | Ultron The Annihilator
Price: $42.99
Ultron’s Jumpstart-exclusive variant is an excellent self-contained value engine. The card is undoubtedly at its best in Artifact decks, where you can take advantage of all the tokens with cards like Inspiring Statuary. It’s also great in the up-and-coming Villain Typal decks, as the tokens pair nicely with Commanders like Loki, the Deceiver.
Ultron’s passive ability also makes it a solid enabler for a range of artifact-based combos, such as the Myr Retriever/Junk Diver/Krark-Clan Ironworks loop. Bundle all of this in with its Jumpstart-fueled scarcity, and it’s not surprising to see Ultron sitting pretty at $42.99.
3 | The Vision And Scarlet Witch
Price: $45.38
Like Birgi, God of Storytelling and Storm-Kiln Artist before it, The Vision and Scarlet Witch is an explosive engine for red Commander decks. The card has immediately made a splash in cEDH, where it serves as another enabler for Storm lists like Ral, Monsoon Mage and Krark/Sakashima. It’s seeing plenty of play in lower brackets, too, with decks like Zada, Hedron Grinder picking it up as a solid value piece.
While it’s one of the weaker versions of this effect we’ve seen so far, they’re still so rare that The Vision and Scarlet Witch is a staple for redundancy alone. Factor in its stat scaling, which gives it unique lines with cards like Chandra’s Ignition, and you’ve got a recipe for a $45.38 Magic card.
2 | Loki, Lord Of Misrule
Price: $45.41
Loki, Lord of Misrule is one of the funkiest new Commanders from Marvel Super Heroes, Jumpstart or otherwise. Turning all of your creatures into one of them is fantastic with token generators like Murmuring Mystic, letting you bust out huge value out of nowhere. It also gets around the legend rule, meaning spicy threats like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger are fair game for your copy army.
As if this wasn’t enough, Loki also enables a range of funky combo lines, easily taking infinite turns with Timestream Navigator and a token engine, for instance. Being such a unique effect, and being so hard to pull in Jumpstart packs, Loki, Lord of Misrule is a $45.41 card for a reason.
1 | The Mind Stone
Price: $60.89
Following in the footsteps of last year’s The Soul Stone, The Mind Stone is another tremendously expensive mana rock for Commander. Simply being a two-mana, untapped, color-producing rock would likely be enough for a lot of decks. Add in Indestructible, however, which keeps it safe from the likes of Abrade and Culling Ritual, and you’ve got yourself an easy staple.
This is to say nothing of The Mind Stone’s Harness ability, which is hugely relevant in its own right. Sinking six mana into this gets you the best Conjurer’s Closet we’ve seen yet, blinking any nonland permanent once a turn. This is a slam-dunk for Blink decks like Brago, King Eternal, but it’s also just generically good in most decks given how common enters effects are.
For better or worse, The Mind Stone is about as close to an auto-include as you can get for white decks in Commander. If The Soul Stone’s trajectory is anything to go by, its current $60.89 price tag is just the beginning, too.
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