Last updated on March 12, 2026
Liliana of the Dark Realms | Illustration by Javier Charro
Bloomburrow is upon us, and there are some solid Magic cards in this MTG set, both new ones and reprints!
Although there’s a lack of a proper bonus sheet, there are still Special Guest cards that you can occasionally find in all boosters, as well as the Imagine: Courageous Critters cards that can be found in Bloomburrow‘s Collector boosters. This gives us plenty of cards to look forward to opening in our Collector or Play boosters, so let’s get started on the ones you hope to open the most!
#38. Murmuration (BLC) – $10.00
We're starting off at the $10 mark with Murmuration, which looks like a card that goes in a bird typal deck. It fits with the Azorius () theme of the set, when actually it’s a call back to the most powerful card to ever be printed, the infamous Storm Crow. It’s clear why Murmuration was too strong for Standard and why it had to go straight into the Family Matters Commander precon. Although it's at the bottom of this list today, clearly even the sky isn’t the limit for this one.
There. I did it for all you Storm Crow fanatics.
#37. Bloodroot Apothecary (BLC) – $10.00
Putting our sensible heads back on for Bloodroot Apothecary, this squirrel is another card that could find its way into poison decks. It’s a bit better than that, and it subtly gives some hate to the decks that revolve around interactions with tokens like Treasure tokens, or even Clue tokens. It’s not going to straight up answer them, but it’ll be sought after by players whose playgroups often rely on these resources.
#36. Kalonian Hydra (BLC) – $10.50
Kalonian Hydra is the first reprint, but certainly not the last! A favorite of counters players, this was last reprinted in one of the March of the Machine Commander precons, but it still looks like it’s holding solid on its price. I doubt this’ll do too much to the value of the card, but we might see more of a drop if Wizards keeps reprinting it.
#35. Kitsa, Otterball Elite (BLB) – $10.80
Kitsa, Otterball Elite is the first card from the main set, and it does a lot for a 2-drop. It reminds some people of a Jace, Vryn's Prodigy that can attack, plus storm players are giving it the eye, too. This otter wizard has potential in a lot of decks, but it could also miss on all of them depending on how things play out.
#34. Glarb, Calamity's Augur (BLB) – $10.87
What’s better that a Simic () value commander? A Sultai value commander like Glarb, Calamity's Augur is probably a good shout. Playing cards from the top of your library with an ability that filters unwanted cards is great, and the 2/4 deathtouching body isn’t something to ignore either. Glarb is one of the Bloomburrow commanders that’ll see play in the command zone, but I think this noble frog also has a chance in Standard if there’s a shell it can go in.
#33. Pollywog Prodigy (BLC) – $10.93
If you haven’t played with evolve before, you might not realize how quickly you can get counters on these cards. Pollywog Prodigy can rapidly get a handful of +1/+1s on it, and at that point you’ll be drawing a bunch of cards. I’m shocked that this doesn’t have a once-each-turn clause on it. I’m sure it won’t make too much of an impact on Commander as it doesn’t do anything when it hits the board, but those EDH players do love drawing cards, so it’ll probably hold at least some value.
#32. Saw in Half (BLC) – $10.99
Saw in Half might be the first time we’ve seen a reprint from an Un-set in a black border set! Of course, it was a black-bordered card in Unfinity, which was slightly different from previous Un-sets, but it’s still notable that Wizards was happy to reprint these slightly silly cards if there’s a place for them and they’re creeping up in value like this one.
#31. Helm of the Host (BLC) – $11.12
Helm of the Host started out as a bulk rare but hasn’t been that way for a while. It’s a silly card, but a fun one, and one that has consistently held a good price for many years. This might dip the price for a little while, but as one of the best artifacts of Commander, it’ll be back up above $10 before you know it.
#30. Rottenmouth Viper – $11.20
Rottenmouth Viper does a lot and isn’t really a 6-drop if you play well enough. When I first saw it spoiled, I immediately started brewing in my head. Unfortunately, I don’t think it can come out earlier than turn 3 without fast mana.
If you do get it out early, it does a lot for not a huge investment. Having the effect trigger as an ETB, and not just as an attack trigger is huge, and you’re triggering twice more if it does manage to attack. Really sweet card that’ll be difficult to deal with if it’s played early.
