Black Ward Price
12 printings · 11 sets · first printed 1993
Black Ward has been printed 12 times across 11 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Revised Edition #5 at $0.24, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Alpha #5 at $60.00 — about 250× more. The median across 8 priced printings is $2.47. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 12x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Black Ward Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Edition #5 (U) Cheapest | 1994 | $0.24 | — |
| Fourth Edition #8 (U) | 1995 | $0.26 | — |
| Foreign Black Border #5 (U) | 1994 | $2.00 | — |
| Collectors' Edition #5 (U) | 1993 | $2.00 | $0.40 |
| Unlimited Edition #5 (U) | 1993 | $2.94 | — |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #5 (U) | 1993 | $4.57 | — |
| Limited Edition Beta #5 (U) | 1993 | $19.43 | $4.75 |
| Limited Edition Alpha #5 (U) | 1993 | $60.00 | $25.00 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #302 (U) | 2022 | — | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #5 (U) | 2022 | — | — |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #8 (U) | 1995 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #5 (U) | 1994 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Enchanted creature has protection from black. This effect doesn't remove this Aura.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 12 versions.