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Magic · Secret Lair Drop Series · #842 · Rare

Geralf's Messenger (842) (Retro Frame)

Magic card price for Geralf's Messenger (842) (Retro Frame): $10.65 market, from $9.00 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 27, 2025 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$10.65
−2.3% this week · −1.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−2.3%
30 days−1.1%
90 days+9.7%
1 year+106.0%
All time−59.5%

Sellers right now

$9.00lowest listing$20.97highest
Market price$10.65
Mid listing$11.88
30-day avg$10.75

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$10.65
Cardmarket$15.43 €13.75

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$5.0252-week low$10.9052-week high
In the range96%
All-time low$5.02
All-time high$33.27
First priceFeb 27, 2025
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$4.40$8.42$12.45$16.47
$10.65
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Geralf's Messenger (842) (Retro Frame) was released in October 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $9.00, and the 30-day average market price is $10.75.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$10.65$9.00$20.97−2.3%

The card in play

Power / Toughness3 / 2
Type line
Creature — Zombie
Rules text

Zippy Zombies
This creature enters tapped.
When this creature enters, target opponent loses 2 life.
Undying

Flavor

When Geralf sends a message, it's always bad news."

Other printings of Geralf's Messenger

3 more · $3.54 – $13.60
All printings
Geralf's Messenger (63), Dark Ascension — Magic card price +13.0% 7d Geralf's Messenger Dark Ascension · #63 $13.60 Geralf's Messenger (63/158), The List Reprints — Magic card price −7.3% 7d Geralf's Messenger The List Reprints · #63/158 $5.37 Geralf's Messenger (9997) (9997), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Geralf's Messenger (9997) Secret Lair Drop Series · #9997 $3.54

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