1997 Magic Fifth Edition

Card values, the most valuable cards, and a free AI grade estimate for the copy in your hand. Released March 24, 1997.

460cards in the set

March 24, 1997released

$97.19top card, Mana Vault

0cards at $100 or more

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Most valuable 1997 Magic Fifth Edition cards

#	Card	Rarity	Market
388	Mana VaultNormal	Rare	$97.19
182	NecropotenceNormal	Rare	$39.32
329	Sylvan LibraryNormal	Rare	$29.24
413	City of BrassNormal	Rare	$24.71
349	Ashnod's AltarNormal	Uncommon	$15.87
232	Game of ChaosNormal	Rare	$14.72
280	Birds of ParadiseNormal	Rare	$14.37
408	Winter OrbNormal	Rare	$13.94
7	ArmageddonNormal	Rare	$12.59
389	MeekstoneNormal	Rare	$11.80
275	Winds of ChangeNormal	Rare	$11.58
348	Ankh of MishraNormal	Rare	$10.88
426	Underground RiverNormal	Rare	$10.76
140	Animate DeadNormal	Uncommon	$10.04
127	StasisNormal	Rare	$9.83
262	PyroblastNormal	Uncommon	$9.68
29	Dust to DustNormal	Uncommon	$9.40
377	Howling MineNormal	Rare	$8.59
268	SmokeNormal	Rare	$8.26
246	JokulhaupsNormal	Rare	$7.21
82	Drain PowerNormal	Rare	$6.83
236	Goblin KingNormal	Rare	$6.73
94	HydroblastNormal	Uncommon	$6.70
406	Urza's BaubleNormal	Uncommon	$6.64
69	Wrath of GodNormal	Rare	$6.61

TCGplayer prices via Scryfall, updated September 10, 2026. Raw, ungraded, the highest-priced finish of each card. A market price, not a sale.

Is it worth grading?

2 cards in 1997 Magic Fifth Edition list at $30 or more raw on TCGplayer. Grading at PSA runs about $25 to $30 a card once shipping and insurance both ways are counted, so those 2 are the cards where a high grade can pay for itself. For the rest, a grade usually costs more than it adds.

The deciding question is condition, and that is what the scanner reads: photograph the front and back and The Hobby Treasury scores centering, corners, edges and surface, gives a PSA-style estimate, and makes the worth-submitting call before you pay a fee.

What the scanner checks on your copy

CenteringBorder widths front and back, measured the way a grader reads them.

CornersWhitening, dings and soft tips, corner by corner.

EdgesChipping and wear along all four sides.

SurfaceScratches, print lines, dents and gloss, including holo surfaces.

The grade is an AI estimate to help you decide, never an official grade. The app also flags reprint and counterfeit red flags.

