The most recent sale of a PSA 10 Neo Genesis First Edition Lugia on September 21, 2021, closed at $47,970
The 16 most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards are: Pristine Alpha Black Lotus - $3 million The 1/1 One Ring - $2 million Black Lotus Autographed Alpha - $800,000 Mox Opal - $108,000 Lord of the Pit Alpha - $105,000 Timetwister Alpha - $84,000 Splendid Genesis - $72,000 Vesuvan Doppelganger - $63,000 Ancestral Recall Alpha - $36,000 Phoenix Heart - $27,500 Euroakus - $25,200 Time Walk Gamma - $26,400 Fraternal Exaltation - $23,750 Mox Emerald Alpha - $18,000 Underground Sea Alpha - $17,500 Mox Sapphire Unlimited- $16,800 Pristine Alpha Black Lotus Price: $3 million With the printing of the One of One Ring in 2023, there was a brief window when the Black Lotus wasn't the most valuable magic card of all time
Fans of older cards shouldn't worry too much though, as there will be plenty of ways to play your older cards, including in a new format called Infinity Constructed
The answer lies in a perfect and likely unrepeatable convergence of factors
