Temple of the False God | Illustration by Kekai Kotaki
Collector Boosters have the shiniest stuff in Magic. If you enjoy collecting the rarest versions of each card, they may be exactly what you are looking for, and if you like them a lot, then you may be looking for Collector Booster boxes!
This ranking lists the most expensive of them all. Here's where you'll find the most sought-after chase cards in all of MTG!
These prices were taken from TCGplayer in March 2026, and are subject to significant changes over time.
What Are Collector Booster Boxes?
Source: WotC WPN
Collector Booster boxes (also called Displays) are just a way to buy 12 Collector Boosters together. Depending the MTG set, they sometimes come with a box topper bonus card.
Collector Boosters come with the flashiest versions of cards, sometimes with serialized versions, and in a couple of cases, even contain cards you can't find in another product. Wizards of the Coast describes Collector Boosters as a “Shortcut to the coolest cards” in their product guide.
#21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT) – $410
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collector Boosters can include foil versions of the 20 Borderless “Source Material” cards that reprint iconic Magic cards with classic TMNT comic art, like Doubling Season featuring the Turtles’ comic cover.
Even rarer are the Headliner cards illustrated by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, one for each Turtle, and with Eastman’s signature stamped in foil.
Something to note is that TMT Collector Boosters do not include the six Pizza Bundle cards; those are exclusive to the Pizza Bundle box.
#20. Universes Beyond: Doctor Who (WHO) – $455
Doctor Who Universes Beyond is a smaller Magic set: It's just four Commander decks and Collector Boosters (no Play Boosters in this case). Except for the plane cards, you can find every card in the Commander decks, in traditional foil, in the Collector Boosters.
And you may get some extra shinies that you won't find in the Commander precons! Each main incarnation of The Doctor has a serialized “TARDIS Showcase” card, numbered up to 500, featuring special double-rainbow foil and the Doctor’s image.
There are also 30 non-serialized cards with the Tardis Showcase treatment, extended art cards, and a chance that foil cards will have the fan-favorite surge foil treatment.
#19. Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) – $459
Strixhaven: School of Mages is the “five magical colleges” set, and it’s infamous for one thing: Mystical Archive, a curated collection of famous instants and sorceries with gorgeous alternate art. Collector Boosters are where you’re most likely to hit the premium versions of those Archive spells (and other Booster Fun variants), and you're guaranteed to find at least three Mystical Archive cards in Collector Boosters.
Two of those Mystical Archive cards will be foil-etched (and you can't find the foil-etched treatment anywhere else). And one of them will always have the Japanese alternate-art version. That means you could open sought-after cards like the Japanese art Demonic Tutor or Teferi's Protection – huge chase cards for collectors.
#18. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) – $470
Ikoria’s Collector Boosters are all about monsters and movie-style flair. There's also a Universe Beyond crossover: Each IKO Collector Boosters has a dedicated slot which guarantees that you will find one Godzilla Series Monster, in either foil or non-foil.
Besides Godzilla Series Monster cards, you can get extended-art rares and mythics (like the coveted Triome lands) that are exclusive to these Collector Boosters. You'll also see some Commander 2020 cards inserted in non-foil (a bonus slot for new Commander cards). And this is the set where Commander staple The Ozolith comes from, which is always a great pull!
#17. Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) – PRERELEASE PRICE: $484
Secrets of Strixhaven won't release until April 2026, so take its Collector Booster Display price (and any card prices) with several grains of salt.
That being said, SOS Collector Boosters guarantee three Mystical Archive cards per booster (just like the original Strixhaven), which will probably be their main pull. There are also potential serialized cards within.
The official product description also talks about special Japanese-language Mystical Archive cards in Silver Scroll foil, beautiful Borderless cards, and Special Guests cards.
#16. The Brothers' War (BRO) – $487
The BRO Collector Boosters are an artifact-lover’s heaven. Each booster contains two cards from the Retro Artifacts bonus sheet, which comes with vintage artifacts in old frames, and you have a small chance (less than 1%) of finding a serialized schematic for staples like Mox Amber or Wurmcoil Engine.
Additionally, every The Brothers’ War Collector Booster has a chance (of around 12%) to include a Transformers “Shattered Glass” card: Hasbro’s Transformers guest-star in this set. While Transformers can be found in other BRO products, but the Shattered Glass cards are exclusive to Collector Boosters. And there's also the foil Shattered Glass version, which is extremely rare.
Extended art cards are also exclusive to BRO Collector Boosters.
#15. Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) – $531
Duskmourn: House of Horror sticks modern horror aesthetics inside a Magic set: creepy “haunted house” tone, heavily stylized frame. The set’s chase is primarily Booster Fun treatments (Japan Showcase and its premium foils) rather than one single “must-open” card; there's no serialized card in this set.
One Collector Booster highlight is the textured foil “Double Exposure” cards (Double Exposure cards can also be found in Play Boosters, but only in non-foil).