#29. Ral, Crackling Wit (BLB) – $12.32
Ral, Crackling Wit, otherwise known as Otter Ral, is Bloomburrow‘s only main-set planeswalker. It’s a solid 4-mana planeswalker, but it looks a bit too much like previous ‘walkers like Jaya, Fiery Negotiator, which saw very little play. If this does see play, I expect it to be very good and hold the price. Chances are it’s going to drop a good chunk, though.
#28. Season of Gathering (BLB) – $12.64
Season of Gathering is shaping up to be one of the best green card draw effects in Commander.
It’s fairly compared to Rishkar's Expertise, which is a solid effect, but it’s better than that even! Removing all artifacts or destroying all enchantments is great, and the flexibility of the modes is even better. Sweet card, probably destined for EDH.
#27. Season of Weaving (BLB) – $12.84
Season of Weaving is blue’s entry in the flexible “Pawprint Seasons” spell cycle. Again, the flexibility is key here, and each effect is worthwhile in its own way at specific times. Two copies of things plus a card is ridiculous. So is a Cyclonic Rift effect, even if it also hits your stuff. You really can’t go wrong when casting it.
#26. Beza, the Bounding Spring (BLB) – $13.51
White has had catch-up effects before, but nothing like Beza, the Bounding Spring. Previously we might have seen something like this come without the 4/5 body. It’s huge for a midrange deck, or even a control deck, even if you only trigger two of the four modes. This white creature will see play in Constructed formats, plural. I’m not sure where it’ll end up in Pioneer, but it’ll end up somewhere. And it's a house in Bloomburrow Sealed and Drafts.
#25. Derevi, Empyrial Tactician (BLC) – $13.85
Probably the best Bant card, Derevi, Empyrial Tactician was printed in one of the earliest Commander precons and has been popular ever since. It’s been reprinted a couple of times, most notably in Commander Legends. It’s maybe not as popular as it once was, and other versions of the card are around the $8 mark, so I don’t expect it to get too high. It’s still a very pretty card, though, and pretty solid as a stax commander or pod commander, so it could stay above $10.
#24. Luminous Broodmoth (BLC) – $14.58
Luminous Broodmoth can do some silly things, especially when combined with something like Solemnity. Coming from Ikoria, I originally thought I’d pick a couple of these up when they dropped in price, but they just never did. It’s really popular, even just to help bring your creatures back, but also if you care about sacrificing or similar, too. The original-art version of Broodmoth is notably included in the Family Matters EDH precon, so it might drop in price more than you first expect.
#23. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni (BLC) – $15.49
Another of the Imagine: Courageous Critters cards, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni has had plenty of reprints over the years but manages to keep a good price tag. Actually, this version doesn’t look too much more expensive than the others, so I’d be looking to upgrade if I had it in a deck. This is a popular rat ninja that absolutely loves the special printing.
#22. The Gitrog Monster (BLC) – $18.88
All hail the Hypno-toad! The Gitrog Monster has been subtly popular since it was first printed in Shadows over Innistrad.
At the time, this frog horror was a fairly unique Golgari commander, and to some extent it still is. It’s an amazing card-draw engine for anything that cares about the graveyard, and the character has become a fan favorite over the years. Other copies have had a bit of a spike in price recently, so a reprint of this frog commander is well-timed.
#21. Nissa, Who Shakes the World (BLC) – $19.05
Nissa, Who Shakes the World was a bit of a scourge of Standard when it was first printed, but it has generally fallen in favor since then. This green planeswalker still sees occasional play in Pioneer decks, and the ramp ability is popular in heavy green decks in Commander. But this price seems a little high compared to similar cards in the set. That said, the planeswalkers given the critter treatment are certainly more interesting than the non-species swapped cards, so that might help keep the price propped up.
#20. Ygra, Eater of All (BLB) – $19.80
“Ward: Sacrifice a Food” may just be the best rules text printed in Bloomburrow. This has a lot of people interested in brewing, as making other creatures into food has the added benefit of turning them into artifacts, too. This opens up a lot of combo potential with either destroying your opponents’ “artifacts” or doing unexpected things with your own “artifacts.” It’s going to be easy to grow this elemental cat, potentially infinitely, and it’s a very unique effect that’ll be hard to remove with spot removal. And it's a bomb in a Bloomburrow draft, so you're always happy to see it!
