These are the most expensive Standard legal uncommon rarity cards. Do any of them surprise you? Are the prices what would you have expected to see?

We spent a lot of time on Magic Reddit and social media talking about the most expensive rare and mythic rare cards from recent sets but I hadn't thought much about the most expensive lower rarity cards. This made me curious to research more about this. The results are interesting as much of what I see here is what I expected along with a few surprises as well.

These are the most expensive Standard legal uncommon rarity cards.

Note: Prices are listed in United States Dollars and are from on TCG Player's Market Price listings on January 19, 2025. Prices are listed for the nonfoil and non promotional printings of the card.

  1. Sheltered By Ghosts ($5.77) (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
  2. Patchwork Banner ($5.73) (Bloomburrow)
  3. Cut Down ($4.26) (Dominaria United)
  4. Relic of Legends ($3.58) (Dominaria United)
  5. Up The Beanstalk ($3.57) (Wilds of Eldraine)
  6. Boros Charm ($3.48) (Foundations)
  7. Kami of Whispered Hopes ($3.39) (March of the Machine)
  8. Aftermath Analyst ($3.28) (Murders at Karlov Manor)
  9. Untimely Malfunction ($3.15) (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
  10. This Town Ain't Big Enough ($3.12) (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
  11. Boltwave ($3.09) (Foundations)

Here are some additional facts and tidbits:

  • Boros Charm is the only card on the list that was reprinted into Standard. Boros Charm was originally printed in Gatecrash back in 2013.
  • Hare Apparent (Foundations) is currently the most expensive Standard legal common rarity card at $3.90.
  • The second most expensive Standard legal common rarity card is Slime Against Humanity (Murders at Karlov Manor) at $2.01.
  • The most expensive Standard legal common and uncommon rarity land cards are Contaminated Aquifer (Dominaria United) at $1.16 and Arid Archway at $0.95 (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
  • There are over 2100 common and uncommon cards that are currently legal in Standard. Only 35 of them have a secondary market value of $1 or more for their cheapest printing.
  • This means that less than 2% of common and uncommon Standard legal cards are $1+.

I hope you find this data and information as interesting as I do. I would love to hear any takeaways or impressions you have about these insights.

Thanks for reading and have a happy MLK Jr. holiday weekend!

- HB