1998 Magic Urza's Saga

Card values, the most valuable cards, and a free AI grade estimate for the copy in your hand. Released October 12, 1998.

357cards in the set

October 12, 1998released

$1,639top card, Gaea's Cradle

5cards at $100 or more

USGExpansion set

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Most valuable 1998 Magic Urza's Saga cards

#	Card	Rarity	Market
321	Gaea's CradleNormal	Rare	$1,639
325	Serra's SanctumNormal	Rare	$513
171	Yawgmoth's WillNormal	Rare	$247
76	Gilded DrakeNormal	Rare	$209
330	Tolarian AcademyNormal	Rare	$182
103	Time SpiralNormal	Rare	$97.15
234	Argothian EnchantressNormal	Rare	$72.94
250	ExplorationNormal	Rare	$69.86
96	Show and TellNormal	Rare	$54.56
322	Phyrexian TowerNormal	Rare	$50.77
85	MorphlingNormal	Rare	$49.46
299	LifelineNormal	Rare	$43.21
190	Goblin LackeyNormal	Uncommon	$27.72
218	Sneak AttackNormal	Rare	$25.66
188	GambleNormal	Rare	$24.82
77	Great WhaleNormal	Rare	$24.51
61	AttunementNormal	Rare	$23.87
298	Karn, Silver GolemNormal	Rare	$20.88
161	Tainted AetherNormal	Rare	$18.32
123	ContaminationNormal	Rare	$17.67
290	Claws of GixNormal	Uncommon	$15.37
304	Noetic ScalesNormal	Rare	$13.16
309	SmokestackNormal	Rare	$11.26
62	Back to BasicsNormal	Rare	$11.20
175	BedlamNormal	Rare	$10.77

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?

12 cards in 1998 Magic Urza's Saga 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 12 are the cards where a high grade can pay for itself. For the rest, a grade usually costs more than it adds.

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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.

1998 Magic Urza's Saga checklist

1Absolute Grace Uncommon

2Absolute Law Uncommon

3Angelic Chorus Rare

6Catastrophe Rare

9Defensive Formation Uncommon

13Elite Archers Rare

14Faith Healer Rare

15Glorious Anthem Rare

17Herald of Serra Rare

19Intrepid Hero Rare

23Opal Archangel Rare

26Opal Titan Rare

28Pariah Rare

31Planar Birth Rare

32Presence of the Master Uncommon

34Remembrance Rare

39Rune of Protection: Lands Rare

45Serra Avatar Rare

49Serra's Liturgy Rare

53Soul Sculptor Rare

57Worship Rare

59Annul Common

60Arcane Laboratory Uncommon

61Attunement Rare

62Back to Basics Rare

63Barrin, Master Wizard Rare

65Cloak of Mists Common

71Drifting Djinn Rare

73Energy Field Rare

75Fog Bank Uncommon

76Gilded Drake Rare

77Great Whale Rare

79Hibernation Uncommon

81Imaginary Pet Rare

85Morphling Rare

88Peregrine Drake Uncommon

91Recantation Rare

93Rewind Common

96Show and Tell Rare

97Somnophore Rare

100Stroke of Genius Rare

101Sunder Rare

102Telepathy Uncommon

103Time Spiral Rare

104Tolarian Winds Common

105Turnabout Uncommon

108Veiled Crocodile Rare

111Windfall Uncommon

113Zephid Rare

115Abyssal Horror Rare

123Contamination Rare

126Dark Hatchling Rare

127Dark Ritual Common

128Darkest Hour Rare

131Discordant Dirge Rare

132Duress Common

133Eastern Paladin Rare

134Exhume Common

138Ill-Gotten Gains Rare

140Lurking Evil Rare

142No Rest for the Wicked Uncommon

143Oppression Rare

146Persecute Rare

147Pestilence Common

149Planar Void Uncommon

150Priest of Gix Uncommon

151Rain of Filth Uncommon

154Reprocess Rare

157Skirge Familiar Uncommon

159Sleeper Agent Rare

161Tainted Aether Rare

165Vebulid Rare

166Victimize Uncommon

168Western Paladin Rare

169Witch Engine Rare

171Yawgmoth's Will Rare

172Acidic Soil Uncommon

175Bedlam Rare

176Brand Rare

178Bulwark Rare

179Crater Hellion Rare

180Destructive Urge Uncommon

183Electryte Rare

185Fault Line Rare

187Fire Ants Uncommon

188Gamble Rare

189Goblin Cadets Uncommon

190Goblin Lackey Uncommon

191Goblin Matron Common

192Goblin Offensive Uncommon

202Lightning Dragon Rare

203Meltdown Uncommon

204Okk Rare

205Outmaneuver Uncommon

207Raze Common

210Rumbling Crescendo Rare

212Scoria Wurm Rare

214Shivan Hellkite Rare

218Sneak Attack Rare

220Sulfuric Vapors Rare

225Viashino Sandswimmer Rare

228Wildfire Rare

229Abundance Rare

233Argothian Elder Uncommon

234Argothian Enchantress Rare

236Argothian Wurm Rare

240Carpet of Flowers Uncommon

242Child of Gaea Rare

243Citanul Centaurs Rare

244Citanul Hierophants Rare

249Endless Wurm Rare

250Exploration Rare

251Fecundity Uncommon

257Greater Good Rare

258Greener Pastures Rare

262Hidden Herd Rare

263Hidden Predators Rare

265Hidden Stag Rare

268Midsummer Revel Rare

270Priest of Titania Common

273Sporogenesis Rare

281Vernal Bloom Rare

283Whirlwind Rare

286Barrin's Codex Rare

288Chimeric Staff Rare

289Citanul Flute Rare

290Claws of Gix Uncommon

291Copper Gnomes Rare

292Crystal Chimes Uncommon

295Fluctuator Rare

296Grafted Skullcap Rare

298Karn, Silver Golem Rare

299Lifeline Rare

300Lotus Blossom Rare

301Metrognome Rare

302Mishra's Helix Rare

304Noetic Scales Rare

305Phyrexian Colossus Rare

306Phyrexian Processor Rare

308Purging Scythe Rare

309Smokestack Rare

310Temporal Aperture Rare

311Thran Turbine Uncommon

312Umbilicus Rare

314Voltaic Key Uncommon

315Wall of Junk Uncommon

316Whetstone Rare

318Worn Powerstone Uncommon

319Blasted Landscape Uncommon

321Gaea's Cradle Rare

322Phyrexian Tower Rare

324Remote Isle Common

325Serra's Sanctum Rare

326Shivan Gorge Rare

329Thran Quarry Rare

330Tolarian Academy Rare

331Plains Common

332Plains Common

333Plains Common

334Plains Common

335Island Common

336Island Common

337Island Common

338Island Common

340Swamp Common

341Swamp Common

342Swamp Common

343Mountain Common

344Mountain Common

345Mountain Common

346Mountain Common

347Forest Common

348Forest Common

349Forest Common

350Forest Common

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