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Magic · The List Reprints · #154/350 · Rare

Mages' Contest

Magic card price for Mages' Contest: $18.15 market, from $13.49 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$18.15
0.0% this week · +6.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+6.8%
90 days+2.0%
1 year+71.4%
All time+511.1%

Sellers right now

$13.49lowest listing$49.99highest
Market price$18.15
Mid listing$17.65
30-day avg$17.65

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$18.15
Cardmarket$15.66 €13.92

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

One year

$11.0752-week low$18.6552-week high
In the range93%
All-time low$2.94
All-time high$18.65
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$2.03$8.07$14.10$20.13
$18.15
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Mages' Contest 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 $13.49, and the 30-day average market price is $17.65.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$18.15$13.49$49.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

You and target spell’s controller bid life. You start the bidding with a high bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends when the high bid stands. The highest bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

Other printings of Mages' Contest

1 more · $18.15 – $88.72
All printings
Mages' Contest (154), Invasion — Magic card price −0.7% 7d Mages' Contest Invasion · #154 $88.72

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