Released in September 2011, the Innistrad expansion set became the first set of the Innistrad block for Magic: The Gathering. With 264 total cards in the set (16 Mythic Rare, 59 Rare, 67 Uncommon, 107 Common, 15 Basic Land), this set is the first to feature double-faced cards. Here’s a list of the top 10 most valuable cards of the Innistrad expansion set.
10. Sulfur Falls
High Price Value: $9.99
Rarity: Rare
Card Type: Land
Card Text: Sulfur Falls enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Island or a Mountain. T: Add U or R to your mana pool.
8 (tied). Past in Flames
High Price Value: $10.29
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Cost: 3R
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text: Each instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. Flashback 4R (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
8 (tied). Woodland Cemetery
High Price Value: $10.29
Rarity: Rare
Card Type: Land
Card Text: Woodland Cemetery enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Forest. T: Add B or G to your mana pool.
7. Isolated Chapel
High Price Value: $10.50
Rarity: Rare
Card Type: Land
Card Text: Isolated Chapel enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. T: Add W or B to your mana pool.
6. Stromkirk Noble
High Price Value: $15.00
Rarity: Rare
Cost: R
Card Type: Creature – Vampire
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Card Text: Stromkirk Noble can’t be blocked by Humans. When Stromkirk Noble deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
5. Skaab Ruinator
High Price Value: $18.50
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Cost: 1UU
Card Type: Creature – Zombie Horror
Power/Toughness: 5/6
Card Text: As an additional cost to cast Skaab Ruinator, exile 3 creature cards from your graveyard. Flying. You may cast Skaab Ruinator from your graveyard.
4. Geist of Saint Traft
High Price Value: $25.19
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Cost: 1WU
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Spirit Cleric
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Card Text: Hexproof. Whenever Geist of Saint Traft attacks, put a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying onto the battlefield taped and attacking. Exile that token at the end of combat.
3. Garruk Relentless
High Price Value: $26.38
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Cost: 3G
Card Type: Planeswalker – Garruk
Loyalty: 3
Card Text: When Garruk Relentless has two or fewer loyalty counters on him, transform him. [0]: Graruk Relentless deals 3 damage to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to him. [0]: Put a 2/2 green Wolf creature token onto the battlefield. {FLIP} [+1]: Put a 1/1 black Wolf creature token with deathtouch onto the battlefield. [-1]: Sacrifice a creature. If you do, search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library. [-3]: Creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
2. Snapcaster Mage
High Price Value: $31.70
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 1U
Card Type: Creature – Human Wizard
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Card Text: Flash. When Snapcaster Mage enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
1. Liliana of the Veil
High Price Value: $76.98
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Cost: 1BB
Card Type: Planeswalker – Liliana
Loyalty: 3
Card Text: [+1]: Each player discards a card. [-2]: Target player sacrifices a creature. [-6]: Separate all permanents target player controls into two piles. That player sacrifices all permanents in the pile of his or her choice.
Note: Prices as of October 21, 2011
Source:
Innistrad Printable Price Guide
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