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Magic · Core Set 2021 · #242 · Rare

Animal Sanctuary

Magic card price for Animal Sanctuary: $4.05 market, from $1.89 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$4.05
0.0% this week · +8.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+8.0%
90 days+9.5%
1 year+94.7%
All time+268.2%

Sellers right now

$1.89lowest listing$18.75highest
Market price$4.05
Mid listing$3.92
30-day avg$3.94

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$4.05
Cardmarket$1.20 €1.07

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

One year

$2.0252-week low$4.0552-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$1.04
All-time high$4.05
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.82$2.00$3.18$4.35
$4.05
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Animal Sanctuary (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $1.10; the market price today is $4.05, up 268% since then. In the last year the price changed +94.7% and ranged from $2.02 to $4.05, and it now trades near the top of that range. This is the highest market price in our records for this card. The cheapest listing right now is $1.89, and the 30-day average market price is $3.94.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$4.05$1.89$18.750.0%
Normal$3.75$0.75$28.59+14.0%

The card in play

Type line
Land
Rules text

T: Add C.

2, T: Put a +1/+1 counter on target Bird, Cat, Dog, Goat, Ox, or Snake

Flavor

"No owners allowed."

—Sanctuary sign

Other printings of Animal Sanctuary

4 more · $3.85 – $6.60
All printings
Animal Sanctuary (Extended Art) (385), Core Set 2021 — Magic card price +0.8% 7d Animal Sanctuary (Extended Art) Core Set 2021 · #385 $6.60 Animal Sanctuary (242/274), The List Reprints — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Animal Sanctuary The List Reprints · #242/274 $4.55 Animal Sanctuary (242), Promo Pack: Core Set 2021 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Animal Sanctuary Promo Pack: Core Set 2021 · #242 $4.50 Animal Sanctuary (242), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Animal Sanctuary Prerelease Cards · #242 $3.85

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