Introduced in the MTG Final Fantasy set, Source Material has since become a staple of Magic’s Universes Beyond offerings. These cards take artwork from the original IP, be it concept art, in-game screenshots, or comic covers, and apply it to classic MTG reprints. While these cards have come under fire for their somewhat dubious aesthetic value, their financial value is a lot harder to dispute, with several very heavy hitters among their ranks. If you’re opening up MTG Universes Beyond product, these are the most expensive Source Material cards to look out for.
10 | Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Price: $30.60
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
There aren’t many MTG cards powerful enough to lend their name to an entire archetype, but Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is one of them. This is the titular card in the combo-based Yawgmoth deck in Modern, where it enables infinite loops with Undying creatures like Young Wolf. It also sees a ton of play in Commander, serving as one of the best cards an Aristocrats deck can run. Over 148,000 decks include this iconic villain in the 99, from Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER to Teysa Karlov.
Consequently, Yawgmoth is a rather expensive card at the moment, selling for around $28 on the low end. You’ll pay a small premium to nab this Source Material version at around $30, but it’s actually still one of the cheaper printings of Yawgmoth out there. Considering the stunning Yoshitaka Amano artwork featured here, this is a much better price than you’d expect on a card of this caliber.
9 | Nyxbloom Ancient
Price: $31.11
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
We’ve seen plenty of mana doublers over the years, but Nyxbloom Ancient remains the only mana tripler that Wizards has blessed us with so far. Affecting all permanents that tap for mana, including lands, dorks, and rocks, this is one of the best ways to springboard into your late-game plays in Commander. It’s particularly potent when cheated out via reanimation effects, too, or cards like Sneak Attack.
Despite its clunky appearance, Nyxbloom Ancient actually sees serious cEDH play, primarily in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy lists. Add in a ton of demand from lower-bracket players, and the card sees use in over 134,000 Commander decks overall.
Paired with a lack of meaningful reprints, the $31 price tag on this borderless version makes perfect sense. While it’s one of the most expensive MTG Source Material cards overall, this is actually the cheapest printing of this card available, so it’s a great hit for bargain hunters.
8 | Ranger-Captain Of Eos
Price: $34.26
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
Whether you’re playing Modern or Commander, Ranger-Captain of Eos is one of the best white creatures we’ve seen in recent years. In Modern, it serves as a key piece in Boros Energy decks, letting you tutor up your overpowered one-drops like Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Ocelot Pride. It can also turn off interaction for a turn, letting you push for a win early on.
In Commander, the latter aspect is by far the most relevant, earning Ranger-Captain a slot in many cEDH lists as an efficient way to protect combo turns. Thanks to this multi-format popularity, Ranger-Captain of Eos has been a consistently expensive card since its release. This Source Material version is even more so, with that Amano artwork adding a cool premium and bumping the price up to around $34.
7 | Akroma’s Will
Price: $35.21
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
When it comes to protection effects in Commander, it doesn’t get much better than Akroma’s Will. This four-mana instant makes your board basically untouchable for a turn when needed, while also doubling as a potent finisher as well. With your Commander out, it can do both at once, resulting in legendary, game-winning blowouts.
Unsurprisingly, given this raw power, Akroma’s Will is immensely popular in Commander, showing up in over 414,000 decks in total. Despite seeing no play at all in other formats, the Commander demand for the card is more than enough to sustain its value. Even after multiple reprints, you’re still looking at $15 for this banger on the low end, or $35 if you want this fancy Source Material version.
6 | Force Of Negation
Price: $41.89
Printed in: Avatar: the Last Airbender (2025)
Force of Negation is the very definition of a multi-format staple. The card sees extensive play in Modern, Legacy, and even Vintage, where its status as a free counterspell makes it indispensable for most blue lists. Whether you’re using it to protect your board in Affinity or stopping an opponent’s Paradoxical Outcome combo, Force of Negation is one of the best cards in its class.
