Basalt Monolith Price
20 printings · 19 sets · first printed 1993
Basalt Monolith has been printed 20 times across 19 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #217 at $3.49, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Alpha #231 at $349.99 — about 100× more. The median across 15 priced printings is $6.61. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 20x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, Tales of Middle-earth Commander.
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Every Basalt Monolith Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #217 (U) Cheapest | 2024 | $3.49 | $2.30 |
| Commander 2013 #237 (U) | 2013 | $3.68 | $3.70 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II #173 (U) | 2018 | $4.03 | $3.50 |
| Commander 2015 #244 (U) | 2015 | $4.79 | $4.00 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander #274 (U) | 2023 | $5.34 | $3.20 |
| Double Masters #232 (U) | 2020 | $5.71 | $2.30 |
| Commander Anthology #210 (U) | 2017 | $6.33 | $2.75 |
| Revised Edition #235 (U) | 1994 | $6.61 | $3.25 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #227 (U) | 2022 | $9.54 | $2.75 |
| Collectors' Edition #232 (U) | 1993 | $16.40 | $11.00 |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #232 (U) | 1993 | $17.89 | $14.00 |
| Unlimited Edition #232 (U) | 1993 | $25.61 | $11.00 |
| Foreign Black Border #235 (U) | 1994 | $47.99 | — |
| Limited Edition Beta #232 (U) | 1993 | $240.00 | $152.00 |
| Limited Edition Alpha #231 (U) | 1993 | $349.99 | $225.00 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #524 (U) | 2022 | — | $80.00 |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack #120 (U) | 2015 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #43602 (U) Foil | 2013 | — | — |
| Masters Edition IV #182 (U) | 2011 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #235 (U) | 1994 | — | — |
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Official Judge Precedents
1 PrecedentsBasalt Monolith's last ability can untap it as often as you can pay for it. If you believe you've found a way to generate an unbounded amount of mana with it, you're probably right.