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Cards are ranked by current near-mint market price within the Blue Instants category. The list updates daily with our price pipeline.

How often does this list update?

Rankings refresh daily. Prices are sourced from major TCG marketplaces and averaged over 7 days for stability.

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MTG Blue Instants — Prices & Trends | inkwell

#1

Ancestral Recall

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$21,094.77

#2

Ancestral Recall

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$12,928.69

#3

Ancestral Recall

Unlimited Edition · Instant

$2,949.50

#4

Fork

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$1,631.57

#5

Word of Command

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$1,508.05

#6

Crop Rotation

Eternal Weekend · Instant

$1,390.00

#7

Terror

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$1,375.80

#8

Intuition

Judge Gift Cards 2003 · Instant

$1,322.88

#9

Ancestral Recall

30th Anniversary Edition · Instant

$1,288.19

#10

Cyclonic Rift

Ravnica Remastered · Instant

$1,206.84

#11

Natural Selection

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$1,044.30

#12

Lightning Bolt

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$1,035.16

#13

Red Elemental Blast

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$980.37

#14

Sleight of Mind

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$934.80

#15

Thoughtlace

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$928.51

#16

Mana Short

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$881.03

#17

Swords to Plowshares

Secret Lair Drop · Instant

$850.63

#18

Blaze of Glory

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$821.42

#19

Swords to Plowshares

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$805.00

#20

Berserk

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$789.99

#21

Word of Command

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$726.99

#22

Shatter

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$701.10

#23

Purelace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$680.07

#24

Lifelace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$664.37

#25

Swords to Plowshares

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$657.09

#26

Sleight of Mind

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$650.98

#27

Ancestral Recall

Intl. Collectors' Edition · Instant

$649.46

#28

Lightning Bolt

Secret Lair Promo · Instant

$647.32

#29

Chaoslace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$644.57

#30

Ancestral Recall

Collectors' Edition · Instant

$625.00

#31

Lightning Bolt

Judge Gift Cards 1998 · Instant

$623.60

#32

Thoughtlace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$617.82

#33

Ancestral Recall

30th Anniversary Edition · Instant

$613.22

#34

Counterspell

Secret Lair Drop · Instant

$605.15

#35

Eye for an Eye

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$584.25

#36

Lightning Bolt

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$581.58

#37

Disenchant

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$571.44

#38

Howl from Beyond

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$559.82

#39

Counterspell

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$548.98

#40

Swords to Plowshares

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$522.21

#41

Fork

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$521.53

#42

Giant Growth

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$499.08

#43

Deathlace

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$496.29

#44

Blue Elemental Blast

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$490.31

#45

Swords to Plowshares

Friday Night Magic 2001 · Instant

$476.44

#46

Reverse Damage

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$473.81

#47

Counterspell

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$428.03

#48

Natural Selection

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$425.00

#49

Force of Will

Judge Gift Cards 2014 · Instant

$413.73

#50

Lifelace

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$400.89

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