Top 10 Most Expensive Magic: The Gathering Sorceries
Sorceries are some of the most powerful spells in Magic: The Gathering, often swinging games dramatically. Some of the best and most sought-after sorceries also carry high price tags due to their strength, rarity, or limited reprints. Whether they tutor key pieces, wipe the board, or generate massive value, these are the ten most expensive sorceries in MTG.
10. Grim Tutor
Grim Tutor is a black sorcery that lets you search your library for any card and put it into your hand at the cost of three life. Originally printed in Starter 1999, its scarcity made it extremely expensive until a long-awaited reprint in Core Set 2021. Even with the reprint, its value remains high due to its powerful tutoring ability.
9. Jeska’s Will
Jeska’s Will is a red sorcery that can either generate a massive amount of red mana or exile three cards for you to play that turn or both, if you control your commander. Its explosive potential makes it a staple in many decks, particularly in Commander, and its popularity has kept its price high.
8. Damnation
Damnation is essentially a black version of Wrath of God, destroying all creatures with no exceptions. Board wipes are essential in Commander, and this card has remained expensive due to its power and infrequent reprints. It’s a must-have in many black-based control decks.
7. Torment of Hailfire
Torment of Hailfire is a game-ending finisher that forces opponents to sacrifice creatures, discard cards, or lose life repeatedly, scaling with the amount of mana invested. It’s a favorite in ramp-heavy black decks, and its potential to end games on the spot keeps demand and price high.
6. Finale of Devastation
Finale of Devastation is an incredible green sorcery that tutors creatures from your deck or graveyard straight to the battlefield. If you pump enough mana into it, it gives your entire board a massive power boost and haste, often leading to immediate victory. Its game-winning potential makes it one of the most expensive sorceries around.
5. Green Sun’s Zenith
Green Sun’s Zenith is an efficient tutor that allows you to fetch any green creature from your deck and put it directly onto the battlefield. With recursion built-in as it shuffles itself back into the deck, this spell is a Commander staple, particularly in mono-green decks. Limited reprints and constant demand keep its price high.
4. Sea Gate Restoration
Sea Gate Restoration is both a sorcery and a land, making it one of the most flexible cards on this list. It lets you draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand while removing your maximum hand size. As a powerful spell that can double as a land, it's a favorite in control and combo decks, keeping its price up.
3. Demonic Tutor
One of the best tutors ever printed, Demonic Tutor allows you to search your library and put any card in your hand for just two mana. This level of efficiency makes it one of the most played sorceries in MTG, and while it’s been reprinted multiple times, its demand always outweighs supply, keeping it among the priciest spells in the game.
2. Imperial Seal
Imperial Seal is another powerful tutor, letting you put any card on top of your library at the cost of two mana and two life. Originally printed in Portal Three Kingdoms, its extreme rarity made it one of the most expensive cards in Magic. Even after a reprint in Double Masters 2022, it remains a premium, high-value card.
1. Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is the most expensive sorcery in Magic, and for good reason. This iconic red spell forces all players to discard their hands and draw seven new cards, making it an insane value engine, particularly in aggressive and combo-heavy decks. Its Reserved List status ensures that no reprints will ever drop its price, solidifying it as the most expensive sorcery in the game.
Closing Thoughts
Sorceries shape the flow of a game, offering massive swings in tempo, card advantage, and board presence. Whether you’re tutoring for a key piece, refilling your hand, or wiping the board, these high-cost spells are some of the most powerful tools in Magic. Their high prices reflect their strength, scarcity, and impact across multiple formats.
This article uses information from EDHREC, a widely used resource among MTG players for its comprehensive statistics and insights on Commander trends and strategies.