a rare Magic: The Gathering The card sold for $3 million, making it the most expensive. Magic card never sold.
And before you ask, Magic Nerds, of course it was a Black Lotus. The sale of the card was announced last week by CGC Cards, a certification and grading company for trading cards, video games, comics and more.
The Black Lotus is the holy grail of Magic cards. It was first printed as part of the card game's Alpha and Beta sets that were released with the game's debut in 1993. Although highly sought after as a collector's item, the card itself cannot be reproduced, as it is banned. in all but one format because it is simply too powerful, allowing players to create three mana of any color for the low price of free. The card belongs to a special set of Magic cards called the Power Nine – expensive, rare, but unplayable cards that are incredibly arrested.
In addition to Black Lotus, Power Nine consists of five other similar cards that allow you to create free mana and three blue mana cards because blue is simply the color that doesn't allow for fun. Although unplayable in most formats, Black Lotus has been remixed into slightly different cards with similar powers but better balance.
The record-breaking $3 million Black Lotus card was graded by CGC Cards as a 10, meaning in “pristine” condition, making it the highest quality Black Lotus card ever sold. Lower quality Black Lotus cards have sold for around six figures.