Force of Negation is no slouch in Commander, either, with nearly 350,000 decks running the card by EDHREC’s current count. It primarily sees play in cEDH, as an essential piece of free interaction against the fast combo meta in the format. The card is also more than viable in lower brackets, however, as a non-Game Changer alternative to Force of Will. With all of this in mind, the $42 price tag on this Source Material printing feels more than fair.
5 | Teferi’s Protection
Price: $46.46
Printed in: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025)
While cards like Akroma’s Will are all well and good, when you really want to protect yourself and your board in Commander Teferi’s Protection is the gold standard. Once this spell resolves you’re pretty much guaranteed to last another turn, which can buy you all the time you need to sneak in a win. Phasing your permanents out gets around pesky exile-based board wipes like Farewell, too.
A staggering 666,000 Commander decks run Teferi’s Protection at present, which, along with its Game Changer status, is a testament to its sheer power. There’s not really an alternative that does everything it does, either, making it very difficult to replace, especially in higher brackets. As a result, this is a very expensive card overall, with this Source Material reprint clocking in at a cool $46.
4 | Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Price: $47.19
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
As Magic’s most maligned Monkey, Ragavan needs little introduction. The card is essentially the poster child for Modern Horizons power creep, pushing the envelope on what a one-drop can do off the deep end. Ragavan proved so good, in fact, that it even got banned in Legacy. It remains a terror in Modern to this day, however, as one of the most important cards in Boros Energy.
While Ragavan is less impressive in Commander than it is in 1v1 Magic, it still sees a ton of play there. In fact, over 342,000 decks choose to run it, likely due to its sheer efficiency alone. Consequently, the card is a huge financial hit across all of its printings. This Source Material version, specifically, will add $47 to the value of whichever Final Fantasy booster you pull it from.
3 | The Great Henge
Price: $59.06
Printed in: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025)
The Great Henge is the Magic equivalent of a Swiss Army knife: it ramps, it gains life, it buffs your creatures, and it draws cards. It does all of this for a very reasonable mana cost, too, assuming you have a decently chunky creature on board. In Commander, that condition is trivial for the majority of green decks, making Henge a no-brainer inclusion for a ton of lists.
Though it sees no play in constructed formats, The Great Henge has more than enough Commander demand to support its huge current price tag. Avatar’s controversial Source Material version is the cheapest variant out there at $59, but that’s still a big chunk of change.
2 | Rhystic Study
Price: $86.13
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
Few MTG cards have had more digital ink spilled about them than Rhystic Study. The card has had more calls for bans in Commander than I’ve had hot dinners at this point, and for good reason. Rhystic Study is simply far too good at what it does, providing a huge advantage to players in brackets three and four. In cEDH things are even worse, with Rhystic Study outright defining the metagame in many ways.
Despite Wizards openly discussing a potential Commander ban for the card multiple times, Rhystic Study remains a seriously pricey card. The Final Fantasy Source Material version is on the higher end, too, coming in at $86 a copy. The artwork here, which depicts an iconic and emotional scene from Final Fantasy X, is undoubtedly doing a lot of heavy lifting.
1 | Ancient Copper Dragon
Price: $103.15
Printed in: Final Fantasy (2025)
Appropriately enough, the Treasure-spewing Ancient Copper Dragon is the most expensive of the MTG Source Material cards to date. In casual Commander, this is a hugely powerful card, with clear homes in Dragon Typal and Treasure decks. Ancient Copper Dragon also sees regular play in cEDH, in decks like Magda, Brazen Outlaw and Scion of the Ur-Dragon.
As if this wasn’t enough, Ancient Copper Dragon has a few more factors working in its financial favor here. This Source Material version is the only reprint the card has ever had, for one, and it packs some absolutely stunning artwork to boot. As a result, you’ll need to drop around $103 to pick up this beauty, making it one of the biggest hits possible from Final Fantasy Play Boosters.
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