March of the Machine

Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink (Extended Art) made the set's biggest move, +247% to $21.07. 125 cards broke away from the set's shared move over the 30-day window, in the typical range for Magic: The Gathering sets (14.7 per 100 cards vs. a 26.4 median). 72 moved up, 53 moved down.

$4,000

Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings

$1,350

Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

$1,247

Sheoldred // The True Scriptures

$1,238

Vorinclex // The Grand Evolution

Highest current closes across this set's printings. Tap a card to view it on TCGplayer (affiliate).

Value concentrates hard: across 393 measured Magic: The Gathering sets, the single top card typically holds about 8% of a set's total card value.

New Magic: The Gathering sets have typically settled about 34% below their release-week price, with most of that easing done within roughly 16 weeks (measured across 70 recent releases).

Over the first 30 weeks after release, that easing runs about 28% deeper than the market's own drift.

Across 71,958 measured breakaway moves in our archive, upward moves outnumber drops about 1.5 to 1.

1. +247%Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink (Extended Art)$21.07 Apr 21, 2025
2. +243%Archangel Elspeth (Borderless)$13.07 Sep 2, 2024
3. +181%Archangel Elspeth$14.59 Sep 2, 2024
4. +180%Sunfall$7.90 Sep 2, 2024
5. +173%Thalia and The Gitrog Monster$10.37 Jun 24, 2024
6. +146%Archangel Elspeth (Borderless) (Foil)$11.87 Sep 2, 2024
7. +144%Thalia and The Gitrog Monster (Foil)$10.82 Jul 1, 2024
8. +139%Jin-Gitaxias (Showcase)$16.53 Jun 30, 2025
9. +133%Archangel Elspeth (Foil)$10.77 Sep 2, 2024
10. +124%Drana and Linvala (Foil)$6.77 Jun 3, 2024
11. -55%Wrenn's Resolve (Foil)$3.40 Jul 29, 2024
12. +113%Invasion of Tarkir (Foil)$9.25 Mar 17, 2025