15 Most Valuable Planeshift Cards

Draco | Illustrated by Sam Wood

Magic: The Gathering's 22^nd set was Planeshift, which released in February 2001 and continued the Invasion block's fascination with gold (multicolored) cards. This set was home to several interesting mechanics and a few scintillating bits of cardboard, many of which have stood the test of time.

Battlemages were creatures with modal, ally-colored kicker costs that delivered plenty of utility in Standard for the dominant Domain deck that ruled during this era. It also featured the cycle of Familiars, which decreased the cost of ally-colored spells by . Beyond that, the set is home to a number of classic cards, but which ones are the most valuable? Let's find out.

Note: All prices come via TCGPlayer's Market Price History over the past calendar year and are subject to change.

15. Shivan Wurm

Market Price: $1.84, Foil: $19.99

Decks built around Fires of Yavimaya were the number one option for Aggro players during the beginning of Invasion block. Though that enchantment paired well with Blastoderm and Saproling Burst from Nemesis (among other cards), the archetype didn't truly hit its stride until the printing of this 7/7 trampler for .

Featuring the unnamed “gating” mechanic that forced you to return a permanent of the same color to your hand upon entering, that so-called drawback didn't hurt the Wurm's playability, as getting back a Blastoderm that was about to die from fading or returning a Thornscape Battlemage to reuse its kicker abilities was nothing but a benefit.

14. Nemata, Grove Guardian

Market Price: $1.98, Foil: $34.70

One of only a select few cards over the years to serve as a Saproling lord, this card actually followed on the heels of the first-ever Saproling lord: Verdeloth the Ancient from Invasion; another one wasn't printed until Time Spiral in 2006 (Thelonite Hermit).

Not overly powerful, Nemata's repeatable token-creating ability is likely the main reason this card is still close to $2.

13. Skyship Weatherlight

Market Price: $2.08, Foil: $39.33

An interesting card, and the first representation in card form of the famous aircraft that ferried about the main characters from Magic's storyline during the eponymous Weatherlight Saga, this four-mana legendary artifact is likely only as pricey as it is due to its flashy status and notable name. In reality, paying to get a card you might not necessarily need sounds like a bummer, man.

12. March of Souls

Market Price: $2.77, Foil: $12.95

During the heyday of Magic blocks, Wizards of the Coast seemingly didn't want to print too many board wipes. Rout, from Invasion, was among the best from this era, and it cost more than the original, Wrath of God, though it could, admittedly, be played at instant speed for an extra . March of Souls, on the other hand, is an utterly bizarre five-mana board wipe that destroyed all creatures but then replaced them with 1/1 flying Spirit tokens. Super weird and super rare, hence its fairly high price point today.

11. Sunscape Familiar

Market Price: $2.98, Foil: $69.45

The Familiar cycle from Planeshift featured five creatures, each of which reduced the casting cost of ally-colored spells by . For example, white's entry onto this list is Sunscape Familiar, a 0/3 Wall creature that reduces the cost of all of your green and blue spells by .

Since blue mages are always looking to cast things for less (zero mana being preferable, as Omniscience indicates), this never-reprinted common Wall boasts a price point approaching $3. What a world.

10. Draco

Market Price: $3.08, Foil: $78.65

You thought eight mana was a lot to search your library for an artifact or creature? How about (gulp) for a 9/9 flyer with no protection? I know, I know, if you drop a Prismatic Omen on the board, you get a 9/9 flyer for only , but still… cards have come a long way in nearly 25 years.

9. Meteor Crater

Market Price: $3.32, Foil: $35.95

As has been stated in prior articles (such as this one, or this one, etc.), one-off nonbasic lands from older sets tend to command a pretty penny on the secondary market. Of course, it helps when they boast an impressive ability like Rishadan Port or ramp you tremendously like Scorched Ruins from Weatherlight. Meteor Crater holds no such distinction; instead, it serves as a Mana Confluence-lite.

8. Lord of the Undead

Market Price: $11.66, Foil: $59.62

Representing a huge leap in value from sub-$5 to above $10, Lord of the Undead helped to wash away the bad taste in the mouth of Zombie fans after Sixth Edition only gave them the non-power-and-toughness-boosting Zombie Master.

