MTG Value Report: The Star Trek Stardates Bonus Sheet

A.L. Walser less then minute ago MTG News

Last updated on October 28, 2026

Godless Shrine (Star Trek) - art by Raymond Swanland

Godless Shrine | Illustration by Raymond Swanland

Yesterday, Wizards revealed the full list of Star Trek stardates cards on their WeeklyMTG stream, and it’s full of heat. It’s loaded with great cards from Magic’s history re-imagined as Star Trek characters and, regardless of what you think of Universes Beyond, some of these are valuable cards. Several are even getting their first reprint here, and I have a value report for you.

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What Are Stardates Cards?

The stardates card are a subset of 30 cards with the set code SDS associated with Star Trek. Unlike a traditional bonus sheet like Secrets of Strixhaven‘s Mystical Archive or other bonus sheets with a variety of rarities, all 30 SDS cards are mythic rares that can be opened in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters, with the following breakdown (sourced from the Collecting Star Trek article from Wizards):

Play Boosters: 1 in 25 Play Boosters will have a nonfoil stardates card instead of a common. Foil stardates cards are exclusive to Collector Boosters.
Collector Boosters: Each Collector Booster has 2 slots for rare or mythic rare Booster Fun treatments; 23.1% of the time, it will contain a nonfoil stardates card; 5%, it contains a traditional foil stardates card.

Stardates Value Report

This is a list of all 30 Stardates cards with their value, and perhaps commentary on the card. All prices are TCGPlayer market price of the original, base printing of the card as of October 27, 2026. It’s impossible to predict the hard value of these bonus sheet cards, but it should broadly correlate with the value of the base printing.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Flare of Fortitude is certainly the most valuable card here as a free protection spell. Though Kenrith, the Returned King has seen enough reprints that you can’t call it valuable, it is very notable as one of the most flexible five-color commanders.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain sits in a similar spot to Kenrith: Heavily reprinted but also very popular, especially among cEDH players. Thada Adel, Acquisitor and Empress Galina are extremely fun theft cards in Commander that see decent play in lower brackets.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Arcum Dagsson – $16.53
Bruvac the Grandiloquent – $42.46
Decree of Pain – $3.72 (for the original Scourge printing; many reprints run under $1)

This section has some heavy-hitting mono-blue commanders in Arcum Dagsson and Bruvac, the Grandiloquent, with the latter being particularly notable as one of the few meaningful mill commanders.

Source: WeeklyMTG

The first stardates card we saw was Sheoldred, the Apocalpyse done up as Benedict Cumberbatch; as much of a meme as it became, it’s also the most valuable and one of the most powerful cards on the list. Which isn’t to say that Drivnod, Carnage Dominus or Torbran, Thane of Red Fell are insignificant; these are excellent support cards for their respective strategies.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Rishkar, Peema Renegade is in the running for absolute cheapest card on the list because it’s been reprinted in virtually every +1/+1 counter Commander precon…but it’s good enough to warrant that. Bristly Bill, Spine Sower is a much more valuable +1/+1 counter card that’s amazing in many contexts.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Sen Triplets – $9.93
Tatyova, Benthic Druid – $0.20
Hull Breach – $0.42

Sen Triplets is one of the fiercer Esper () commanders, and notable as a great control commander, though power creep hasn’t been kind. Tatyova, Benthic Druid is a fine landfall card, though it’s no longer a meaningful commander with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait monopolizing Simic () landfall, and I think Hull Breach should see more play in casual Commander as a flexible removal spell.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Here we have more decent commanders in Isshin, Two Heavens as One and Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain. Ertai Resurrected is pretty decent Brawl commander and one of my favorite Cube cards; I just love the flexibility.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Captain Sisay – $13.62
Riku of Many Paths – $0.27
Prosper, Tome-Bound – $7.10

Somehow, every iteration of Sisay makes for a great commander, so Captain Sisay is also worth playing, even if it’s not as popular as its five-color counterpart. Speaking of niche commanders, Riku of Many Paths sees a little play, but the face a dilemma mechanic could bolster that since modal spells are getting new support. Of course, the most notable card on this sheet is Prosper, Tome-Bound, one of the best Rakdos () commanders in the game thanks to its combination of ramp and card advantage.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Minamo, School at Water's Edge is one of the biggest heavy-hitters on the list as a land with no downside (in a singleton format) and a super-cheap untap ability that only gets better as Wizards prints more legendary creatures. Stella Lee, Wild Card is pretty notable as a strong spellslinger commander, especially for the combo-minded, and Mogis, God of Slaughter is a group slug staple.

Source: WeeklyMTG

Our last sheet is a banger, with three of the strongest Commander utility lands. Talon Gates of Madara does everything as a ramp spell that’s also protection or interaction, so it’s a perfect tutor target for Crop Rotation. Phyrexian Tower supercharges sacrifice commanders with ramp and a free sacrifice outlet. Shizo, Death's Storehouse is fantastic with any black commander that wants to deal combat damage and, like Minamo, only ages better.

Overall, there’s a ton of value in this bonus sheet. And even if some of the cards aren’t the most valuable, they’re very widely playable. I can’t pretend to care much for the art choices, but many of these cards are good hits.

Which Stardates Cards Are First-Time Reprints?

Several of these cards are receiving a reprint for the first time (looking at a base printing in a set or Commander precon or the List; I don’t consider Secret Lairs a reprint due to limited availability). Here’s a list of cards getting their first reprint:

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A.L. Walser

A. L. Walser - also known as nissaflamecaller online - has been playing Magic since 2009 and the release of the original Zendikar set. An avid drafter with a bit of a Vorthos streak, his favorite aspect of playing Magic comes from the act of building a deck from nothing.