#19. Lumra, Bellow of the Woods (BLB) – $19.80
Effects like Splendid Reclamation are popular in EDH, and Lumra, Bellow of the Woods is attached to a big body. Six mana is probably too much for Constructed formats, but milling four cards is a nice little addition to the effect that might help it see play in reanimator decks. It’s going to be difficult to lose in combat the turn after Lumra comes down, but I don’t personally see it holding this price for long.
#18. Warren Warleader (BLB) – $20.86
When first reading Warren Warleader I didn’t realize that it didn’t need to be the one attacking to trigger its ability. This is great, as Warren Warleader can build a good board the turn it comes down, plus you don’t need to ever attack with the 1/1 offspring either. It's another solid midrange card, and I also love the flexibility of the casting cost. It’ll need to find a home to keep the price, but I believe in this bunny knight!
#17. Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest (BLB) – $21.64
Every set needs a dragon, and Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest is Bloomburrow’s. It’s a great card that maybe needs haste, but it has an effect the turn it comes down. I think the price is a bit high, even if it sees some Standard play, but it’ll need to earn its place there in my opinion. Still, it has a chance!
#16. Relentless Rats (SPG) – $21.99
Relentless Rats is one of those “collect ‘em all” cards, where you can have as many as you want in your deck. Because of this, it’s a popular card, and one that you need a lot of copies of, leading to a high price. If this price holds, a deck built around these will cost a pretty penny. It has other nice versions in the past, so I expect most people to go for a mix-and-match approach.
#15. Zinnia, Valley's Voice (BLC) – $22.16
Another of the face commanders from the Bloomburrow Commander precons – in this case, the head of the Family Matters precon – Zinnia, Valley's Voice is a cool design but doesn’t feel like an evergreen card that fits in just any deck. I’m sure the offspring ability has some use, especially with cards that don’t particularly care about their power and toughness. This flappy bard is almost certainly going to come down in price, but that doesn’t stop it from being interesting!
#14. Hazel of the Rootbloom (BLC) – $23.66
Hazel of the Rootbloom heads the Squirreled Away Commander precon, which is looking like the most popular out of the gate. Squirrels have always been popular, and although this isn’t the first Golgari () commander for that deck, it’s a nice one. It has competition, though, so I expect the price to come down some once the dust has settled.
#13. Byrke, Long Ear of the Law (BLB) – $25.60
Byrke, Long Ear of the Law is one of a recent spate of +1/+1 counters cards printed into Standard recently. To be honest, I don’t see this rabbit soldier making too much of a splash. The current price is probably just an artifact of preorder prices.
#12. Ledger Shredder (SPG) – $26.99
Ledger Shredder was underestimated when it was first printed in Streets of New Capenna, but since then it has been called the blue Tarmogoyf. It has a phenomenal rate and is super easy to trigger, currently seeing play in Pioneer Arclight Phoenix decks, among others. This would probably have crept up in price if it went unchecked, so it’s another good reprint to see in this slot.
#11. Eluge, the Shoreless Sea (BLB) – $28.31
Cards that do funny things with lands are often popular in EDH, especially if it’s not land-hate, which is generally frowned upon. Eluge, the Shoreless Sea is a sweet blue creature that’ll have some people excited to build around, and it’s one I expect to see more often as a blue commander than as part of the 99. The build isn’t super obvious at first sight, which appeals to a lot of players.
#10. Bria, Riptide Rogue (BLB) – $33.40
Bria, Riptide Rogue is a nice otter rogue that looks like it’s preordering at a high price, due to the fact that this card is only available in the Bloomburrow Arena Starter Kit, not Play or Collector boosters. I think the main thing this otter commander‘s missing is haste, but as a 4-drop it’s not exactly designed to slot into any prowess deck, but for some reason is currently the top of EDHREC’s top commanders for Bloomburrow. This one will come down in price, mark my words.
#9. The Infamous Cruelclaw (BLB) – $34.13
The Infamous Cruelclaw is the second most popular Bloomburrow commander ahead of release, and that’s much more understandable. It has strong echoes of Outlaws of Thunder Junction‘s Laughing Jasper Flint but without as much of a buildaround element to it.
You can also just stack your deck with amazing big-mana spells to cascade into, and you’re off to the races. Cruelclaw is unique enough to be interesting, plus it’s a cute little weasel (you know that’s some of the reason behind its price and popularity)!
