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Magic · Jumpstart · #167 · Rare

Read the Runes

Magic card price for Read the Runes: $0.80 market, from $0.29 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$0.80
−2.4% this week · +17.7% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−2.4%
30 days+17.7%
90 days+15.9%
1 year+81.8%
All time+45.5%

Sellers right now

$0.29lowest listing$20.00highest
Market price$0.80
Mid listing$0.80
Direct$0.89
30-day avg$0.78

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$0.80
Cardmarket$0.51 €0.45

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

One year

$0.3752-week low$0.8252-week high
In the range96%
All-time low$0.35
All-time high$0.82
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.30$0.49$0.68$0.87
$0.80
Jul 19Aug 18Sep 17Oct 17
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Read the Runes since February 2024, when it sold for $0.55. Today the market price is $0.80, up 45.5%. Across the past year it went +81.8%, with a low of $0.37 and a high of $0.82; today it sits near the top of that range. Today's price is the highest we have recorded for this card. Listings currently start at $0.29; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.78.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.80$0.29$20.00−2.4%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.

Flavor

"The world is a puzzle, and the mind is its key."

Other printings of Read the Runes

3 more · $0.60 – $8.92
All printings
Read the Runes (104), Onslaught — Magic card price −10.8% 7d Read the Runes Onslaught · #104 $8.92 Read the Runes (104/350), The List Reprints — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Read the Runes The List Reprints · #104/350 $0.60 Read the Runes (95), Commander 2016 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Read the Runes Commander 2016 · #95 $0.60

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