The best Magic 5th Edition cards under $20 (2026)
The strongest Magic 5th Edition cards you can buy for under $20 right now, ranked by real closed-sale prices — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does.
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Crusade$18.99↗ Rising · +80% - 2
City of Brass$16.97↗ Rising · +20% - 3
Birds of Paradise$13.26↗ Rising · +35% - 4
Winter Orb$12.62→ Steady - 5
Armageddon$12.35↗ Rising · +17% - 6
Game of Chaos$11.76↗ Rising · +35% - 7
Winds of Change$9.91↗ Rising · +12% - 8
Meekstone$9.52↗ Rising · +28% - 9
Pyroblast$7.94↗ Rising · +64% - 10
Animate Dead$7.6↗ Rising · +20% - 11
Ankh of Mishra$7.15↗ Rising · +19% - 12
Wrath of God$6.73↗ Rising · +21% - 13
Lord of Atlantis$6.6 - 14
Underground River$6.54 - 15
Urza's Bauble$6.3 - 16
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Pox$5.93 - 18
Library of Leng$5.89 - 19
Goblin King$5.7 - 20
Ball Lightning$5.66 - 21
Adarkar Wastes$5.06 - 22
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Jokulhaups$4.99 - 24
Shivan Dragon$4.67· $143.5 new/sealed - 25
Manabarbs$4.4 - 26
Karplusan Forest$4.27 - 27
Sulfurous Springs$4.07 - 28
Pradesh Gypsies$3.69 - 29
Zombie Master$3.54 - 30
Dark Ritual$3.48 - 31
Bad Moon$3.24 - 32
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Nature's Lore$2.95 - 34
Island Sanctuary$2.68 - 35
Fellwar Stone$2.64 - 36
Counterspell$2.64 - 37
Dandan$2.56 - 38
Verduran Enchantress$2.19 - 39
Plains #430$2.1 - 40
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Mana Flare$1.99 - 42
Bottomless Vault$1.94 - 43
Recall$1.9 - 44
![Plains [C]](/api/images/junkpal-products/cards/plains-c-magic-5th-edition-card/img0/thumb.webp)
Plains [C]$1.85 - 45
Serpent Generator$1.75 - 46
Swamp #441$1.75 - 47
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Plains [B]$1.65 - 48
Mountain #444$1.65 - 49
Nether Shadow$1.52 - 50
Titania's Song$1.39
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