The most recent set in Magic: The Gathering’s long list of expansions is Time Spiral Remastered, which allows newcomers and veterans of the game to experience many iconic cards from the iconic Time Spiral block. A set made up of reprinted cards, Time Spiral Remastered is jam-packed with incredibly powerful cards that see play in a ton of formats such as Modern and Commander. In addition to reprinting cards from the Time Spiral block, every pack of Time Spiral Remastered includes one Modern card within the retro card frame!
As many of these newly reprinted cards are quite sought after, many of these cards demand a hefty price tag. As the demand for Time Spiral Remastered is much higher than the supply, there’s no telling if these prices are going to spike down the line. So today, we’re going to examine the prices of the ten most expensive cards to be reprinted in Time Spiral Remastered less than a month after the set’s release.
For clarification: We are using the card prices according to scryfall.com in Spring of 2021, so if you’re reading this at a much later date, it is likely that these prices have changed.
10 Pact Of Negation - $18.00
Pact of Negation is an incredible blue counterspell that can get a player out of a tough do-or-die scenario.
A counterspell for zero mana, Pact of Negation can target any type of spell. However, the flexibility and cost come at a price. At the beginning of its caster’s next upkeep, that player must pay five mana or lose the game!
9 Vesuva - $19.00
A stellar and flexible land, Vesuva enters the battlefield tapped as a copy of any other land on the battlefield.
This allows Vesuva to potentially function as a second copy of another key land such as Cabal Coffers, or simply allow a player to gain access to the same useful utility land an opponent may be using.
8 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician - $21.00
In the early days of Magic, Yawgmoth was once one of the most important antagonists in the game’s story.
Originally printed as a card in Modern Horizons, the Time Spiral Remastered reprinting of the mono-black Yawgmoth has put the iconic character in the original retro frame, making it a sought-after card for collectors and Commander players.
7 Ponder - $22.00
Banned in Modern and Restricted in Vintage, Ponder is an excellent blue sorcery for one mana.
Upon being cast, Ponder allows its caster to look at the top three cards of their library, re-order them, and then draw a card, even allowing them to shuffle their library before the draw if they don’t like the three cards. Seeing play in Pauper and Commander, the newly printed “time-shifted” version of this card is already worth significantly more than the normal versions of this card, which are worth roughly $3.
6 Damnation - $28.00
Streamlined and elegant in its simplicity, Damnation is a black board-wipe for four mana that destroys all creatures, preventing them from being regenerated.
As this card sees a heavy amount of play in Commander and is far from frequently printed, this reprinting will hopefully help put the card in the hands of more players.
5 Tarmogoyf - $29.00
Few cards are as synonymous with the Modern format as Tarmogoyf. As Tarmogoyf was first printed in the final set of the original Time Spiral Block, Future Sight, the perfect place for a reprint is, of course, Time Spiral Remastered.
With a reasonable cost of two mana, this creature’s power is equal to the number of card types in all graveyards, while its toughness is equal to that much +1. Between the use of fetch lands, instants and sorceries being cast, and creatures dying, a Tarmogoyf can grow quickly, becoming a noteworthy threat for only two mana.
4 Gemstone Caverns - $31.00
Gemstone Caverns is a unique and powerful land with a clause that states that if the card is in a player’s opening hand and they aren’t the starting player, they can begin the game with this land in play with a luck counter on it if they exile a card from their hand. Additionally, as long as it has a luck counter on it, it can be tapped for one mana of any color rather than this single colorless mana it normally produces.
This allows a player to potentially start the game with access to additional mana, allowing them to have an impactful first turn, as long as their opponent took the first turn.
3 Chalice Of The Void - $36.00
Chalice of the Void is a potent artifact that sees a substantial amount of play in numerous formats. Costing XX, this artifact enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it. Whenever a player attempts to cast a spell with a mana cost equal to the amount of charge counters on Chalice of the Void, that spell is countered.
If a player knows that their opponent has several key cards in their deck with the same converted mana cost, Chalice of the Void can be the death knell. As this card is incredibly useful, it’s no surprise that its newly printed retro-framed variant is demanding a substantial price tag.
2 Thoughtsieze - $44.00
A mono-black one drop that allows a player to look at an opponent’s hand and cause them to discard a nonland card of its caster’s choice, Thoughtsieze is a staple in the Modern format.
While copies of this card can be obtained for roughly $15.00, the Time Spiral Remastered version of this card is quite sought after, due to being the only printing of the card to tote the retro card frame.
1 Sliver Legion - $56.00
Less than a year ago, Sliver Legion was one of the most expensive commanders in all of Magic, demanding a price tag of over $100 for a copy, due to the fact that it had never been reprinted. Still the most expensive card in Time Spiral Remastered, this well-needed reprint helped mitigate the card’s previously absurd price tag.
One of the strongest slivers in all of Magic, for one mana of each color, this 7/7 sliver causes all other slivers to get +1/+1 for each other sliver in play, turning all of one’s slivers into terrifying threats.
