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ALA · Magic: The Gathering

Shards of Alara

259 cards, led by Ad Nauseam at $11.20.

Released Oct 3, 2008

Set index · ALA

83.93

−16.07 (−16.07%)1Y

1W
−1.14%
1M
−10.47%
1Y
−16.07%
52W low 82.79high 103.91
Ad Nauseam
Mayael the Anima
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Tezzeret the Seeker
Rafiq of the Many

The 5 most valuable · $1.35 – $11.20

Cards
259
Priced printings
508
Sales a week
181
Typical single, Near Mint
$0.43
Popularity
55/100
Standing
#188

The index

A score that starts at 100 and moves with the set's fair value, compared on the same printings week to week.

One Near Mint copy of every printing at fair value; the chase cards move it most.

Master set value

one of every printing · fair value · Nov 11, 2026

NM
$1,479.95
508 of 508 priced · 99% from sales
LP
$961.43
508 of 508 priced · 99% from sales
MP
$714.39
508 of 508 priced · 99% from sales
HP
$604.00
508 of 508 priced · 85% from sales
DMG
$528.82
508 of 508 priced · 55% from sales

Near Mint was $1,788.68 on Aug 30, 2026 (-17.3%). Totals move when printings are added or first priced; the index above doesn't.

Sealed

Every way Shards of Alara was sold, priced.

11 products

Booster Pack

Booster Pack

Shards of Alara - Fat Pack

Market Price
$370.24
MSRP
$34.99*
Against MSRP
▲ 958% vs MSRP

InsideReported

  • 8×Booster Pack
  • 1×Bundle Land Pack: Shards of Alara Fat Pack Land Pack (40 cards)
  • 1×Planeswalker's guide to Alara
  • 1×of 5 different card boxes with Shards of Alara artwork
  • 1×Shards Spindown life counter

* Standard MSRP for that product type, or a bundle's count × that price.

Cards

259 of 259 valued in Near Mint

In the set

259 singles tracked

  1. C101 · 39%
  2. U60 · 23%
  3. R53 · 20%
  4. L20 · 8%
  5. M15 · 6%
  6. T10 · 4%

How to read the set index

What is the typical single?
The median fair value of the set's Near Mint English singles — the price in the middle, so one chase card can't drag it up. Fair value comes from real sales only; the marketplace's Market Price is shown on card pages but never counted.
What does the index line show?
The Set Value Index: one Near Mint copy of every printing at fair value, compared week to week on the same printings, so it moves with the set's value — the chase cards most. It starts at 100; the 90-day figure is that line over the last quarter. Beside it, the typical card (every card counted the same, chases left out) and the chases on their own.
How is popularity scored?
Out of 100, against the rest of the game: how much the set's cards sell for, how many of them sell each week, how many cards it holds and how its index has moved. It ranks sets; it isn't a price.