Magic: The Gathering's 30 Most Valuable Tokens

Bear Token | Art by Heather Hudson

Ah, tokens. No Commander deck is complete without them, and they’ve gone from being something of a curio in Magic: The Gathering to a fixture of the game. From Alien Salamanders to Zombie Employees, Magic’s tokens have come a long way since their earliest appearances in 1998’s Unglued.

Many of the priciest examples originated with the Magic Player Rewards program, which launched in 2001 and rewarded players for participating in sanctioned tournaments. Every five events earned players two promotional tokens, and some of those early giveaways now command surprisingly hefty prices.

But what are Magic’s most valuable tokens ever? Let's take a Peek.

Pricing note: Prices are sourced from Cardsphere wherever available, with TCGplayer market prices used for Magic Player Rewards tokens.

30. Rukh Token – Eighth Edition

Market Price: $6.77

Originally produced by Rukh Egg, a curious creature dating all the way back to Arabian Nights, this 4/4 flying Bird emerges when its parent dies. The 2003 Player Rewards token depicts this feathered monstrosity in all its glory, making for a surprisingly valuable piece of early Magic history.

29. Beast Token – Darksteel

Market Price: $7.09

One of the more obscure early Player Rewards tokens, this 3/3 Beast was originally produced by Darksteel's Pulse of the Tangle. That unusual sorcery returns to your hand if an opponent controls more creatures than you after it resolves, potentially providing a steady supply of Beasts. Not a bad arrangement for three mana.

28. Wurm Token (Deathtouch) – Scars of Mirrodin

Market Price: $8.67

Wurmcoil Engine immediately cemented itself as a powerhouse artifact creature upon its debut in 2010’s Scars of Mirrodin. While it has been reprinted many a time, the original printing of the ‘Coil’s deathtouch-touting Wurm token from the set makes our list.

There’s something special about leaving behind two relatively beefy bodies when the Engine bites it, and Raymond Swanland’s striking art on the token matches the original creature’s perfectly.

27. Mechtitan Token – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

Market Price: $8.85

While this is an artifact creature token, it is technically all five colors, which means it qualifies for the most valuable five-color Secret Lair cards ever.

Despite that, its non-Secret Lair printing from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is actually worth more at nearly $9. Scarcity, power, and an intriguing prerequisite for its existence all combine to make this a scarce and pricey piece of token cardboard.

26. Spirit Cleric Token – Innistrad: Crimson Vow

Market Price: $8.99

These X/X Spirit Cleric tokens are created via the thunderously strong enchantment-enabling Hallowed Haunting from Innistrad: Crimson Vow.

While it’s technically a “do-nothing” enchantment upon entering, if you already have seven enchantments sitting around, your creatures can fly over enemies while also staying untapped via vigilance. This card was a potent enabler during its run in Standard alongside cards like Michiko's Reign of Truth, Generous Visitor, and Calix, Guided by Fate.

25. Borderless Wurm Token (Lifelink) – Double Masters

Market Price: $9.10

For some reason, only the borderless lifelinking Wurm token (created when Wurmcoil Engine dies) from 2020’s Double Masters bests its original printing in terms of value.

Certainly, being able to see Swanland’s full canvas on the card is worth the premium, and because this token has only been reprinted a total of four times, all of them are worth more than $7.

24. Beast Token – Shards of Alara

Market Price: $9.71

Godsire is an amazing creature for Timmy/Tammy players. An 8/8 for a staggering is surely a king’s ransom by modern standards, but when this original mythic rare card from Shards of Alara debuted, it seemed like a pretty reasonable deal.

But what of its vanilla 8/8 token? While Godsire itself has only been reprinted one time, it can be had for roughly $4. The token it creates, on the other hand, is worth double that. Sometimes hard-to-find “free” creatures are worth more than their beefy counterparts.

23. Shrine Token – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander

Market Price: $9.77

Clearly, fans love the tokens from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Produced when nontoken Shrines enter the battlefield under your control thanks to Go-Shintai of Life's Origin, it’s no surprise that a potent five-color commander option’s favorite token would be worth nearly $10.

22. Goblin Shaman Token – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

Market Price: $9.85

Then, a striking Goblin Shaman token produced via the first chapter of powerhouse Saga Fable of the Mirror-Breaker nearly hits the $10 threshold, and with good reason: “Whenever this creature attacks, create a Treasure token” is simply too strong to ignore.

21. Dragon Token – Onslaught

Market Price: $12.48

For the low, low price of seven mana per activation, Dragon Roost churns out an endless stream of 5/5 flying Dragons. While that's hardly efficient by modern standards, there was something wonderfully excessive about the enchantment when it debuted in Onslaught. This imposing token features suitably fiery artwork from Glen Angus.