#8. Three Tree City (BLB) – $35.55
Three Tree City is intentionally modeled after Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, which is another powerful land. It also has echoes of Gaea's Cradle, one of the most popular lands ever. Something else to bear in mind with this legendary land is that although it’s only a rare, it comes in four different versions based on the seasons, so each individual art is actually rarer than most mythics. If one version proves more popular for some reason, it’ll likely fetch a higher price.
#7. Tamiyo, Field Researcher (BLC) – $35.99
Tamiyo, Field Researcher is another of the fursona planeswalkers, and I didn’t know until recently that the moonfolk have some origins in rabbits! Tamiyo is a popular character who hasn’t had too many printings over the years, which might drive up demand a little. I’m really not sure where these Courageous planeswalkers are going to end up price-wise, but I doubt Tamiyo will be the most expensive in a few months.
#6. Maha, Its Feathers Night (BLB) – $36.48
Maha, Its Feathers Night is the most expensive main-set card on the list at point of writing; makes sense, since it's one of the best commanders in the set, and probably one of the best Bloomburrow cards overall. It has a lot of good things going for it. Amazing stats for a 5-drop, a good ward ability, and a cool and unique static effect. Even if you’re not doing “the thing” with this and something like Kaervek, the Spiteful, it still makes all your opponents' things die to a sneeze. Maha is pushed and will see play.
#5. Liliana of the Dark Realms (BLC) – $41.53
Liliana fans are a special bunch, and I’m sure some are positively giddy at Squilliana, also known as Liliana of the Dark Realms. Other versions of this black planeswalker are still sitting at $15-20 for normal arts, with the SDCC version over $400! This is one for collectors and will likely be the most expensive Critter Planeswalker when the dust settles.
#4. Jace, the Mind Sculptor (BLC) – $42.47
Whilst Lili may not be the most expensive yet, Jace, the Mind Sculptor just doesn’t have the same pull it had only five years ago. That said, this foxy version of the blue planeswalker that everyone loves to hate is going to have its fans and will probably come a decently close second to its squirrely friend. The price memory of Jace’s heyday is probably propping it up a little, but it’ll keep some value for a while yet.
#3. Sylvan Tutor (SPG) – $49.98
Sylvan Tutor is probably green’s premier tutor, and this is a particularly nice looking version of it. Being a Special Guest printing, the supply of this won’t be particularly high, so it won’t drop the price of base versions much. But we already have some premium versions of it, so this probably won’t fetch too much of a premium. It’s still always going to be a good pull from a pack, though!
#2. Marrow-Gnawer (BLC) – $55.00
If you’re wanting to build a Rats Commander deck, Marrow-Gnawer has a good chance to be your commander. Rats are going to see an uptick in popularity, too, making this a very timely reprint. Other versions are still upwards of $20, making this a nice pickup that’ll drop, but not by as much as you’d like if you’re wanting to grab a copy.
#1. Sword of Fire and Ice (SPG) – $69.00
The sword cycle is infamous across Magic, and Sword of Fire and Ice is widely seen to be one of the best. The art on this one is gorgeous, too, making it a card that’s going to be sought after by Commander players, Constructed players, and even Cube owners. If it doesn’t hold the place of the most expensive card in the set as prices settle, I expect it to stay in the top three.
This is the card you want to open at Prerelease, not least because it’s probably the biggest bomb in Bloomburrow Limited!
Promos, Alternate Art, and More
While there’s lots that we’ve already talked about with the different types of cards, there’s still more that’s going to be relevant.
There are cards with the raised anime foil card treatment, found only in Collector boosters, with Japanese versions to be found exclusively in Japanese Collector boosters. These anime cards look like they’ll be the most premium versions of cards and will be sought after by the bling collectors. On top of this, there’s other Booster Fun, with treatments like Collecting Field Notes for the Calamity Beasts.
Wrap Up
Sylvan Tutor | Illustration by Scott M. Fischer
Well, that’s this list done. Of course, prices are in flux a lot around prerelease week, so expect things to change as time passes. It’s still always worth knowing what you’re looking for going into your first events in case you open some sneaky value!
Is there anything you’re expecting to go up or down in value in the set? Anything you think isn’t worth the hype? Let us know in the comments below or on the Draftsim Discord.
Catch you next time!
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