Magic: The Gathering cards from the Alpha Set have become extremely valuable, with even common cards worth several thousand dollars. Some of the rarest and most valuable cards, such as the ...

First reported by Wargamer, the set includes 302 “Alpha” cards, early art proofs of the first MTG cards with no back imagery. A limited number of these were given to illustrators by Wizards of ...

Note that Magic collectors also prize upgraded Alpha copies; in 2022, for example, one of these cards sold for $10,510 on eBay. Meanwhile, cards from the Beta and Unlimited sets, though slightly ...