20. Beast Token – Odyssey

Market Price: $13.22

One of six gorgeous Odyssey tokens featured herein, this imposing 4/4 Beast accompanies Beast Attack, a five-mana instant that produces a single creature token. Flashback allows you to do it all over again, potentially doubling your Beastly bounty.

Larry Elmore's striking artwork gives this early collectible some serious old-school fantasy appeal, and it's actually among the more affordable examples from Odyssey's celebrated token lineup.

19. Dog Token / Cat Token (Double-Sided) – Raining Cats & Dogs Secret Lair Commander Deck

Market Price: $15.28

"Cats and Dogs living together? Mass Hysteria!"

This adorable double-sided token hails from 2024's Raining Cats & Dogs Secret Lair Commander deck, headlined by Rin and Seri, Inseparable. Every Dog spell produces a Cat, and every Cat spell produces a Dog, making these reversible tokens particularly handy. And, obviously, they're also ridiculously cute.

18. Myr Token – Mirrodin

Market Price: $15.97

Originally produced by the delightfully absurd Myr Incubator, these diminutive 1/1 artifact creatures can quickly become an overwhelming force. Exiling artifact cards from your library to create an equal number of Myr tokens is a risky proposition, but with enough artifacts, you can produce an entire robotic army in one fell swoop.

17. Bear Token – Odyssey

Market Price: $16.73

Sometimes, a good old-fashioned Grizzly is all you need. These early promotional tokens were produced by Odyssey's Bearscape, a peculiar enchantment that turns cards in your graveyard into furry woodland warriors. Heather Hudson's striking artwork makes this particular Bear look considerably more intimidating than its modest stats might suggest.

16. Angel Token – Scourge

Market Price: $18.44

Decree of Justice offers two ways to populate your battlefield, but casting it outright produces the decidedly more impressive option: 4/4 flying Angels. Cycling the spell instead generates comparatively puny Soldiers. These majestic tokens were distributed through the Player Rewards program in 2004, featuring artwork from Scott M. Fischer.

15. Spirit Token – Champions of Kamigawa

Market Price: $18.66

Forbidden Orchard is one of Magic's more unusual lands, producing mana of any color while generously handing an opponent a 1/1 Spirit token. This colorless Spirit was the final token distributed through the Magic Player Rewards program in 2004, making it a fitting farewell to a fascinating early chapter of token history.

14. Zombie Token – Odyssey

Market Price: $20.49

Zombie Infestation has one simple proposition: discard two cards, receive a 2/2 Zombie. Repeat as necessary. While the enchantment itself isn't particularly expensive, its accompanying Odyssey Player Rewards token commands considerably more. Dana Knutson's suitably gruesome artwork certainly helps explain the appeal of this early undead collectible.

13. Insect Token – Onslaught

Market Price: $20.76

The Symbiotic series of creatures from Onslaught (Symbiotic Elf, Symbiotic Beast, and Symbiotic Wurm) provide a particularly unpleasant surprise when it dies by leaving behind 1/1 green Insects to continue the fight. While hardly overwhelming threats, those pesky little bugs can quickly become a nuisance, especially with sacrifice outlets and token-doubling effects thrown into the mix.

12. Goblin Soldier Token – Apocalypse

Market Price: $21.52

Goblin Trenches offers a rather unusual real estate transaction: sacrifice one of your lands and receive two 1/1 red and white Goblin Soldiers. While sacrificing lands is rarely ideal, the ability to generate an army of disposable Goblins has its uses.

11. Soldier Token – Onslaught

Market Price: $24.35

Long before token-generating effects became commonplace, Mobilization offered a straightforward way to assemble an army of 1/1 white Soldiers, complete with vigilance for all your Soldiers. Three mana per recruit isn't exactly a bargain these days, but this 2002 Player Rewards token remains a charming reminder of Magic's early creature-generating enchantments.

10. Bird Token – Invasion

Market Price: $27.20

This stunning Bird token represents the first-ever Player Rewards tokens and was meant to be paired with Invasion’s Ordered Migration, a domain-sporting five-color sorcery whose ceiling is creating five Bird tokens for five mana, a quaint payoff by modern standards.

Still, though, this incredible Bird token is far from quaint, with its angular, rather spooky artwork presaging Nils Hamm’s iconic Baleful Strix by 11 years. No wonder this fine feathered friend is worth nearly $30, and it would’ve cracked the list of most valuable Bird cards had tokens been featured.

