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The exception, though, seems to be fans that hold these highly precious cards in their collections. Removing the Reserve List would allow WotC to reprint many of these cards in a variety of forms, reducing the cost of existing versions while allowing players to use those cards in different MTG formats without having to leverage a home or two in the process. Not every card on the MTG Reserve List is broken, and most are considered poor at best compared to the power levels seen on cards over the last few years. Nonetheless, the list still exists and contains the most expensive Magic cards available via the secondary market.\u00a0 WotC created a work-around for the Reserve List issue in 2022 after finding cases of MTG Legends boxes in a warehouse that was about to close. Each case and booster pack were opened, and select Legends cards were added to Dominaria United collector booster packs. Each card listed and the various prices of those cards on the MTG Reserve List are based on data from MTGStocks. Card prices are subject to change on a daily basis and updates to the list will take place on a monthly basis, or upon a spike and\/or decline of a specific card. Each MTG Reserve List card worth money contains several versions, with Alpha and Beta versions worth the most, followed by Unlimited. From Beta and Alpha to Legends and Unlimited, here are the top 20 most expensive MTG cards on the Reserve List. The most Expensive MtG cards Chaos Orb Alpha: $10,770 Beta: $3,800 Unlimited: $1,900 Collector's: $696 International: $600 Oversize: $51 Gauntlet of Might Alpha: $2,600 Beta: $1,000 Unlimited: $1100 Collector's: $275 International: $225 Copy Artifact Alpha: $5,850 Beta: $1,430 Collector's: $73 International: $82 Revised: $48 Summer Magic: \u00a37,022 Unlimited: $223 Time Vault Alpha: $8,000 Beta: $3,322 Unlimited: $1,600 Collector's: $340 International: $406 Wheel of Fortune Alpha: $6,600 Beta: $3,000 Judge Promos: $1,812 Collector's: $244 International: $376 Revised: $330 Oversized: $312 Unlimited: $859 Underground Sea Alpha: $17,000 Beta: $6,000 Unlimited: $1,747 Collector's: $450 International: $447 Revised: $850 Summer Magic: \u00a33,840 Volcanic Island Beta: $15,000 Unlimited: $1517 Collector's: $456 International: $570 Revised: $800 Revised (foreign black border) \u00a3679.80 Bayou Alpha: $5,500 Beta: $1,900 Collector's: $420 International: $322 Revised: $400 Unlimited: $900 Summer Magic: \u00a38,015 Time Walk Alpha: $17,000 Beta: $9,500 Unlimited: $5,029 Collector's: $597 International: $984 Tundra Alpha: $8713 Beta: $4,095 Collector's: $335 International: $335 Revised: $480 Unlimited: $975 Mox Sapphire Alpha: $14,975 Beta: $8,995 Unlimited: $7,000 Collector's: $647 International: $1,200 Mox Pearl Beta: $5,500 Alpha: $8,900 Collector's: $652 International: $699 Unlimited: $5,280 Tropical Island Alpha: $12,240 Collector's: $500 Beta: $4,250 International: $412 Revised: $550 Unlimited: $925 Taiga Alpha: $3495 Beta: $4,400 Unlimited: $807 Collector's: $337 International: $273 Revised: $300 Unlimited: $807 Mox Emerald Alpha: $20,000 Beta: $9,850 Unlimited: $9,500 Collector's: $670 International: $665 Mox Ruby Alpha: $16,775 Beta: $7,495 Unlimited: $6,500 Collector's: $1,237 International: $700 Timetwister Alpha: $9,900 Beta: $15,300 Unlimited: $8,000 Collector's: $1143 International: $1,600 Ancestral Recall\u00a0 Alpha: $19,000 Collector's: $736 Unlimited: $6,000 International: $665 Unlimited: $6,000 Mox Jet Alpha: $12,000 Beta: $10,000 Unlimited: $8,000 Collector's: $676 International: $682 Black Lotus Alpha: $600,000 Beta: $44,540 Unlimited: $30,000 Collector's: $4,849 International: $3,210 Oversize: $290 All images via WotC, Magic: The Gathering. 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A total of 572 Magic: The Gathering <\/em>cards are on the Reserve List, a list created by Wizards of the Coast that prevents reprints of specific cards from 18 early sets<\/strong>. <\/p>

The creation of the Reserve List <\/strong>was viewed by most MTG <\/em>collectors as a positive measure concept with its creation<\/a> in 1996. The list was revised and a WotC made a new reprint policy<\/a> in 2002. This left 572 Mythic Rare and Rare MTG<\/em> cards on the Reserve List that will never get reprinted again unless the list is removed by Hasbro. <\/p>

Unlike early perceptions of the Reserve List, it seems most fans today would like to see the list dissolved.<\/strong> The exception, though, seems to be fans that hold these highly precious cards in their collections. Removing the Reserve List would allow WotC to reprint many of these cards<\/strong> in a variety of forms, reducing the cost of existing versions while allowing players to use those cards in different MTG<\/em> formats without having to leverage a home or two in the process. <\/p>

Not every card on the MTG <\/em>Reserve List is broken<\/strong>, and most are considered poor at best compared to the power levels seen on cards over the last few years. Nonetheless, the list still exists and contains the most expensive Magic <\/em>cards available via the secondary market. <\/p>

WotC created a work-around<\/a> for the Reserve List issue in 2022 after finding cases of MTG Legends<\/em> boxes in a warehouse that was about to close. Each case and booster pack were opened, and select Legends<\/em> cards were added to Dominaria United<\/em> collector booster packs. <\/p>

Each card listed and the various prices of those cards on the MTG<\/em> Reserve List are based on data from MTGStocks<\/a>. Card prices are subject to change on a daily basis and updates to the list will take place on a monthly basis, or upon a spike and\/or decline of a specific card. Each MTG<\/em> Reserve List card worth money contains several versions, with Alpha and Beta versions worth the most<\/strong>, followed by Unlimited.<\/p>

From Beta<\/em> and Alpha <\/em>to Legends <\/em>and Unlimited<\/em>, here are the top 20 most expensive MTG<\/em> cards<\/strong> on the Reserve List.<\/p>