How are cards selected for this list?

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

$12,968.95

#2

Ancestral Recall

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$6,859.68

#3

Ancestral Recall

Unlimited Edition · Instant

$4,872.01

#4

Intuition

Judge Gift Cards 2003 · Instant

$1,764.67

#5

Swords to Plowshares

Secret Lair Drop · Instant

$1,613.67

#6

Final Fortune

Seventh Edition · Instant

$1,462.46

#7

Crop Rotation

Eternal Weekend · Instant

$1,380.30

#8

Fork

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$1,374.38

#9

Cyclonic Rift

Ravnica Remastered · Instant

$1,372.02

#10

Ancestral Recall

30th Anniversary Edition · Instant

$1,283.76

#11

Word of Command

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$1,184.79

#12

Swords to Plowshares

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$1,047.83

#13

Sleight of Mind

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$923.60

#14

Counterspell

Secret Lair Drop · Instant

$873.70

#15

Counterspell

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$871.16

#16

Word of Command

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$804.42

#17

Mana Short

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$768.48

#18

Blaze of Glory

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$744.63

#19

Berserk

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$695.45

#20

Shatter

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$692.70

#21

Natural Selection

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$675.38

#22

Purelace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$671.92

#23

Lifelace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$656.41

#24

Ancestral Recall

Intl. Collectors' Edition · Instant

$647.03

#25

Ancestral Recall

Collectors' Edition · Instant

$642.29

#26

Giant Growth

Secret Lair Drop · Instant

$638.92

#27

Chaoslace

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$636.85

#28

Lightning Bolt

Judge Gift Cards 1998 · Instant

$626.02

#29

Lightning Bolt

Secret Lair Promo · Instant

$623.15

#30

Lightning Bolt

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$608.28

#31

Sleight of Mind

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$604.12

#32

Ancestral Recall

30th Anniversary Edition · Instant

$592.53

#33

Counterspell

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$590.67

#34

Swords to Plowshares

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$572.68

#35

Disenchant

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$564.60

#36

Psionic Blast

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$523.35

#37

Blue Elemental Blast

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$484.44

#38

Force of Will

Judge Gift Cards 2014 · Instant

$478.27

#39

Vampiric Tutor

Judge Gift Cards 2000 · Instant

$436.22

#40

Swords to Plowshares

MagicFest 2025 · Instant

$425.52

#41

Chaoslace

30th Anniversary Edition · Instant

$424.44

#42

Dark Ritual

30th Anniversary Edition · Instant

$412.26

#43

Fork

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$403.64

#44

Counterspell

Secret Lair Drop · Instant

$400.00

#45

Word of Command

Unlimited Edition · Instant

$374.30

#46

Intuition

Tempest · Instant

$371.15

#47

Simulacrum

Summer Magic / Edgar · Instant

$359.03

#48

Lightning Bolt

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$346.63

#49

Righteousness

Limited Edition Alpha · Instant

$343.93

#50

Natural Selection

Limited Edition Beta · Instant

$325.57

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