The prices for some War of the Spark cards have peaked following the set rotating out of Magic: The Gathering Standard, featuring foil and Japanese alternative art variations worth money.
Unlike previous Magic sets, WAR contained 36 planeswalkers, in addition to cards with alternative Japanese art, God-Eternals, and powerful legendary cards. In combination with the growth of MTG Arena, WAR exceeded expectations across all formats.
The Japanese alternative art versions of planeswalkers from WAR have maintained and grown in value over time. And since testing out the alternative art versions, WotC has increased booster fun Showcase and alternative art versions with each new MTG set.
All WAR Japanese foil anime cards and variants worth money
All WAR cards worth money are listed in descending order. Updates will take place with the release of a new MTG Standard-legal set and after major Magic tournaments. From a powerful Green sorcery spell to a zombie-controlling legendary planeswalker, here are the WAR and Japanese WAR variants worth money, according to MTGGoldfish and MTGStocks.
Liliana, Dreadhorde General Japanese foil anime art
The Japanese foil of Liliana, Dreadhorde General remains a sought-after collectible. Artist Yoshitaka Amano is beloved across several fandoms, which is why the foil Liliana anime alt-art is still worth up to thousands of dollars on the secondary market.
- Japanese prerelease foil: $4,700 to $5,000
- Japanese foil: $3,000 to $3,300
- Regular foil: $36 to $40
- Regular: 25 to $30
Narset, Parter of Veils Japanese foil anime art
Preventing opponents from drawing more than one card per turn while providing card advantage, Narset, Parter of Veil’s Japanese foil alternative version has been slowly dropping in price since last March.
- Japanese foil: $380 to $400
- Japanese foil prerelease: $650
- Regular foil: $16 to $17
- Regular: $1 to $3
Nissa, Who Shakes the World Japanese foil anime art
Nissa, Who Shakes the World broke the bank with her Japanese alternative art version when the set first launched. Since then, the MTG card variant has dipped in price but is still worth over $100.
- Japanese foil: $190 to $200
- Japanese prerelease foil: $300
- Regular foil: $8
- Regular: $5 to $6
Karn, the Great Creator Japanese foil anime art
Karn, the Great Creator continues to have an impact within multiple MTG formats. The WAR Planeswalker’s Japanese anime art version has held its value since the set was released.
- Japanese foil: $180 to $200
- Japanese prerelease foil: $300
- Regular foil: $24 to $27
- Regular: $16
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God Japanese anime art
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God may have lost his war, but he still has value on the secondary market. The Dragon-God hasn’t dipped in value too much since the WAR set was released but does continue to drop slightly once every three months or so.
- Japanese foil: $150 to $175
- Japanese prerelease foil: $500
- Regular foil: $20 to $25
- Regular: $10
Teferi, Time Raveler Japanese anime art
Teferi, Time Raveler is a powerful MTG planeswalker card within multiple MTG formats. Despite getting banned in Pioneer, the value of the planeswalker is still priced at over $100.
- Japanese foil: $$130 to $150
- Japanese prerelease foil: $200
- Regular foil: $28 to $30
- Regular: $15
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales Japanese anime art
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales, prior to getting Compleated within NEO, was a powerful planeswalker within WAR. Her defeat in ONE has also led to her anime variant dropping below $100.
- Japanese foil: $85 to $100
- Japanese prerelease foil: $100 to $120
- Regular foil: $1 to $2
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Japanese anime art
Jace continues to team up to save the Multiverse long after the events of WAR. But similar to Tamiyo, the anime variant of Jace from the set has dipped below $100.
- Japanese foil: $85 to $100
- Japanese prerelease foil: $90 to $100
- Regular foil: $9 to $11
- Regular: $6 to $7
Gideon Blackblade Japanese anime art
The loss of Gideon hit many players hard, while others were glad the planeswalker would finally stop showing up in MTG sets. Since the release of the WAR set, the planeswalker has had significant drops in price to its anime variant while the prerelease foil still thrives.
- Japanese foil: $50 to $60
- Japanese prerelease foil: $300
- Regular foil: $5
- Regular: $2 to $3
Ugin, the Ineffable Japanese anime art
Ugin might be worth under $10 as a normal MTG card. But the planeswalker from WAR is still worth money years after the set was released.
- Japanese foil: $50 to $60
- Japanese prerelease foil: $60 to $70
- Regular foil: $9
- Regular: $4 to $5
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds Japanese anime art
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds was a powerful planeswalker in WAR Standard. And she continues to leave her mark on the MTG Multiverse via her Japanese anime alt-art variants.
- Japanese foil: $50 to $55
- Japanese prerelease foil: $60 to $7
- Regular foil: $4
- Regular: $1
All images via WotC, Magic: The Gathering.
Update April 9 12:45pm CT: All MTG cards and variants from the WAR set were updated prior to the release of March of the Machine.
