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Magic · Unstable · #197 · Uncommon

Optical Optimizer

Magic card price for Optical Optimizer: $5.25 market, from $4.37 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$5.25
+11.2% this week · +11.2% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+11.2%
30 days+11.2%
90 days+8.9%
1 year+232.3%
All time+1,844.4%

Sellers right now

$4.37lowest listing$96.95highest
Market price$5.25
Mid listing$6.15
Direct$6.13
30-day avg$4.81

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

Cardmarket$0.95 €0.84

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

One year

$1.2552-week low$6.7452-week high
In the range73%
All-time low$0.24
All-time high$6.74
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$4.42$4.72$5.03$5.33
$5.25
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Optical Optimizer (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.27 and stands at $5.25 today, up 1,844% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +232%, trading between $1.25 and $6.74. The current price is in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $6.74, still 28.4% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $4.37, and the 30-day average market price is $4.81.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$5.25$4.37$96.95+11.2%
Normal$0.21$0.12$4.99+10.5%

The card in play

Type line
Artifact — Contraption
Rules text

Whenever you crank Optical Optimizer, until end of turn, target creature becomes an artifact in addition to its other types and gains "T: Draw a card."

WATERMARK: Order of the Widget

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