The release of Lost Caverns of Ixalan featured a normal amount of variants, with Neon Ink being the ultimate chase, while adding Universes Beyond Jurassic World and Special Guest Magic: The Gathering cards that are all worth money as singles.
Chase cards in Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) range from Neon Ink variants of Mana Crypt and Cavern of Souls to Jurassic World and Special Guest cards. Neon Ink variants are expected to be priced high as collectors and players have less than a one percent chance of pulling them from an LCI collector booster pack.
From Dinosaurs to MTG reprints and everything in between, here are the most expensive cards within the Lost Caverns of Ixalan set. Card prices are based on market averages from MTGGoldfish and TCGPlayer.
Neon Ink Mana Crypt and Cavern of Souls prices in MTG
The Neon Ink variants of Mana Crypt and Cavern of Souls are the most valuable cards within the LCI set. There are six color variants for each Neon Ink card, with less than a one percent chance of getting pulled from a collector booster pack.
- Cavern of Souls Neon Ink blue foil: Around $2,000
- Cavern of Souls Neon Ink green foil: Around $2,000
- Mana Crypt Neon Ink blue foil: Around $900
- Mana Crypt Neon Ink yellow foil: Around $400
- Mana Crypt Neon Ink purple foil: Around $175
Most expensive Jurassic World card prices in MTG
WotC included a total of 26 Universes Beyond Jurassic World cards in the LCI set. On 19 of the non-Standard-legal cards, there’s a special emblem. Prices are subject to change leading up to the official launch on Nov. 17.
- Indominus Rex Alpha borderless: Around $14 for normal, and foil is around $40
- Hunting Velociraptor borderless: Around $65 for normal, and foil is around $90
- Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid borderless: Around $15 for normal, and foil is around $30
- Spitting Dilophosaurus borderless foil: Around $25
- Blue, Loyal Raptor borderless foil: Around $25
- Welcome to//Jurassic Park: Around $22 for normal, and foil is around $35
- Ravenous Tyrannosaurus borderless: Around $17 for normal and foil is around $30
- Ian Malcolm, Chaotician borderless foil: Around $28
- Dino DNA borderless foil: Around $22
- Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer borderless foil: Around $22
- Permission Denied borderless foil: Around $20
All Jurrasic World cards in LCI set with foil emblem
At the time of writing, no prices for Jurrasic World foil emblem cards have become available.
Most expensive Lost Caverns of Ixalan card prices
New cards are making waves on the secondary market from the LCI set too, featuring Gods, Dinosaurs, and Vampire Demons.
Cavern of Souls
The popular MTG land Cavern of Souls was reprinted in the LCI set, packing value through its normal and borderless versions in addition to the Neon Ink variants.
- Borderless: Around $35
- Normal: Around $30
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
Of the five Gods showcased in the LCI set, Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation might see the most play, especially in the Commander format. The Mythic Rare double-face MTG card creates three times the number of tokens formed that turn, slotting the Legendary in as a solid top-end finisher within go-wide and token builds.
- Showcase foil: Around $40
- Showcase non-foil: Around $30
- Foil: Around $35
- Normal: Around $30
Chimil, the Inner Sun
Chimil, the Inner Sun prevents spells you control from getting countered. The Legendary Artifact will likely see play in multiple Magic formats using the new mechanic Discover.
- Borderless foil: Around $50
- Borderless non-foil: Around $35
- Foil: Around $25
- Normal: Around $20
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
Big dinosaurs are a staple on the plane of Ixalan, with LCI featuring Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant. The Elder Dinosaur drops creature cards onto the battlefield for free upon ETB and has 12/12 stats and Trample.
- Borderless foil: Around $30
- Borderless non-foil: Around $25
- Foil: Around $22
- Normal: Around $22
The Ancient One
The Ancient One uses the new MTG mechanic Descend. The Mythic Rare Spirit God is a two-drop 8/8 that can’t attack or block unless there are eight or more permanents in the graveyard. It’s in Dimir colors, which is interesting and may affect The Ancient One’s playability.
- Showcase foil: Around $20
- Showcase non-foil: Around $13
- Foil: Around $16
- Normal: Around $11
The Skullspore Nexus
The Skullspore Nexus is slotting into stompy MTG decks. The Legendary Artifact has a cost reduction of the greatest power among creatures you control. The Skullspore Nexus also creates powerful tokens when a non-token creature perishes. And it even has an activated ability that doubles a creature’s power until the end of turn.
- Borderless foil: Around $20
- Foil: Around $20
- Normal: Around $15
Bonehoard Dracosaur
Bonehoard Dracosaur mashes the creature types Dinosaur and Dragon together in LCI. The Mythic Rare has Flying and First Strike on a 5/5 body with a cost of 3RR. The dragon dinosaur also provides card advantage and creates tokens. Players can expect to see Bonehoard Dracosaur get played in a variety of MTG formats.
- Borderless foil: Around $20
- Borderless non-foil: Around $18
- Foil: Around $20
- Normal: Around $17
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Mono-Black decks have a new Vampire Demon through the LCI card Bloodletter of Aclazotz. The four-drop has a 2/4 body with Flying and slots nicely into Aristocrat decks that consistently ping an opponent’s life total.
- Borderless foil: Around $20
- Borderless non-foil: Around $15
- Foil: Around $17
- Normal: Around $15
Quintorius Kand
The only Planeswalker in the LCI set was Quintorius Kand. And the changes to reduce the number of Planeswalkers in a set may have started to pay off, as Quintorius Kand’s alternative art borderless variant is worth over $10 after prerelease events started.
- Borderless alt art foil: Around $20
- Borderless alt art non-foil: Around $12
- Showcase foil: Around $11
- Showcase non-foil: Around $10
- Normal: Around $5
Most expensive LCI Special Guest card prices in MTG
The LCI Special Guest cards showcase MTG reprints with new art and a borderless frame foil treatment. Due to a lack of pulls before launch, prices are an estimate and are likely to change. Once the global launch takes place and collector boosters become available in all regions, prices will likely drop some.
- Polyraptor borderless foil: Around $40 and normal at around $30
- Underworld Breach borderless foil: Around $45 and normal at around $20
- Lord of Atlantis borderless foil: Around $30 and normal at around $20
- Tharasios, Triton Hero borderless foil: Around $40 and normal at around $18
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger borderless foil: Around $25 and normal at around $15
- Mephidross Vampire borderless foil: Around $28
- Pitiless Plunderer borderless foil: Around $25
- Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist borderless foil: Around $25
- Kalamx, the Stormsire borderless foil: Around $20
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator borderless foil: Around $18
- Rampaging Ferocidon borderless foil: Around $15
- Breeches, Brazen Plunder borderless foil: Around $25
- Lord Windgrace borderless foil: Around $20
- Carnage Tyrant borderless foil: Around $20
Update Nov. 15 2:10pm CT: All card prices for MTG Lost Caverns of Ixalan, including Special Guests and Jurassic World cards, were updated for the Nov. 17 global launch.
