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Magic · Lorwyn · #262 · Rare

Thorn of Amethyst

Magic card price for Thorn of Amethyst: $17.82 market, from $13.26 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$17.82
0.0% this week · −0.7% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days−0.7%
90 days+19.0%
1 year+18.3%
All time−20.9%

Sellers right now

$13.26lowest listing$224.95highest
Market price$17.82
Mid listing$17.94
30-day avg$17.75

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$17.82
Cardmarket$11.79 €10.48

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

One year

$14.2252-week low$17.9452-week high
In the range97%
All-time low$14.22
All-time high$24.88
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$14.21$18.10$21.99$25.89
$17.82
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Thorn of Amethyst (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $22.52; the market price today is $17.82, down 20.9% since then. In the last year the price changed +18.3% and ranged from $14.22 to $17.94, and it now trades near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $24.88, still 39.6% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $13.26, and the 30-day average market price is $17.75.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$17.82$13.26$224.950.0%
Normal$1.34$0.58$29.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Artifact
Rules text

Noncreature spells cost 1 more to play.

Flavor

Mined from a cave in the Dark Meanders, it shines brightest when no one is looking.

Other printings of Thorn of Amethyst

3 more · $1.45 – $17.82
All printings
Thorn of Amethyst (60), The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts — Magic card price −2.0% 7d Thorn of Amethyst The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts · #60 $1.49 Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) (123), The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts · #123 $1.45 Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) (Serial Numbered) (123), The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts — Magic card price — 7d Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) (Serial Numbered) The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts · #123 —

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