Magic: The Gathering - The 10 Most Valuable Cards In Ravnica Remastered
Summary
- Ravnica Remastered introduces changes to existing formats like Pauper and Commander, making it useful for both new and old fans.
- The retro borders and limited number cards in Ravnica Remastered make certain cards exceedingly rare and valuable.
- Certain cards in Ravnica Remastered, such as Tajic, Blazing Archon, and Prime Speaker Zegana, are powerful and valuable additions to specific decks and Commander formats.
Magic: The Gathering returns to the streets of Ravnica with Ravnica Remastered, with changes in rarity, new split cards, and alternate art that introduces new changes to existing formats like Pauper and Commander. Although not available in Standard on release, new and old fans will find these cards useful.
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PostsWith all ten Ravnica guilds available in this set, you won't have to wait for your favorite color combinations and shock lands to build your remastered decks. With the addition of retro borders and limited number cards, some cards are both exceedingly rare and valuable.
10 Tajic, Legion's Edge
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $93.66
Tajic, Legion's Edge by Anthony PalumboA legendary creature in the Boros guild, Tajic is an ideal commander and a strong card in Modern and most red and white aggro decks. The combination of Haste and Mentor with the powerful effect of preventing noncombat damage makes it very aggressive.
In Commander, Tajic's low cost means it is likely the first commander on the board, and with three power, its commander damage stacks quickly. The retro art style and being one of only 500 cards also makes it much more valuable.
9 Blazing Archon
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $115.98
Blazing Archon by Zoltan Boros & Gabor SzikszaiBlazing Archon is a mono-white creature with a hefty nine mana cost that stops any creatures on the battlefield from attacking you. If you can protect it with hexproof or indestructible, it essentially wins you the game if your opponent can't block all your creatures.
Although its high mana cost makes it more useful for Commander or Selesnya decks, it is a late-game win condition if it can reach the battlefield. It also helps that it has a long flavor text and intense art style that makes it stand out with the retro border.
8 Prime Speaker Zegana
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $118.00
Prime Speaker Zegana by William MuraiPart of the Simic guild, Prime Speaker Zegana has a built-in buff that doubles as a powerful card draw, making it potentially a lot more powerful than the six mana cost implies. This card is perfect for Commander, as it can set you up for a win condition in mid-game.
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PostsZegana also pairs really well with high-powered green cards like Ghalta, Primal Hunger, which can enter the field before Zegana and give you 12 cards in hand and 12 +1/+1 counters. It also combos with counter decks and cards like Doubling Season, giving it incredibly high stats.
7 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $149.96
Teysa, Orzhov Scion by Sara WintersTeysa, Orzhov scion is a legendary creature and plays really well into the aristocrats archetype by allowing you to sacrifice creatures while giving you more creatures to sacrifice. Teysa is a perfect commander for its colors and also for having instant speed threat removal.
Being only three mana and exiling creatures instead of destroying them, Teysa is a prime example of an Orzhov guild card, and it is no surprise that it is the most valuable black and white card in Ravnica Remastered when paired with the retro border and limited serial number.
6 Master Of Cruelties
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $150.00
Master of Cruelties by Chase StoneMaster of Cruelties is a Rakdos guild card that comes with the lethal pairing of first strike and deathtouch that makes it a threat to any creature it blocks or is blocking it. However, if your opponent doesn't block it, their life total becomes one.
While it has a high enough mana cost for players to build up place creatures before it is cast, it is still very dangerous, and, being a black demon creature type, it can be brought out with cards like Shadowborn Apostle or Demonic Tutor.
5 Arclight Phoenix
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $225.00
Arclight Phoenix by Slawomir ManiakArclight Phoenix is a mono-red creature and has a near-infinite graveyard recursion in Izzet decks, where you'll be casting a lot of instants and sorceries. With haste and flying as well, it can enter the battlefield and deal direct damage very quickly.
This gives more value to low-cost burn spells like Shock and Lightning Bolt, which give Arclight Phoenix a direct line from the graveyard. This is a reason for it to block almost everything, as it can return to the battlefield next turn without summoning sickness or extra mana spent.
4 Life From The Loam
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $259.99
Life From the Loam by Sung ChoiLife From the Loam is a mono-green sorcery that is meant for Golgari decks, as it features graveyard recursion in the form of lands. This card combos really well with sacrifice lands like Verdant Catacombs, which can be reused to thin your deck of lands while still being able to play them.
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PostsIf this card is in your early hand, you can also use the dredge mechanic to quickly build your mana pool and ensure you don't miss crucial land drops. This combos well with Azusa, Lost but Seeking, as you can play all three returned cards in the same turn.
3 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $397.49
Niv-Mizzet, Parun by Svetlin VelinovThe pinnacle of Izzet decks, Niv-Mizzet Parun, is an uncounterable legendary creature that costs three blue and three red mana. What makes Niv-Mizzet legendary in Magic: The Gathering is the amount of infinite combos it has, which automatically wins you the game.
Cards like Tandem Lookout and Keen Sense allow you to draw cards when Niv-Mizzet deals damage, allowing you to draw more cards, then deal more damage, and then draw more cards until the opponent has no life. Even outside these combos, dealing free damage every turn makes it worthy of its value aside from the foil, retro border, and limited serial number.
2 Overgrown Tomb
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $400.00
Overgrown Tomb by Rob AlexanderOvergrown Tomb is a black and green shock land that has become essential for any deck featuring both colors. Because of its low damage and easy access as a dual land, it is essential in multicolor decks, especially in Commander.
In Ravnica Remastered, it is especially necessary as a dual land due to black and green cards having mana costs that usually need two or three colored mana rather than being colorless or a single color. As with any dual land card, alternate art and borders make it stand out on the battlefield even more with the foil and serial number.
1 Deathrite Shaman
Retro Frame - Serial Numbered - foil - $400.00
Deathrite Shaman by Steve ArgyleCosting either a single black or green mana, Deathrite Shaman is an elf creature card for Golgari that has a number of activated abilities that make it excel in multiplayer formats like Commander. Being an elf also allows it to enter into elf creature decks easily.
Being able to target any graveyard for free mana, easily deal damage to multiple players, and gain life every turn makes it a very useful card. Considering it only costs one mana and has two toughness, it's no surprise it is worthy of its value when combined with foil, retro borders, and is only one of 500.
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