Esper Sentinel Price
7 printings · 6 sets · first printed 2021
Esper Sentinel has been printed 7 times across 6 sets, first in 2021 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Modern Horizons 2 #12 at $56.46, while the most expensive is Modern Horizons 2 Promos #12s at $94.88. The median across 6 priced printings is $62.27. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 7x, including dedicated reprint sets like Modern Horizons 2 Timeshifts, The List.
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Every Esper Sentinel Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 2 #12 (R) Cheapest | 2021 | $56.46 | $38.00 |
| Modern Horizons 2 Timeshifts #2 (R) | 2024 | $59.25 | $45.00 |
| Modern Horizons 2 #328 (R) | 2021 | $60.44 | $45.00 |
| Secret Lair Drop #2123 (R) Foil | 2026 | $64.10 | — |
| The List #MH2-12 (R) | 2023 | $66.98 | $49.00 |
| Modern Horizons 2 Promos #12s (R) Foil | 2021 | $94.88 | $80.00 foil |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons #75 (R) | 2021 | — | — |
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.
, where X is this creature's power.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 7 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsThis ability checks Esper Sentinel's power when it resolves, not when the ability goes on the stack. If Esper Sentinel is no longer on the battlefield when it resolves, use the power it had the last time it was on the battlefield.
If a noncreature spell was already cast by an opponent the turn Esper Sentinel enters the battlefield, that opponent already cast their first noncreature spell this turn, and Esper Sentinel's ability won't trigger for that opponent that turn.
If Esper Sentinel's has negative power when this ability resolves, then is 
. The opponent may still choose not to pay the cost if they want you to draw a card.