Magic · Secrets of Strixhaven · #179 · Rare

Cauldron of Essence

Magic card price for Cauldron of Essence: $2.87 market, from $1.99 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Apr 11, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026

$2.87

−1.4% this week · −10.0% in 30 days

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1 day+3.2%

7 days−1.4%

30 days−10.0%

90 days−23.5%

1 year—

All time−28.1%

Sellers right now

$1.99lowest listing$38.84highest

Market price$2.87

Mid listing$3.31

Direct$3.13

30-day avg$3.09

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$2.87

Cardmarket$4.14 €3.69

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

One year

$1.9452-week low$5.8152-week high

In the range24%

All-time low$1.94

All-time high$5.81

First priceApr 11, 2026

Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)

$1.71$3.20$4.70$6.20

$2.87

Apr 11Jun 13Aug 16Oct 19

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Price story

Cauldron of Essence (Foil) came out in April 2026; we leave the first weeks out of this story, because early prices are set before real supply exists. Listings currently start at $1.99; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $3.09.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d

Foil$2.87$1.99$38.84−1.4%

Normal$2.59$1.25$46.70−5.8%

The card in play

Type line: Artifact

Rules text

Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

1BG, T, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

Flavor

In the gloomy depths of Widdershins Hall sits an iron belly—always hungry, but generous to those who feed it.

Other printings of Cauldron of Essence

2 more · $2.87 – $4.40

All printings

Cauldron of Essence (179), Promo Pack: Secrets of Strixhaven — Magic card price

−0.7% 7d Cauldron of Essence Promo Pack: Secrets of Strixhaven · #179 $4.40

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−1.8% 7d Cauldron of Essence (Extended Art) Secrets of Strixhaven · #347 $4.30

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