Instead, this Zombie lord provides that boost as well as an eminently effective repeatable recursion for Zombies in your 'yard. While not one of the best Zombie cards for Commander, it's still pretty great.

7. Eladamri's Call

Market Price: $13.06, Foil: $248.19

This utility creature tutor takes the Worldly Tutor format (one of the most valuable Mirage cards), tacks on a pip, and places the creature directly into your hand instead of on top of your library. Supreme utility for a bargain basement mana value. What's not to like?

Combine the Call's effectiveness with scant reprints (only in Masters 25, Modern Horizons and as part of The Real Ghostbusters Secret Lair Drop), and you've got the makings of one of the most valuable cards from the entire Invasion block, especially as a holofoil.

6. Orim's Chant

Market Price: $17.69, Foil: $134.78

Extremely unfun to play against, and extremely gratifying to ice out opponents with, Orim's Chant, much like Tangle before it, represents a “white Time Walk,” especially when you pay its kicker cost.

Tucking this underneath an Isochron Scepter is an especially dastardly way to win the game: while your foe can play lands and activate abilities, that's about all they can hope to do. Annoying, elegant, and efficient, it's no wonder this card retains a near-$20 price point despite being reprinted relatively recently in 2024's Modern Horizons 3.

5. Meddling Mage

Market Price: $19.22, Foil: $139.67

This Azorius () creature blew this writer's mind when it was unveiled back in 2001. Being able to simply name a card and it more or less ceasing to exist in-game was a truly amazing effect... at least it was to my eight-year-old eyes.

While this Human Wizard has surely been power-crept heavily, and it does indeed die to Doom Blade, Planeshift's printing of it still retains a lofty price point, likely due to being the only version of it with a retro frame as well as the only one with the card designer's likeness (Magic Invitational winner Chris Pikula) featured in the artwork.

4. Diabolic Intent

Market Price: $21.45, Foil: $366.33

Demonic Tutor is a banger card. While Vampiric Tutor (the most valuable Visions card) might be ever so slightly better, depending on who you ask, Wizards decided that Planeshift deserved to get one of the best black tutors of all time: a Demonic Tutor with the drawback of sacrificing a creature.

Certainly, that “drawback” can sometimes be beneficial if you're playing a reanimation strategy, hence why this card is among the most valuable across the entire Invasion block, and would've easily topped this list were it not for the following three special cards…

3. Tahngarth, Talruum Hero

Alternate Art Foil: $179.00

The proud, towering Minotaur Warrior, who served as the first mate aboard the Skyship Weatherlight, is featured on a few cards, in a ton of flavor text as well as this, his first solo creature card, which happens to be one of three alternate art foils from Planeshift that boast sky-high price tags in 2025.

All three are illustrated by Kev Walker, and all three feature some of the most famous figures from the Weatherlight Saga, including even the Weatherlight itself (more on that later). These three alternate art foils represented the first time ultra-rare, alternate art cards were inserted into booster packs, something that's now the norm when collecting Magic: The Gathering.

2. Ertai, the Corrupted

Alternate Art Foil: $188.62

Perhaps the best artwork of the bunch by Kev Walker, this version of Ertai shows the villainous legendary Wizard sacrificing a Goblin (looks to be a Mogg) in order to counter a spell. This is an eminently powerful ability, as, if you're able to produce ample tokens, you'll more or less always have fodder to sacrifice so you can thwart a foe's plans.

While Mark Tedin's standard printing of this card is worth under $1 and close to $40 in a foil version, the alternate art rendition's price point approaches $200.

1. Skyship Weatherlight

Alternate Art Foil: $312.73

However, the most valuable card from Planeshift is the alternate art version of the Skyship Weatherlight itself at a staggering price point well above $300. This proves that, sometimes, the most valuable cards are far from the most potent in terms of gameplay value.

The fact that this ultra-rare alternate art card boasts one of the most famous vessels in Magic history likely contributes to its immense value, and the moody, cloud-tinged artwork from Kev Walker contrasts sharply with the bright blue coloration found on Mark Tedin's standard version.

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Thanks for reading, this set was a joy to collect and play with back in the day, though it paled in this writer's mind to the following set that represented the thrilling conclusion to the Weatherlight Saga: the aptly named, havoc-wreaking Apocalypse. Catch you next time!