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Magic · The Brothers' War: Retro Frame Artifacts · #123 · Rare

Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic)

Magic card price for Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic): $1.45 market, from $0.49 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$1.45
0.0% this week · −5.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days−5.8%
90 days+66.7%
1 year+116.4%
All time+34.3%

Sellers right now

$0.49lowest listing$11.17highest
Market price$1.45
Mid listing$1.45
Direct$1.15
30-day avg$1.49

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$1.45
Cardmarket$1.50 €1.33

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

One year

$0.4552-week low$1.5652-week high
In the range90%
All-time low$0.45
All-time high$1.56
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.38$0.81$1.24$1.67
$1.45
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Thorn of Amethyst (Schematic) (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $1.08; the market price today is $1.45, up 34.3% since then. In the last year the price changed +116% and ranged from $0.45 to $1.56, and it now trades near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $1.56, still 7.6% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.49, and the 30-day average market price is $1.49.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.45$0.49$11.170.0%
Normal$0.59$0.28$64.23−1.7%

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 · $1.45 – $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 (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) (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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