But the coolest DSK Collector Booster exclusives are probably the Japan Showcase, which is something that WotC launched with Duskmourn and described it as “card art from Japanese artists and illustrators, a tribute to globally beloved and renowned art styles commonly found in Japanese hobby stores.”
They can come in traditional foil, or the very rare fracture foil (which also debuted in Duskmourn).
#14. March of the Machine (MOM) – $570
The finale of Magic’s Multiverse War, March of the Machine, introduced top-tier chase cards in its Collector Boosters. MOM has a bonus sheet, Multiversal Legends (MUL), consisting of reprints of legendary creatures, some of which (like Atraxa, Praetors' Voice or Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer) are long-time MTG staples.
You can find MUL cards in all types of boosters (and they were even an important factor for why MOM drafts were great!), but Collector Boosters have a couple of exclusives. For starters, some of the MUL cards in Collector Boosters have the halo foil, which debuted in MOM. But the chasest of the chase are the serialized versions, which go for hundreds of dollars (even for cards with regular versions that cost a few bucks).
Last but not least, the set’s five Phyrexian Praetor cards each have a serialized double-rainbow foil variant that can only be pulled in Collector Boosters.
#13. Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) – $600
Modern Horizons 3 doesn't have a cohesive storyline holding it together; Modern Horizons sets are more of a “Here's a lot of powerful cards for Modern.” But the premium versions do have a theme in MH3: Big, bad Eldrazi!
The set’s three Eldrazi Titans each have a serialized “Concept Art” version, with only 250 copies of each, in double rainbow foil, which are exclusive to Collector Boosters.
Other MH3 Collector boosters exclusives are the textured foil treatment, and the foil etched treatment (including the eight mythic rare commanders from the Commander precons).
MH3 is one of the highest-power Magic sets from the last few years. It has lots of good (and expensive!) cards, so you may open a lot of value even if you only find a regular card.
#12. Ravnica Remastered (RVR) – $649
Ravnica Remastered revisits 16 years of Ravnica, and the Collector Boosters come with special nostalgia. One big feature: retro-frame shock lands and spells. Many iconic Ravnica cards (like Cyclonic Rift, Deathrite Shaman) appear in old-frame treatments. But, as is the trend with recent sets, 64 of the rare/mythic retro-frame cards have ultra-rare serialized foil editions exclusive to Collector Boosters.
RVR Collector Booster exclusives includes borderless shock lands (both foil and non-foil), and certain retro frame cards, including Pack Rat.
#11. Foundations (FDN) – $653
Foundations is an unusual Standard set, designed as an evergreen Core set. I was surprised to find it so high in this list, since it's fairly low-power. But as it turns out, FDN Collector Boosters have enough premium versions to keep its Collector Booster Display's price up.
Foundations introduced a special “Mana Foil” treatment (all borderless mythics and rares have a version with an overlay of the five mana symbols in foil) exclusively in Collector Boosters. Japan Showcase cards, introduced in Duskmourn, return as FDN Collector Booster exclusives, with a small chance of having the traditional foil or fracture foil treatment.
Something to note, though: Foundations Jumpstart has 51 anime art cards, but those are exclusive to Jumpstart boosters. You won't find anime cards in FDN Collector Boosters.
#10. Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) – PRE-RELEASE PRICE: $671
At the time of writing, Marvel Super Heroes is still months away from release, so take prices with lots of grains of sand. We know very little about this Universes Beyond MTG set.
The official product description mentions “a Borderless Source Material card, [and] an Extended Art Commander card,” in each MSH Collector Booster. And it's a pretty safe bet that we'll see a serialized infinity stone, following the trend started with The Soul Stone in Marvel’s Spider-Man.
#9. Commander Legends (CMR) – $727
Commander Legends is a Commander-first draft set loaded with multiplayer staples and high-end reprints, and it’s one of the earlier “Collector Booster era” products where the premium variants are a big part of the appeal.
Every CMR Collector Booster guarantees foil-etched legendary creatures, a foiling that debuted in this set and that gives legends a smooth etched look.
But the biggest chase cards are Jeweled Lotus, Mana Drain, Vampiric Tutor, and other powerhouse cards in extended art versions only found in Collector boosters.
#8. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) – $735
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan‘s innovation in the looksmaxxing department is the cosmium neon ink cards. Two big reprints (Mana Crypt and Cavern of Souls) received neon-colored foil treatments similar to Kamigawa’s neon ink, and these super rare pulls can only be found in LCI Collector Boosters.
In fact, these neon ink versions come in multiple ink colors (green, blue, red, etc.), with the multicolor neon being the rarest of all.
LCI Collector booster also include a guaranteed card from Jurassic World Collection (you can also get them from Set boosters, but the drop rate is less than 10% in that case). And, exclusively in Collector Boosters, less 1% of the Jurassic World cards could have an emblem, making them extremely valuable.
