Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card sells for $511,100 at auction

Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card sells for $511,100 at auction

Polygon·2021-01-29 12:15

A rare Black Lotus, the most prized Magic: The Gatheringcard ever made, sold Wednesday for $511,100. That’s more than three times the price paid for a similar card in 2019, and more than five times what the card was going for in 2018.

Released in 1993 as part of the original Alpha set of Magic cards, the Black Lotus requires no mana to play. The artifact adds three mana of any color to your pool, and is especially prized in-game as it can be used to cast powerful spells very quickly. The card in question has been graded by Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA), one of the two main organizations to grade Magic cards.

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