Most Expensive Cards in Modern Horizons 3
Modern Horizons 3 packed a huge amount of power into one set. These are the singles that carried the most value at release — scan your pulls to see where they stand now.
Top Pick
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Modern Horizons 3
Low to mid two figures
Ranked by market value
A colorless planeswalker bomb that generates overwhelming value. A marquee mythic and Commander favorite from the set.
A black enchantment channeling life into cards, echoing the infamous Necropotence. A combo engine that saw immediate constructed play.
A red-white titan that recurs from the graveyard while burning opponents. A cross-format staple in aggressive and midrange decks.
A green-blue commander that became infamous for a Modern combo before being banned in that format, while staying a Commander pick.
A flexible red instant rewarding wizard decks. A tempo and control staple that found homes across Modern.
A black-green planeswalker-creature hybrid. A versatile value engine popular in both constructed and Commander.
A green-white bear lord with a board-shrinking static ability. A build-around that carries steady demand.
A colorless artifact creature offering lifelink, deathtouch, and value on death. A perennial Commander reprint target with reliable demand.
Why Modern Horizons 3 Cards Command Premiums
The Modern Horizons sets skip Standard and drop directly into Modern, Legacy, and Commander with deliberately high power. That means their best cards are chased by eternal-format players from day one. Modern Horizons 3 continued the trend with mythics and rares that immediately entered top decks, plus special treatments, borderless art, and serialized cards that pushed collector demand even higher.
Special Treatments and Boosters
Beyond the base cards, Modern Horizons 3 offered borderless, extended-art, and retro-frame versions, along with Special Guests and serialized inserts, each carrying its own price. The exact treatment and finish can swing a card’s value dramatically, so identifying precisely which version you pulled matters. Scan any card with Tappr to confirm the treatment and read its Scryfall market estimate, synced about every 24 hours. That figure is not a listing.
Common questions
01 What is the most expensive card in Modern Horizons 3?
At release, mythics like Ugin, Eye of the Storms and combo enablers like Necrodominance led the set. Special treatments and serialized versions can be worth far more, and prices move over time, so scan for the current range.
02 Are Modern Horizons 3 cards worth opening for value?
A set’s value is concentrated in a handful of chase cards and premium treatments, so most packs return less than their cost. Buying the specific singles you need is almost always more efficient than opening product for value.
03 Why was Nadu banned?
Nadu, Winged Wisdom enabled a dominant, repetitive combo in Modern and was banned in that format. It remains legal and playable in Commander, which supports ongoing demand.
04 How do I check what my MH3 pulls are worth?
Scan each card with Tappr. The app identifies the exact card and treatment, then pulls TCGplayer and Cardmarket market estimates so you know the value of your pulls immediately.
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