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Magic · Commander Masters · #88 · Uncommon

Efficient Construction

Magic card price for Efficient Construction: $2.50 market, from $1.08 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$2.50
−4.6% this week · −9.1% in 30 days
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1 day−2.0%
7 days−4.6%
30 days−9.1%
90 days+2.9%
1 year−66.0%
All time+861.5%

Sellers right now

$1.08lowest listing$96.95highest
Market price$2.50
Mid listing$2.50
Direct$3.18
30-day avg$2.64

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$2.50
Cardmarket$0.52 €0.46

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$1.3252-week low$7.3552-week high
In the range20%
All-time low$0.23
All-time high$8.76
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$0.96$3.29$5.62$7.95
$2.50
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Efficient Construction (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.26. Today the market price is $2.50, up 862%. Across the past year it went −66.0%, with a low of $1.32 and a high of $7.35; today it sits near the bottom of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $8.76, still 250% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $1.08, and the 30-day average market price is $2.64.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$2.50$1.08$96.95−4.6%
Normal$0.51$0.30$20.00+15.9%

The card in play

Type line
Enchantment
Rules text

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

Flavor

For some of Ghirapur's aerowrights, building thopters is a by-product of larger construction efforts.

Other printings of Efficient Construction

1 more · $2.50 – $2.67
All printings
Efficient Construction (33), Aether Revolt — Magic card price +1.5% 7d Efficient Construction Aether Revolt · #33 $2.67

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