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Magic · Urza's Saga · #62 · Rare

Back to Basics

Magic card price for Back to Basics: $11.58 market, from $9.34 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$11.58
+2.2% this week · +3.5% in 30 days
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1 day−0.2%
7 days+2.2%
30 days+3.5%
90 days+3.8%
1 year−3.6%
All time−1.7%

Sellers right now

$9.34lowest listing$110.85highest
Market price$11.58
Mid listing$13.18
30-day avg$11.30

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$11.58
Cardmarket$14.07 €12.50

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

One year

$10.0252-week low$12.0752-week high
In the range76%
All-time low$10.02
All-time high$15.46
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$9.78$11.34$12.91$14.48
$11.58
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Back to Basics begins in February 2024 at $11.78; the market price today is $11.58, down 1.7% since then. In the last year the price changed −3.6% and ranged from $10.02 to $12.07, and it now trades in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $15.46, still 33.5% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $9.34, and the 30-day average market price is $11.30.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$11.58$9.34$110.85+2.2%

The card in play

Type line
Enchantment
Rules text

Nonbasic lands do not untap during their controllers’ untap phases.

Flavor

"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?"
—Barrin, Principia

Other printings of Back to Basics

4 more · $8.31 – $21.15
All printings
Back to Basics (Future Sight) (154), Mystery Booster 2 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Back to Basics (Future Sight) Mystery Booster 2 · #154 $21.15 Back to Basics (46), Ultimate Masters — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Back to Basics Ultimate Masters · #46 $9.58 Back to Basics (1718), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price −0.8% 7d Back to Basics Secret Lair Drop Series · #1718 $8.66 Back to Basics (Rainbow Foil) (1718), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price −5.4% 7d Back to Basics (Rainbow Foil) Secret Lair Drop Series · #1718 $8.31

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