Most Expensive MTG Cards In Streets of New Capenna (And How to Use Them)

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Magic: The Gathering's newest Standard set, Streets of New Capenna, has proven itself to be powerful in multiple formats. From a rare land cycle that sees play in Commander to cards like Ledger Shredder that are seeing play in Pioneer, the set has competitive cards and expensive pick-ups for both strategists and collectors alike. Although keeping and reselling these cards is perfectly normal, players might be wondering how to show off their valuable pulls in decks, competitive or casual.

Real-world price in Magic is often tied directly to a card's power, with rares and mythics fetching high prices if they’re being played in lots of decks. After Standard rotates, some of the cards will see price drops, but some of most expensive cards from the set stay at the top, like The Immortal Sun from Rivals of Ixalan or Finale of Devastation from War of the Spark. However, outside of Magic: The Gathering's expensive specialty Secret Lairs, the card aspect that’s been most causing prices to rise are foils, borderless cards, etched foils, and retro frames. Gilded foils, new to Streets of New Capenna, have a low pull rate and aesthetically pleasing foil process while the retro frames lean into the art-deco theme of the plane.

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Every family leader has had a gilded foil, and many of the planeswalkers from the set have both retro frame and etched foil alternate versions. These alternate styles do help drive down the cost of their standard counterparts, but players who pick up these styles out of boosters might wonder what the value of the card is outside of its monetary value. The cards available in Streets of New Capenna are playable all the way back to Modern,