Magic: The Gathering Cards Are About to Get More Expensive
Wizards of the Coast has just made an announcement that may trouble fans and collectors of its widely popular trading card game, Magic: The Gathering. Prices are set to increase for a range of booster packs, bundles, and box sets. This price increase is not across the board, however, as many other Magic: The Gathering products' prices will be remaining the same.
Magic: The Gathering is a major player in the world of collectible trading card games. It was the first trading card game, a pioneer of the genre that now includes successful games such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, and modern digital takes on the genre such as Blizzard's Hearthstone. With over thirty-five million players and a staggering twenty billion cards printed, Magic: The Gathering is a juggernaut franchise in both the physical and the digital realms.
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Collectible card games have always had a reputation for being an expensive hobby, and for Magic: The Gathering players, it's about to get even more expensive outside the digital Magic: The Gathering Arena. Printing and shipping billions of trading cards is a costly endeavor, and Wizards of the Coast has cited recent operating costs in the past year as the main reason for the price hike. Starting in September, prices for Unfinity and Jumpstart products, including draft boosters, set boosters, collector boosters, bundles, and Jumpstart boosters will be seeing a roughly 11% increase in price. Wizards of the Coast has tried to narrow the scope of this price hike to as few card sets as possible.
Additionally, Commander decks will be seeing a price increase accompanying Streets of New Capenna, although Wizards of the Coast said it has no plans to increase the price of
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