The release of Modern Horizons 2 brought about a number of powerful new and reprinted Magic: The Gathering cards that are worth money.
Fueling MTG formats like Pioneer, Modern, and Commander, there are over two dozen Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) cards that are valued above $10. Over a year after the set launched, art and frame treatments applied to the cards have also maintained their value, with both Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, and Solitude having variations worth over $100.
Heading into the first Standard release of 2023 through Phyrexia: All Will Be One, the Modern Horizons 2 set has an overall value of around $600.
From monkeys and lands to dragons and elemental incarnation creatures, here are the MH2 cards worth money right now.
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is a powerful one-drop in the MTG color Red that continues to sit on the ban hot seat within the Modern format. Despite players calling for it to get removed, the monkey pirate continues to dominate in gameplay and on the secondary market.
- Borderless foil: $160 to $170
- Prerelease foil: $140
- Foil: $110
- Borderless non-foil: $90 to $100
- Regular: $75 to $80
Solitude
Solitude is a Mono-White 3/2 creature with Flash and Lifelink that gets played mostly in the Modern format and has appeared in the MTG Legacy and Commander formats as well. The elemental Incarnation has several variations, with four pricing at over $50.
- Borderless foil: $100 to $110
- Prerelease foil: $64 to $66
- Foil: $50 to $55
- Non-foil borderless: $50 to $55
- Regular: $37 to $40
Endurance
Played predominantly within the MTG Modern format and in some Legacy decks, Endurance is three-drop Mono-Green 3/4 creature with Flash and Reach. The elemental incarnation dipped slightly in value heading into the launch of ONE, but still has several variations worth money on the secondary market.
- Borderless foil: $90 to $100
- Prerelease foil: $58 to $65
- Foil: $60 to $65
- Non-foil borderless: $47 to $49
- Regular: $38 to $40
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Often slotting into a number of MTG Commander decks, Urza, Lord High Artificer is a legendary 1/4 creature. The human artificer also sees gameplay within the Modern and Vintage formats as well. Prices for the legendary artificer dipped slightly heading into the release of ONE, with the retro foil version remaining at around $75.
- Retro foil: $75
- Retro foil-etched: $50 to $55
Fury
The regular version of Fury was once valued at only $16 but has doubled leading up to the launch of ONE. The Mono-Red elemental incarnation with Double Strike is popular in the Modern and Legacy formats and has two variants priced at over $50.
- Borderless foil: $65 to $70
- Prerelease foil: $65
- Foil: $45
- Non-foil borderless: $45
- Regular: $30
Force of Negation
Found in Modern, Legacy, Commander, and Vintage decks, Force of Negation is a Mono-Blue Instant speed spell. The Instant still has a variant valued over $50 but has lost some value over time.
- Retro foil: $70
- Retro foil-etched: $35 to $40
- Foil: $45 to $50
- Regular: $34 to $35
Urza’s Saga
Urza’s Saga is an Enchantment land that has three chapters like other MTG sagas and is played in the Modern, Commander, Vintage, and Legacy formats. Leading up to the release of ONE, the Enchantment saga has risen slightly in value.
- Prerelease foil: $65 to $70
- Foil: $70
- Showcase foil: $38 to $40
- Regular: $39 to $40
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel is a popular Mono-White one-drop that began rising in value at the start of 2022. Often played in Commander decks, the human soldier’s regular version is worth around $30. The most expensive variant for the Artifact creature is the MH2 prerelease foil.
- Prerelease foil: $45 to $50
- Foil: $45 to $47
- Showcase foil: $40
- Regular: $28 to $30
Scalding Tarn
Dual-color lands are popular within MTG, able to provide additional mana options within a multicolor deck. Scalding Tarn lets players pay one life and sacrifice the land to find an Island or Mountain from their library and put it directly onto the battlefield. Often played in a variety of formats like Modern and Commander, the land’s retro frame foil is worth over $50.
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest is similar to Scalding Tarn but in the MTG colors Green and Blue. It is valued at around $27. Its retro foil version is also worth around $50, but other variants have dipped slightly in price heading into the release of ONE.
- Retro foil: $48 to $50
- Non-foil retro: $38
- Extended foil: $32
- Prerelease foil: $28
- Regular: $20 to $22
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers is a unique MTG Black land that lets players pay and tap for additional Black mana equal to each Swamp they control. Primarily played in the Commander format, the borderless foil version is worth over $50 while other variants are valued at around $20 to $30.
- Borderless foil: $55 to $60
- Foil-etched: $20
- Non-foil borderless: $30 to $32
- Regular: $20
Grief
Grief is a Mono-Black 3/2 creature with Menace that has the MTG mechanic Evoke. The elemental incarnation saw a price spike on the secondary market right around the time ONE spoilers began dropping. The borderless version increased from around $40 to almost $60 overnight.
- Borderless foil: $55 to $60
- Foil: $27
- Prerelease foil: $26
- Non-foil borderless: $25
- Regular: $16
Force of Vigor
Force of Vigor is a Mono-Green Instant within the MH set that has risen in price leading up to ONE, increasing its regular version from $30 to $32. Within the MH2 set, the Instant has a retro frame foil that is worth around $44 and a retro foil-etched version at around $32.
Prismatic Vista
Prismatic Vista is an MH gold land that is mostly played in the MTG Commander format. The land is valued at around $26 and has an MH2 retro foil frame version that is worth around $35 to $38.
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs is a Black and Green Dual-land that was reprinted in MH2 and is valued at around $17, often getting played within the Commander format. There is a retro frame foil version of the land that is priced at around $36 and an extended art foil version that is worth around $24.
Murktide Regent
Often played within the Legacy and Modern formats, Murktide Regent is a Mythic Rare dragon with the Delve MTG mechanic and Flying. The Mono-Blue dragon dipped slightly in value heading into the new year but still has two variants worth over $30.
- Prerelease foil: $34 to $35
- Foil: $33 to $35
- Showcase foil: $18
- Regular: $12 to $13
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats is Dual-land in the MTG colors Black and White. The land is valued at around $18. Marsh Flats has a retro frame foil version worth around $24 and an extended art foil version priced at around $21. The regular version is worth around $12 to $14.
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa is a Dual-land in the MTG color Red and White that is valued at around $15. The MH2 land has a retro frame foil version priced at around $28 and an extended art foil version worth between $22 and $25.
Prices are subject to change on a weekly basis. The MH2 cards worth money list will get updated following the release of a new set and each month if any major MTG card price changes have taken place.
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Update Jan. 29 at 7.30 pm CT: All MH2 cards worth money and their values were updated prior to the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
