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Magic · Shards of Alara · #61 · Common

Tortoise Formation

Magic card price for Tortoise Formation: $0.32 market, from $0.10 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.32
0.0% this week · +14.3% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+14.3%
90 days+88.2%
1 year−25.6%
All time+10.3%

Sellers right now

$0.10lowest listing$1.79highest
Market price$0.32
Mid listing$0.35
30-day avg$0.31

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$0.32
Cardmarket$0.29 €0.26

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

One year

$0.1752-week low$0.4452-week high
In the range56%
All-time low$0.13
All-time high$0.44
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.06$0.20$0.34$0.48
$0.32
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Tortoise Formation (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.29 and stands at $0.32 today, up 10.3% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved −25.6%, trading between $0.17 and $0.44. The current price is in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.44, 37.5% above today. Listings currently start at $0.10; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.31.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.32$0.10$1.790.0%
Normal$0.13$0.01$20.00+8.3%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Creatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

Flavor

At sea, the Jhessian fleet strikes swiftly and decisively. On land, facing the elite cavalry of Valeron, its marines must rely on more cautious strategies.

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