Magic Word

Unstable (2017), Magic: The Gathering, #38, Common, art by Carl Frank


Magic Word
PrintingNormal $0.08Foil $0.24

Normal, Near Mint

$0.08

TCGplayer market price (an average of recent sales)

As of Oct 24 (3 days ago). Unchanged since Oct 3.

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Price trend

For the Normal printing.

Oct 17 $0.08 → Oct 24, 2026 $0.08 0.0%

$0.08
Oct 17, 2026Oct 19, 2026Oct 20, 2026Oct 21, 2026Oct 24, 2026

Sep 24 $0.09 → Oct 24, 2026 $0.08 −11.1%

$0.09$0.08
Sep 24, 2026Oct 4, 2026Oct 9, 2026Oct 14, 2026Oct 24, 2026

Jul 26 $0.10 → Oct 24, 2026 $0.08 −20.0%

$0.10$0.09$0.08
Jul 26, 2026Aug 25, 2026Sep 9, 2026Sep 24, 2026Oct 24, 2026

Oct 24, 2025 $0.07 → Oct 24, 2026 $0.08 +14.3%

$0.13$0.07$0.10$0.12$0.08
Oct 24, 2025Feb 22, 2026Apr 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026Oct 24, 2026

Feb 8, 2024 $0.07 → Oct 24, 2026 $0.08 +14.3%

$0.13$0.04$0.06$0.10$0.12$0.08
Feb 8, 2024Jan 2, 2025Jun 16, 2025Nov 28, 2025Oct 24, 2026

Vs its set

Over the 90 days to Oct 24, 2026: the Normal printing −20.0%; the median other printing in Unstable 0.0% (267 other printings). 234 of those 267 changed price, but no more than half rose and no more than half fell, so the middle change is 0%.

Market details

Sold vs asking

Recent sales (TCGplayer market price)$0.08
Sellers asking (median listing, Normal)$0.20
0$0.20

Sellers ask 2.5× the recent sale price.

Asking figure from TCGplayer listings, as of Oct 24.

Record

Price history Feb 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026

Highest (Normal)$0.13Apr 11, 2026 only
Lowest (Normal)$0.04Nov 16, 2024 to Nov 17, 2024
Vs highest38% below $0.13

Change

Latest change−11.1%Oct 3, $0.09 → $0.08

Price changes, last 30 days

One one-cent fall, from $0.09 to $0.08.

Printings

PrintingMarketListed median
Foil$0.24$0.49
Normal (the price shown above)$0.08$0.20

Same set: Unstable (268)

Same artist: Carl Frank (31)

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Newest TCGplayer value: Oct 24, 2026. Prices in USD. Card names and images © their respective publishers. See how these prices are made.