Zendikar Rising arrived with the 2020 Standard rotation in Magic: The Gathering and the set contains several cards worth money.
Released via tabletop on Sept. 25, 2020, Zendikar Rising contains a total of 280 cards and features the return of Landfall. It also introduced Modal Double-Faced cards to Magic. Better known as MDFCs, these cards are a basic land on one side and a spell on the other. They can also be two basic lands, with either side offering different mana.
The fall 2021 Standard rotation took place on Sept. 24, removing four MTG sets from the format. Only minor ZNR price changes took place following rotation. Prices continued to dip slightly via the releases of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) and Innistrad: Crimson VOW (VOW).
Minor changes occurred with the global launch of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), leaving a total of five non-foil cards valued at $10 or higher. But many Zendikar Rising Expeditions (ZNE) cards maintained their value, with three of the lands worth $100 and up. Heading into MTG 2022 fall rotation, many of the ZNR cards from the main set had seen a significant price drop.
From Sorcery spells to a multicolor elemental, here are the ZNR and ZNE Magic cards worth money, according to prices on MTGGoldfish and MTGStocks.
Zendikar Rising Expeditions
WotC included ZNE with Zendikar Rising. The cards were box toppers for the ZNR set and are found within ZNR collector booster packs. The Masterpiece Series contained 30 of the best MTG lands ever printed that aren’t legal to play within the Standard format.
Here are the top nine foil ZNE lands worth over $70, according to prices on MTGStocks.
Cavern of Souls
Legal in the MTG formats Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage, the Cavern of Souls foil ZNE version is valued at between $130 and $150.
Bloodstained Mire
Priced at around $90 to $100, Bloodstained Mire is banned from gameplay in the Pioneer format. The land is legal to play in Legacy, Modern, Commander, Vintage, and Frontier.
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta is legal to play in the MTG formats Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage. The ZNE reprint is valued at around $90 to $100.
Ancient Tomb
Legal to play in the Legacy, Vintage, and Commander formats, the ZNE Ancient Tomb version is valued at around $85.
Flooded Strand
The UW land is valued at around $80 and is legal to play within Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage.
Wooded Foothills
Priced at around $75, Wooded Foothills is legal to play the MTG formats Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage.
Misty Rainforest
Legal to play in Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage, the ZNE foil version of Misty Rainforest is valued at around $70.
Scalding Tarn
Legal to play within the MTG formats Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage, the ZNE foil version of Scalding Tarn is worth around $70.
Windswept Heath
Priced at around $70, Windswept Heath is legal to play in the Legacy, Modern, Commander, and Vintage MTG formats.
Sea Gate Restoration
Sea Gate, Reborn//Sea Gate Restoration was released with a value of less than $5. Finding a home within Commander and Modern decks, the Dual-Faced Mono-Blue spell/land rose in price. There is an extended-art foil version valued at around $35. Other variants are priced between $18 and $24, while the regular ZNR version of Sea Gate, Reborn//Sea Gate Restoration, is worth $16.
Agadeem’s Awakening//Agadeem, the Undercrypt
A Black Modal DFC Sorcery, Agadeem’s Awakening became the top-valued ZNR card due to its inclusion within the Dimir Rogues deck prior to the 2021 Standard rotation. Reanimation builds also used Agadeem’s Awakening, taking advantage of the land on its backside.
The extended-art foil version of Agadeem’s Awakening//Agadeem, the Undercrypt is valued at around $30 and the non-foil version is about $23. There’s a foil version of the ZNR Sorcery spell priced at $19 and a prerelease foil promo worth around $32. And the regular version of Agadeem’s Awakening is valued at around $16.
Omnath, Locus of Creation
Seeing gameplay in the Commander and Modern format, Omnath, Locus of Creation is a four-color Legendary creature. The elemental was suspended from the Standard format just 18 days after the launch of ZNR and was officially banned on Oct. 12, 2020.
Omnath, Locus of Creation has a Showcase foil version priced at around $25, while its prerelease foil promo is worth around $15 to $20. Other variations are valued at between $11 and $19. The regular ZNR version of Omnath, Locus of Creation is worth $11.
Ancient Greenwarden
Ancient Greenwarden is a Mythic Rare Elemental with Reach in Green. The elemental has an extended-art foil version priced at between $15 and $20. All other variations run from $11 to $14. And the regular version of Ancient Greenwarden is worth $10.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild is a Mythic Rare Legendary Elemental that thrives off the number of lands on the battlefield. The elemental has an extended-art foil version valued at around $25 and a prerelease foil promo worth around $15. All other versions are priced at under $10 with the regular ZNR version of Ashaya, Soul of the Wild worth $9.
Shatterskull Smashing
Once sitting under $5, Shatterskull Smashing had its value revived following the 2021 Standard rotation. The Sorcery speed spell has an extended-art foil version and prerelease promo foil variant that are both valued at between $15 and $20. The non-foil extended is $12 and all other variants are under $10, with the regular version worth around $6.
Card prices within the ZNR and ZNE 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 March 24 11pm CT: All ZNR cards worth money were updated following the global launch of NEO and the top valued ZNE lands were added.
Updated April 30 3:15pm CT: All ZNR card prices were updated following the release of Streets of New Capenna.
Update July 10 at 12:45pm CT: All ZNR and ZNR Expedition prices update heading into MTG 2022 fall rotation.