9. Goblin Token – Legions

Market Price: $27.42

Everybody loves a good Gobbo, and this striking Goblin Token released as a Player Reward alongside 2003’s Legions. Featuring beautifully detailed Darrell Riche artwork of a Gobbo taking the time to nab a tasty treat as it abseils down a rocky cliff face, it’s no wonder this early token is worth its weight in gold. Well, at least its weight in more Goblins.

8. Wurm Token – Odyssey

Market Price: $32.08

Roar of the Wurm is one of the premier pay-offs in the Premodern Madness archetype, which is helmed by discard outlets, like Wild Mongrel and Aquamoeba, and cards that gain boons for being discarded or being in the graveyard.

While for a 6/6 vanilla Wurm creature was the going rate around the time Odyssey was released, getting a whopping three-mana discount if it was cast from the graveyard via flashback practically screamed “build-around” during this card’s heyday.

7. Squirrel Token – Unglued

Market Price: $33.04

You just knew this list wouldn’t pass by without at least a mention of everyone’s favorite furry, fuzzy-tailed rodent. While something of a meme, Squirrel decks can actually get out of hand rather quickly in a number of formats, including Premodern, where Deranged Hermit remains a powerhouse finisher in the right decks.

Of course, if you’re going to be playing any Squirrel typal build, you’ve got to have at least one of these stunning textless tokens from Unglued, which introduced the first official token cards printed as part of a Magic set.

6. Spirit Token – Planeshift

Market Price: $33.47

This beautiful 1/1 Spirit token with flying pairs with the forgotten five-mana board wipe, March of Souls, from 2001’s Planeshift. While cards like Wrath of God or Day of Judgment simply clear the board, this card actually replaces the destroyed creatures with tokens, and, you guessed it, they’re 1/1 flying Spirits.

5. Sliver Token – Legions

Market Price: $42.92

Slivers are among the most iconic original creations across the entire Magic multiverse, and the most valuable Sliver cards ever certainly detail the high-dollar cards that populate those striking, constantly multiplying little aliens.

The art of this token, courtesy of Tony Szczudlo, looks as if it came from a long-lost movie poster for one of the (first two) Alien films, which is about the highest praise I could offer something. With only a few cards that can produce Sliver tokens existing, this scarce, over-$40 is sure to remain a hot commodity, especially if Slivers return in force to the game.

4. Squirrel Token – Odyssey

Market Price: $53.10

Tremendous Ron Spencer artwork, memorable flavor text (“It’s surprising how well cute and vicious go together.”), and relative scarcity from the Odyssey-era Player Rewards program combine to make this Squirrel token worth just over $50.

While kitting out a Commander deck helmed by The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl with these tokens might break the bank, nabbing just one as the unofficial leader of your Squirrel army would surely be worth it. So, go ahead… go nuts.

3. Saproling Token – Invasion

Market Price: $53.95

Few of Magic's creature types are quite as wonderfully odd as Saprolings, and Jeff Laubenstein's artwork on this early Player Rewards token certainly captures their writhing, fungal weirdness.

One of the most notable Saproling producers is Verdeloth the Ancient, an Invasion-era legend that merited an honorable mention among the best Treefolk cards for Commander. Its kicker ability can produce an entire army of Saprolings while also giving them a +1/+1 boost. Now that’s what I call Rampant Growth.

2. Elephant Token – Odyssey

Market Price: $66.23

Fittingly, the largest land mammals in the world also represent the two most valuable token cards in Magic history. Sometimes, things just fall perfectly into place.

Amusingly, Odyssey featured not one, but two Elephant token-producing sorceries. The first was a rare called Call of the Herd, which remains a staple in the Premodern format and was a Standard-defining card upon its release.

The other was the common Elephant Ambush, which required an additional compared to Call and a staggering to complete its flashback cost. It’s pretty wild that WotC produced two incredibly similar cards in the same set, but at least we all got this stunning, Arnie Swekel-illustrated Player Rewards token out of it.

1. Elephant Token – Invasion

Market Price: $72.44

The most valuable token card on this list features spectacular Terese Nielsen artwork depicting an enormous, ornately adorned Elephant emerging from a misty landscape. With massive tusks, colorful ceremonial markings, and a trunk curling toward the viewer, this imposing mammal looks considerably more fearsome than its modest 3/3 stats suggest.

This Elephant token was originally created to accompany the split card Assault // Battery from Invasion. While the Assault half offers two damage for at sorcery speed, Battery produces a 3/3 green Elephant for . Neither half is particularly impressive by modern standards, and the original uncommon can be had for pocket change compared to its $72-plus promotional companion.

And there you have it: 30 tokens, nearly three decades of Magic history, and one eminently expensive pachyderm. Sometimes the most valuable creature is one you never even cast.