Legacy has always been a format that has been hard to get into due to it’s cost and the Reserved List. As time has gone on, the format has gotten even more expensive, so today we’ll take a look at the 10 most expensive cards in the format. We’re not going to list off the individual original dual lands since they would take up most of the list. Just know that they are in the mix.
10. Force of Will
Force of Will
Force of Will
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
is definitely one of the defining cards of the format. Blue is a very popular color to play and having a free counter spell is never going to be bad. Originally printed in Alliances, and getting recent reprints in Eternal Masters and Double Masters, the card has stabilized between around $100. Of note, this is the only non-reserved list card on this list.
9. Aluren
Aluren
Aluren
Any player may cast creature spells with mana value 3 or less without paying their mana costs and as though they had flash.
is a card that has seen recent spike in price at the beginning of the year. It’s currently used in combination 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 an infinite combo. It’s settling between $80 and $120 depend on the condition.
8. Null Rod
Null Rod
Null Rod
Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.
is pretty much a sideboard card that’s aimed at stopping the Karn Echoes decks, but I think that th eprice for this card is more dictated by Vintage. Either way, this one is still coming in between $90 and $125 depending on condition.
7. Intuition
Intuition
Intuition
Search your library for three cards and reveal them. Target opponent chooses one. Put that card into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Then shuffle.
comes in at number 7 and is a bigger jump in the price tag. This card finds a home in Sneak and Show, and lets the deck find either a
Sneak Attack
Sneak Attack
{R}: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. That creature gains haste. Sacrifice the creature at the beginning of the next end step.
,
Show and Tell
Show and Tell
Each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield.
or a sneak target. This one is coming in at a cool $188 dollars.
6. City of Traitors
City of Traitors
City of Traitors
When you play another land, sacrifice this land.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.
is a staple land in the format, effectively ramping you for a key turn in the game plan. Decks from Sneak and Show to Mono Red Prison take advantage of this powerful land, and the pricing shows. It’s coming in on average around $300. Condition of this card heavily plays into the value, as finding a near mint one is extremely difficult.
5. Grim Monolith
Next up is
Grim Monolith
Grim Monolith
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{4}: Untap this artifact.
. This one is really only seeing play in the Karn Echoes deck. The $300+ price tag is primarily driven by Commander. In cEDH, cards like
Grim Monolith
Grim Monolith
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{4}: Untap this artifact.
are often used in infinite combos. This is also pretty hard to come by since it’s also reserved list, so there’s an even bigger audience for this.
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4. Lion’s Eye Diamond
Number 4 on our list is
Lion’s Eye Diamond
Lion’s Eye Diamond
Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
. This Mirage artifact is utilized in many decks in the format, primarily in Storm, Echoes, and
Doomsday
Doomsday
Search your library and graveyard for five cards and exile the rest. Put the chosen cards on top of your library in any order. You lose half your life, rounded up.
. These are pretty highly sought after as they sit right around $600.
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3. Mox Diamond
Mox Diamond
Mox Diamond
If this artifact would enter, you may discard a land card instead. If you do, put this artifact onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
starts the top 3, and this makes a ton of sense. It has a very low cost to the benefits that it gives, and is seeing play in a few popular decks, Lands and
Knight of the Reliquary
Knight of the Reliquary
This creature gets +1/+1 for each land card in your graveyard.
{T}, Sacrifice a Forest or Plains: Search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
. This one also comes in just over $600.
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2. Gaea’s Cradle
One of the most powerful lands in the game is
Gaea’s Cradle
Gaea’s Cradle
{T}: Add {G} for each creature you control.
. It has a couple homes, but primarily sees play in Elves. This one is interesting, because at the beginning of 2020, this card was around $300, but in August 2020, it was subjected to a massive buy out and the price spiked to around $1000, and it’s holding steady.
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1. The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Finally, the grand daddy of them all,
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
All creatures have "At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay {1}."
comes in between $3500 and $6000. Seeing play primarily in Lands, it really puts a damper on creature decks.
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There it is! I love Legacy and Vintage as formats, but man is it pricey. I’ve played these formats on Magic Online, and I’d play it a ton if it ever came to Magic Arena.