Open the Way Price
6 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2023
Open the Way has been printed 6 times across 3 sets, first in 2023 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #280 at $0.72, while the most expensive is March of the Machine: The Aftermath #73 at $5.13 — about 7× more. The median across 6 priced printings is $4.45. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 6x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Secrets of Strixhaven Commander).
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Every Open the Way Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #280 (R) Cheapest | 2026 | $0.72 | $0.38 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #23 (R) | 2023 | $2.36 | $0.38 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #123 (R) Foil | 2023 | $3.90 | — |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #163 (R) | 2023 | $4.99 | $2.00 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath Promos #23p (R) | 2024 | $4.99 | $0.75 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #73 (R) | 2023 | $5.13 | $2.00 |
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.
Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 6 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
1 PrecedentsThe number of players in the game is checked only as you choose the value for X. Once you've cast Open the Way, players leaving the game in response to the spell won't affect the number of land cards you'll find.