The Standard-legal Magic: The Gathering set Strixhaven: School of Mages officially launched on April 23, showcasing five colleges within the Multiverse and reprints of popular Instant and Sorcery MTG spells that have Japanese art variants via STX Mystical Archive.
Using enemy color pairs connected to the five colleges of Strixhaven University, the STX set created new meta opportunities across multiple Magic formats. Various booster fun versions, from borderless to extended art, are worth money, along with a large number of Strixhaven Mystical Archive Japanese anime variants that appeared in Draft and Set booster packs. All Mystical Archive versions are legal to play in Magic formats where those spells were already legal.
Heading into the MTG Standard 2023 fall rotation, several cards saw a dip in value while others managed to maintain their worth or even rise in price. All card prices are subject to change, with updates taking place on a monthly basis.
Here are the top MTG Strixhaven cards and Mystical Archive variants worth money, according to MTGGoldfish and MTGStocks.
All Mystical Archive & STX cards worth money
Bonus sheets getting added to MTG Standard sets aren’t new anymore, but they were with the release of STX. Alternative art and foil treatments of bonus sheet cards tend to hold their value over time, as seen through several Mystical Archive Strixhaven: School of Mages cards.
Demonic Tutor Mystical Archive variants
Demonic Tutor is a popular Black Sorcery spell played in the Commander and Vintage formats. Prices for multiple variants of the Sorcery spell have gone up since the set was released, featuring foil-etched and Japanese anime versions.
- Mystical Archive Japanese anime borderless foil: $280 to $350
- Japanese borderless anime foil-etched: $140 to $155
- Foil-etched: 70 to $100
- Regular Mystical Archive: $50 to $60
Time Warp Mystical Archive variants
Time Warp sees gameplay within the Commander and Modern MTG formats. The STX Mystical Archive Japanese borderless version has seen a slight decrease since the set was released.
- Japanese borderless anime foil: $70 to $80
- Japanese foil-etched anime: $25 to $35
- Regular foil-etched: $20
- Regular foil: $20
Teferi’s Protection Mystical Archive variants
Teferi’s Protection is often played in the Commander format and has an STX Mystical Archive Japanese borderless foil variant priced at around $50. Prices for the Teferi variants stabilized around the time of the DMU release but have since begun falling slowly in value heading into the March of the Machine set.
- Japanese borderless anime foil: $45 to $55
- Japanese foil-etched anime: $30 to $40
- Regular foil: $40 to $45
- Regular: $27 to $30
Counterspell Mystical Archive variants
Counterspell is popular within the Modern format and a staple Instant speed Blue spell in Magic. The STX Mystical Archive dropped significantly at the start of 2022 but has since leveled out and maintained its value.
- Japanese borderless anime foil: $35 to $45
- Japanese borderless anime foil-etched: $17 to $25
- Regular foil: $8
- Regular: 3 to $4
Beledros Witherbloom
The Elder Dragon of Witherbloom College within Strixhaven University has its own Commander deck, making Beledros Witherbloom one of the most valuable regular cards in the STX set.
- Borderless foil: $26 to $30
- Planeswalker stamp foil: $16
- Prerelease foil: $17
- Borderless non-foil: $10
- Regular: $10
Professor Onyx
Lilianna returned to Standard via STX, using the mechanic Magecraft. The professor at Strixhaven University is mostly played within the Commander format.
- Borderless foil: $24 to $30
- Prerelease foil: $11
- Foil: $8 to $9
- Regular: $7 to $8
Expressive Iteration
Expressive Iteration is played mostly in the MTG Modern format and sometimes in Commander or Vintage formats. The Uncommon rariity Sorcery spell was banned from the Pioneer format.
- Promo pack foil: $20
- Foil: $4
- Regular: $2 to $3
Crackle with Power
Once valued at around $2 at the release of STX, Crackle with Power skyrocketed in price with the global launch of NEO thanks to the Hinata, Dawn-Crowned Commander deck. It is now mostly played in the Commmander format.
- Extended art foil: $20 to $25
- Planeswalker stamp foil: $10
- Prerelease foil: $10
- Foil: $8 to $9
- Regular: $7 to $8
Wandering Archaic
Wandering Archaic is a Rare Avatar that sees play in the Commander format. The Avatar had a slight price revival at the start of 2023 and has since maintained its value.
- Extended-art foil: $14 to $17
- Prerelease foil: $8 to $9
- Foil: $5 to $6
- Regular: $4 to $5
Card prices within the STX set are subject to change. We’ll update prices and entries following the global launch of new MTG Standard-legal sets and major Magic tournaments.
All images via WotC, Magic: The Gathering.
Update April 30 at 7:15pm CT: All STX and STX Mystical Archive entries were updated following the release of Streets of New Capenna.
Update July 10 at 4:50pm CT: All STX and STX Mystical Archive entries were updated heading into the 2022 Standard rotation.
Update April 9 1pm CT: All STX regular and Mystical Archive card prices were adjusted.
