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Magic · The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts · #60 · Rare

Thorn of Amethyst

Magic card price for Thorn of Amethyst: $1.49 market, from $0.49 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$1.49
+1.4% this week · +1.4% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+1.4%
30 days+1.4%
90 days+14.6%
1 year+98.7%
All time+44.7%

Sellers right now

$0.49lowest listing$9.90highest
Market price$1.49
Mid listing$1.47
Direct$2.44
30-day avg$1.48

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$1.49
Cardmarket$2.01 €1.79

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

One year

$0.7052-week low$1.5252-week high
In the range96%
All-time low$0.68
All-time high$1.52
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.46$0.84$1.21$1.59
$1.49
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Thorn of Amethyst (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $1.03. Today the market price is $1.49, up 44.7%. Across the past year it went +98.7%, with a low of $0.70 and a high of $1.52; 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 $0.49; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $1.48.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.49$0.49$9.90+1.4%
Normal$0.61$0.25$52.77+7.0%

The card in play

Type line
Artifact
Rules text

Noncreature spells cost 1 more to cast.

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 · $1.47 – $17.82
All printings
Thorn of Amethyst (262), Lorwyn — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Thorn of Amethyst Lorwyn · #262 $17.82 Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) (123), The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts — Magic card price +1.4% 7d Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts · #123 $1.47 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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