Rare Magic: The Gathering Card Sells for $3 Million
gamerant.comThe highest-priced sale of a single Magic: The Gathering card occurred recently, with the buyer purchasing the card for a sum of $3 million. The identity of the buyer has not been disclosed, but the company that certified the Magic: The Gathering card's authenticity and condition has verified that the sale took place in late April 2024.
The card that was able to fetch that hefty sum was an Alpha Black Lotus. Released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast, Black Lotus cards were packaged in the card game's Limited Edition Alpha and Beta sets, as well as the game's Unlimited Edition. While approximately 22,400 Black Lotus cards were produced between those three sets, only around 1,100 were printed for the Alpha set, making them a highly-sought-after find for collectors. While there have been some additional Black Lotus printings, including oversized versions and promotional cards that are ineligible for use in tournaments, the Alpha Black Lotus remains the biggest prize among Magic collectors.
News of the historic sale was reported by CGC Cards via its Instagram account. Considered the rarest card in Magic: The Gathering, the Alpha Black Lotus' condition was graded by CGC Cards as «a Pristine 10/10» despite its age, and the company reported that a mystery buyer had purchased it from seller Adam Cai of Pristine Collectibles, an online card inventory and consignment shop and grading service.
While this is the highest-known sum ever paid for any Magic: The Gathering card, it's not the first time a Black Lotus has fetched a hefty price from a buyer. In 2021, a signed Alpha Black Lotus broke auction records on eBay, selling for $511,100. That sale broke a previous eBay record from 2019, when a Black Lotus card sold at auction for a price of $166,100.
More recently, rapper/singer Post Malone purchased a different Magic card, a Lord of the Rings-themed The One Ring card for $2.6 million, which occurred in summer 2023. Functionally, the Black Lotus card serves as an Artifact, and
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