10 Most Valuable Soldier Cards

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Soldiers have been in Magic since the dawn of the first set way back in 1993, though only one card, Benalish Hero, fit that bill in Alpha. Since then, Soldiers have been omnipresent across the game's various planes, and with all those unique cards available, several are worth a pretty penny on the secondary market.

But what are the most valuable Soldier cards of all time? Let’s dive in; just don’t forget your chainmail.

Honorable Mention: Cloud, Midgar Mercenary (Pro Tour Promo)

Market Price: $2,801.98

While this version of Cloud from Final Fantasy would easily top the list, the fact that it was only given to Pro Tour Final Fantasy participants in 2025 means it’s disqualified. Still, look at that price tag!

10. Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior – Portal Three Kingdoms

Market Price: $166.27

9. Dong Zhou, the Tyrant – Portal Three Kingdoms

Market Price: $173.00

8. Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed – Portal Three Kingdoms

Market Price: $186.49

The list kicks off with three legendary Human Soldiers from 1999's mythical Portal Three Kingdoms set, with Zhang Fei nabbing the Warrior creature type as well. Originally designed explicitly for the Asian market, Portal Three Kingdoms was “mainly printed in Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, but there was also an English printing, sold mostly in Australia and New Zealand,” per MTG Wiki.

The set is replete with Soldiers, and these Mardu-colored () legendary Soldiers are extremely tough to find, especially in good condition, on the secondary market nearly 30 years after they were unveiled.

7. Legion Warboss(Retro Frame Serialized) – Ravnica Remastered

Market Price: $199.97

Not unexpectedly, serialized cards are worth a fortune on the secondary market, since they are, by design, extremely scarce and limited to (usually) no more than 500 copies.

The first of the serialized Soldier cards herein is a 2/2 Goblin Soldier with the rare mentor mechanic from Guilds of Ravnica, which delivers you a 1/1 Gobbo every turn that must attack right away. Any self-respecting Goblin should be attacking all the time every time anyways, so no worries on that front.

6. Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit (Multiverse Legends Serialized) – March of the Machine

Market Price: $218.00

The next serialized card herein hails from the Multiverse Legends bonus sheet from 2023’s March of the Machine set. Originally printed in 2015’s Dragons of Tarkir, this rendition of Anafenza blows all the others out of the water, value-wise.

How much pricier, you ask? The six other printings of Anafenza can be had for a combined $5.19, with an average value of 86 cents; that’s a far cry from over $200 for this serialized copy.

5. Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer (Embossed Foil Jurassic World Collection) – The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Market Price: $222.28

The Jurassic World Collection bonus sheet from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is home to some amazing Jurassic Park-franchise-themed unique cards featuring notable characters and scenes from the film series.

The most valuable among those cards are those featuring the logo of the franchise embossed on the card’s art, with this Human Soldier Scientist card bearing the likeness of Andy Dwyer—I mean Chris Pratt—clocking in at just over $220 from the collection.

4. Cloud, Midgar Mercenary (Surge Foil Borderless Character Card) – Final Fantasy

Market Price: $239.35

2025’s Final Fantasy brough a plethora of notable pricey Soldier cards to Magic, and the first one herein (that actually counts towards the top 10, that is), is this notable mono-white Equipment-enabler based on the protagonist from the seminal game Final Fantasy VII.

Among the most valuable cards from the set are Surge Foil Borderless Character Cards, which also populate the list of most valuable Cat cards and the most valuable Wizard cards. This version of Cloud is the first among them here, but not the last…

3. Lavinia, Azorius Renegade (Retro Frame Serialized) – Ravnica Remastered

Market Price: $242.00

The last serialized card herein that is home to a Soldier (Third Amendment be damned), is Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, originally from Ravnica Allegiance in 2019.

A spicy hate piece for zero-cost cards (watch out, dredge decks) as well as ramp decks stuffed with mana dorks (watch out, Badgermole Cub decks), this serialized Lavinia looks terrific in a glitzy retro gold-framed card.

2. Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER (Surge Foil Borderless Character Card) – Final Fantasy

Market Price: $327.49

The second and far more valuable Cloud card from Final Fantasy is this Naya-colored () Final Fantasy Commander legendary Human Soldier Mercenary that seems tailor-made for pairing with everyone’s favorite under-costed, massively power-boosting Equipment: Colossus Hammer.

Even if you don’t have that spicy bit of tech on the battlefield, you can always search for it with the previously mentioned mono-white Cloud card or simply attach a Loxodon Warhammer or Shadowspear or Umezawa's Jitte to this Ex-SOLDIER for fun and profit.

1. Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER (Surge Foil Borderless Character Card) – Final Fantasy

Market Price: $483.39

The third-most valuable Angel card of all time (one-winged Angel, at least) also tips the scales as the priciest Soldier card of all time in Magic history. If you can manage a one-sided board wipe, Sephiroth’s transforming ability is fairly easy to proc, and then once the One-Winged Angel is around, all you need is some disposable token bodies to zoom way ahead in terms of card advantage.

Nearly $500 seems pretty steep for a card that came out less than a year ago, but the extreme scarcity of the Surge Foil Borderless Character Cards from Final Fantasy means that the lofty price tag of this rendition of Sephiroth is the going rate. Ain’t collecting grand?

Shouldering Magic’s Soldiers

And there you have it, the 10 most valuable Soldiers in Magic history. While it's surprising to not see that many notable vintage cards on the list, Soldiers didn’t truly begin to shine as a well-supported typal unit until Onslaught block in 2002.

Surely, Soldiers will remain an integral part of Magic for the foreseeable future, as there are always realms that need defending from insidious villains. Such is life in the multiverse!