1997 Magic Fifth Edition checklist

7Armageddon Rare

12Blinking Spirit Rare

14Caribou Range Rare

15Castle Uncommon

29Dust to Dust Uncommon

30Eye for an Eye Rare

39Island Sanctuary Rare

43Kismet Uncommon

44Kjeldoran Royal Guard Rare

48Order of the Sacred Torch Rare

49Order of the White Shield Uncommon

51Personal Incarnation Rare

55Reverse Damage Rare

59Seraph Rare

65Truce Rare

69Wrath of God Rare

76Brainstorm Common

77Counterspell Common

78Dance of Many Rare

79Dandân Common

82Drain Power Rare

88Force Spike Common

93Hurkyl's Recall Rare

94Hydroblast Uncommon

98Leviathan Rare

100Lord of Atlantis Rare

101Magical Hack Rare

102Magus of the Unseen Rare

103Memory Lapse Common

105Mind Bomb Uncommon

109Pirate Ship Rare

110Portent Common

111Power Sink Uncommon

115Recall Rare

121Seasinger Uncommon

123Sibilant Spirit Rare

127Stasis Rare

129Time Elemental Rare

138Zur's Weirding Rare

140Animate Dead Uncommon

141Ashes to Ashes Uncommon

142Bad Moon Rare

143Black Knight Uncommon

153Dark Ritual Common

154Deathgrip Uncommon

165Gloom Uncommon

167Hecatomb Rare

171Knight of Stromgald Uncommon

174Lord of the Pit Rare

182Necropotence Rare

183Nether Shadow Rare

184Nightmare Rare

189Pox Rare

190Rag Man Rare

193Sengir Autocrat Rare

194Sorceress Queen Rare

195Stromgald Cabal Rare

197The Wretched Rare

204Warp Artifact Rare

206Xenic Poltergeist Rare

207Zombie Master Rare

210Ball Lightning Rare

223Earthquake Rare

231Flashfires Uncommon

232Game of Chaos Rare

236Goblin King Rare

237Goblin War Drums Common

238Goblin Warrens Rare

243Inferno Rare

246Jokulhaups Rare

248Mana Clash Rare

249Mana Flare Rare

250Manabarbs Rare

262Pyroblast Uncommon

267Shivan Dragon Rare

268Smoke Rare

274Wall of Stone Uncommon

275Winds of Change Rare

278Aspect of Wolf Rare

280Birds of Paradise Rare

284Cockatrice Rare

290Elder Druid Rare

292Elvish Archers Rare

294Force of Nature Rare

296Fungusaur Rare

304Instill Energy Uncommon

307Killer Bees Uncommon

309Lhurgoyf Rare

310Lifeforce Uncommon

311Living Artifact Rare

312Living Lands Rare

313Llanowar Elves Common

316Nature's Lore Common

318Primal Order Rare

327Stampede Rare

329Sylvan Library Rare

332Titania's Song Rare

334Tsunami Uncommon

337Verduran Enchantress Rare

342Wild Growth Common

345Wyluli Wolf Rare

346Aladdin's Ring Rare

348Ankh of Mishra Rare

349Ashnod's Altar Uncommon

352Barl's Cage Rare

354Bottle of Suleiman Rare

356Clockwork Beast Rare

360Crown of the Ages Rare

364Dingus Egg Rare

365Disrupting Scepter Rare

366Dragon Engine Rare

368Feldon's Cane Uncommon

369Fellwar Stone Uncommon

370Feroz's Ban Rare

371Flying Carpet Rare

373Gauntlets of Chaos Rare

374Glasses of Urza Uncommon

376Helm of Chatzuk Rare

377Howling Mine Rare

378Infinite Hourglass Rare

381Jade Monolith Rare

383Jandor's Saddlebags Rare

384Jayemdae Tome Rare

385Jester's Cap Rare

387Library of Leng Uncommon

388Mana Vault Rare

389Meekstone Rare

390Millstone Rare

391Nevinyrral's Disk Rare

392Obelisk of Undoing Rare

393Ornithopter Uncommon

394Pentagram of the Ages Rare

395Primal Clay Rare

397Serpent Generator Rare

402The Hive Rare

404Time Bomb Rare

405Urza's Avenger Rare

406Urza's Bauble Uncommon

408Winter Orb Rare

410Adarkar Wastes Rare

411Bottomless Vault Rare

412Brushland Rare

413City of Brass Rare

414Dwarven Hold Rare

415Dwarven Ruins Uncommon

416Ebon Stronghold Uncommon

417Havenwood Battleground Uncommon

418Hollow Trees Rare

419Icatian Store Rare

421Karplusan Forest Rare

423Sand Silos Rare

424Sulfurous Springs Rare

425Svyelunite Temple Uncommon

426Underground River Rare

427Urza's Mine Common

428Urza's Power Plant Common

429Urza's Tower Common

430Plains Common

431Plains Common

432Plains Common

433Plains Common

434Island Common

435Island Common

436Island Common

437Island Common

438Swamp Common

439Swamp Common

440Swamp Common

442Mountain Common

443Mountain Common

444Mountain Common

445Mountain Common

447Forest Common

448Forest Common

449Forest Common

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