All LCI Collector Booster displays come with a box topper: One of the 20 artifacts from the Treasure Trove selection, in borderless art and traditional foil:
#7. Bloomburrow (BLB) – $800
Bloomburrow is Magic's fluffiest set, filled with cute treatments. As usual, extended art cards are only found in Collector Boosters, but the special twist are the Imagine: Courageous Critters: reprints of iconic MTG characters and creatures reimagined as if they were on Bloomburrow, like a squirrel Liliana or a fox Jace:
The cream of the crop are the Japanese Raised Foil anime cards, from renowned artists:
#6. Phyrexia: All Will Be One (ONE) – $815
Phyrexia: All Will Be One introduced the Step-and-Compleat foils, a new foil style where little Phyrexian symbols glisten across the card. Each ONE Collector Booster has a guaranteed Step-and-Compleat foil card, and is the only ONE booster where you can find them.
The set also featured concept art “Praetor” variants of the five big Praetors. And among the most valuable pulls you have the special Phyrexian-language cards, and borderless manga-style cards drawn by famous artists (Junji Ito’s Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines, for example).
Important note: The famous oil slick raised foils come with the Compleat Edition bundle; you will not find them in Collector Booster displays.
#5. Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) – $888
Wilds of Eldraine is another MTG set with a banger bonus sheet: Enchanting Tales (WOT), reprinting some of Magic's best enchantments. You can find them in all booster types; and the cream of the crop are the special Anime Borderless Enchanting Tales, with gorgeous anime-style art by Japanese artists.
Every WOE Collector Booster guarantees at least three Enchanting Tales in them, in different treatments. And they are the only type of boosters where you can find the ultra-rare confetti foil anime versions.
#4. Final Fantasy (FIN) – $1,059
Final Fantasy is the best-selling MTG set of all time. By a huge margin. It may not have the most expensive Collector Booster displays right now, but I think it will get there in a year or two: As we'll see in a bit, the top #3 are older, and the price of Collector Boosters tend to rise with time.
At any rate, FIN Collector Boosters are packed with shiny stuff, and a lot of it is pretty valuable. Most famously, Collector Boosters feature the colored versions of the Traveling Chocobo cards, the iconic bird mounts from FF, each trading for a couple thousand dollars. And then there's the serialized Golden Chocobo: Only 77 copies, with existing copies selling for tens of thousands of dollars.
FIN has a huge number of alternate art versions. WotC decided to make them available in Play Boosters, but you're much more likely to find them in Collector Boosters. And some treatments (like extended art or surge foil versions) are reserved for FIN Collector Boosters.
#3. Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) – $1150
In 2023, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth became Magic's best-selling set of all time, a title it kept until Final Fantasy came along and outsold LotR… on day one!
LotR still beats FIN when it comes to the price of their Collector Booster displays. And, expensive as serialized Traveling Chocobos are, LotR's one-of-a-kind The One Ring (Serial 001/001… just a single copy), was famously found and sold for over $2 million.
You won't find that one in a LTR Collector Booster, but there's still other serialized treasures to find: The Elven, Dwarven, and Human rings of power each appeared as serialized foil Sol Ring cards (300 Elven, 700 Dwarven, 900 Human)…
… and, as it's usually the case, extended-art and alternate scene cards are exclusive to LTR Collector Boosters.
All Collector Booster Displays come with a box topper, and it's the only place containing the traditional foil versions of cards from the Realms and Relics selection: 30 reprints with Lord of the Rings art.
#2. Universes Beyond: Fallout (PIP) – $1260
Like Doctor Who, Fallout Universes Beyond is a smaller set with just Commander precons and Collector Boosters. You can find any of the cards from the precons in Collector Boosters (often with special treatments like surge foils, extended art, or foil-etched treatments), but you can also find cards not included in the precons, like Crucible of Worlds and Ravages of War, with borderless Vault Boy artwork:
Fallout‘s rarest cards are the serialized “S.P.E.C.I.A.L.” Bobbleheads: The Vault-Tec bobblehead collectibles from Fallout are represented on cards, and each of the seven stats (Strength, Perception, etc.) has a serialized double-rainbow foil card limited to 500 copies. You can only find them in PIP Collector Boosters:
#1. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth – Special Edition Collector Booster Display – $2595
As you may have noticed, most Collector Booster displays in this list are way below $1,000, then there are three hovering in the $1,000–$1,200 range. And then there's the Special Edition of Lord of the Rings, the most expensive of them all, more than doubling the runner up.
The Special Edition was launched a few months after Lord of the Rings proper; it doesn't have any new cards, and technically it's considered part of the same set, but the Special Edition Collector Boosters are very different from the “regular” edition.
First, the bad news: Special Edition Collector Boosters do not contain the serialized Elven, Dwarven, and Human Sol Rings. Those are only found in the regular edition (and are its priciest pulls).
What's special about this version are borderless reprints illustrated by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (two beloved artists in the fantasy genre)…
… the borderless Poster cards on 20 mythic rare cards from the main set…
… and the chase cards: double rainbow serialized cards from the Realms and Relics Box Topper selection, with just 100 copies of each.
Wrap Up
Box of Free-Range Goblins | Illustration by Chris Seaman
And there you go: The most expensive Collector Booster boxes (aka displays) in Magic. Keep in mind that prices may change!
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