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IGN’s pre-release snapshot of Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek set puts Showcase Picard at $300, ahead of Spock, Kirk, and eight other cards.
IGN has identified the 10 most valuable cards in Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek set using pre-release pricing, with the Showcase version of Captain Jean-Luc Picard currently at the top. IGN places Picard at around $300, while the borderless, surge foil version of Mr. Spock, Science Officer is listed at around $200 and the Showcase Captain James T. Kirk is around $170.
The ranking is an early market snapshot rather than a settled price guide. IGN notes that pre-release prices can shift considerably and says it plans to update the list when TCGplayer’s data is updated. That makes the figures useful for identifying the set’s current chase cards, but not a guarantee of what collectors or players will pay later.
IGN’s list covers a mixture of character cards, dual lands, an artifact spacecraft, a basic land treatment, and a Commander-focused legendary creature. The ranking below follows the approximate values reported by the publisher, from lowest to highest.
- Sacred Foundry, Showcase: $60. IGN describes this land as a Mountain/Plains that taps for red or white mana.
- Borg Cube, Showcase: $80. IGN identifies it as an artifact spacecraft with affinity for artifact creatures and a connection to the set’s assimilate mechanic.
- Overgrown Tomb, Showcase: around $81. IGN describes this Swamp/Forest as producing black or green mana.
- Q, Stacking the Deck, Showcase: $85. IGN reports that the card can exile cards from the top of its controller’s library to exile a nonland card and create a copy of a card in hand.
- Breeding Pool, Showcase: $92. IGN lists the Forest Island as producing green or blue mana.
- Mountain, Surge Foil: over $90. IGN specifically calls this a basic Mountain with the Surge Foil treatment.
- Dathon, His Heart Open, Showcase: $100. IGN presents Dathon as a Commander option for Saga cards.
- Captain James T. Kirk, Showcase: around $170. IGN reports that Kirk’s card can offer one of three choices when it enters or attacks, with an additional option available when its controller has no cards in hand.
- Mr. Spock, Science Officer, borderless surge foil: around $200. IGN describes the mono-blue creature as providing players with double card advantage.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Showcase: around $300. IGN places Picard at the top of the list. The card gives other creatures +1/+1, creates a 1/1 Officer token when its controller casts a creature or spacecraft, and can search for a spacecraft after seven Officers are created.
These numbers are not presented by IGN as permanent valuations. Several entries are described as being at a specific price “at the time of writing,” while others are given as approximate or above a stated amount. The ranking should therefore be read as a record of the market’s early direction, not a final ordering.
IGN’s three highest character entries are also the clearest examples of how the set’s collectible appeal is tied to recognizable Star Trek identities. The publisher places Picard, Spock, and Kirk above the other cards in the ranking, with special treatments attached to each of them. That combination gives the top of the list a strong character-card focus, even though lands and artifacts make up much of the rest.
Picard’s reported lead is supported by more than the character’s name. IGN highlights a card that can improve an entire creature board, create Officer tokens, and eventually put a spacecraft onto the battlefield with seven charge counters. Those abilities give the card several visible components for collectors and Commander players to evaluate. This is analysis of IGN’s review of the card’s text, not an OnlineGamesVIP gameplay verdict.
Spock’s value is attached to a different kind of appeal. IGN points to his mono-blue identity and describes the card as offering double card advantage, while the borderless, surge foil treatment supplies the premium version featured in the ranking. The combination suggests that the reported price is not based only on the character or only on the card’s mechanics. It reflects the specific finish being tracked as well.
Kirk sits below Spock and Picard in IGN’s snapshot, but his reported value remains substantially higher than every other entry outside the top three. IGN highlights the choice-based ability that triggers when Kirk enters or attacks, including a larger option when the controller has no cards in hand. From a player-focused perspective, that makes Kirk’s appeal easier to distinguish from Picard’s token and spacecraft plan, although the source does not provide performance data or a comparative Commander assessment.
Five entries in IGN’s top 10 are lands or land treatments: Sacred Foundry, Overgrown Tomb, Breeding Pool, and the Surge Foil Mountain, along with the Showcase land category represented across the list. IGN’s reporting makes clear that presentation matters here. The lands are not simply ranked as ordinary mana sources; their Showcase or Surge Foil versions are the versions attached to the reported prices.
That distinction is important for anyone reading the list as a buying guide. A card’s name alone does not identify the version IGN is pricing. Sacred Foundry is listed as Showcase, Overgrown Tomb and Breeding Pool are also listed as Showcase versions, and the Mountain is specifically the Surge Foil treatment. Comparing one of those prices with a different printing would not be a like-for-like comparison.
IGN also calls attention to the unusual position of the Surge Foil Mountain. The publisher reports that it is selling for over $90, placing a basic Mountain above several named cards in the early ranking. IGN questions whether that price will hold and expects it may slide, while leaving open the possibility that there is a factor not immediately apparent in the early market. That caution is especially relevant because the article itself warns that pre-release pricing is unstable.
The three dual lands provide a more straightforward spread. IGN lists Sacred Foundry at $60, Overgrown Tomb at around $81, and Breeding Pool at $92. Their positions show how relatively small price differences can move a card several places in a list of only 10 entries. They also show why the exact finish and the timing of the snapshot matter as much as the card’s role as a mana source.
The most useful conclusion is not that Picard is definitively worth $300. It is that the set’s early premium is concentrated in specific versions rather than spread evenly across every Star Trek card. IGN’s list repeatedly identifies Showcase, borderless, or Surge Foil variants, so players interested in collecting should first confirm which treatment is being discussed before comparing prices.
Players building decks can also separate the list into different kinds of interest. Dathon, His Heart Open is the entry IGN directly frames as a Commander option for Saga cards. The publisher says casting an enchantment draws a card, while Sagas deal two damage to each opponent and can have their counters increased. That makes Dathon’s reported $100 value relevant to a specific deck-building idea, rather than simply a character or display-card premium.
IGN gives Borg Cube a similarly identifiable mechanical angle. The publisher describes it as an artifact spacecraft with affinity for artifact creatures and a connection to assimilate, which can take something and turn it into a Borg. That places the card in a recognizable theme within the set, but the source does not provide tournament results, decklists, or evidence that the card is outperforming alternatives.
Q, Stacking the Deck illustrates why some prices may be difficult to assess from text alone. IGN describes an ability involving the top of the library, a nonland card, and a copy of a card in hand, while also acknowledging the card’s considerable complexity. The reported $85 value may appeal to collectors or players interested in the effect, but the available evidence does not establish how often the card succeeds in actual games.
Accordingly, this article treats IGN’s piece as market reporting and analysis of the publisher’s review, not as an OnlineGamesVIP hands-on review. There is no first-hand play testing, tournament data, sales history, or independent price verification in the supplied record.
What remains unknown and worth watching
The largest unanswered question is how long these prices will last. IGN explicitly says the figures are pre-release prices and that the list will be updated after TCGplayer’s data changes. Until that update appears, the supplied record cannot confirm whether Picard will remain at $300, whether Spock will hold near $200, or whether the Surge Foil Mountain will keep its position above $90.
It is also unconfirmed how the full set’s supply will affect these cards. IGN mentions four Commander decks, a Secret Lair drop, and additional products connected with the Star Trek release, but the source does not provide print quantities, opening rates, inventory levels, or sales figures. Without that information, it is not possible to say whether scarcity, demand, card strength, character popularity, or some combination of those factors is driving each price.
Future updates should be checked against the exact treatments listed by IGN. A later price for a regular version would not automatically confirm a change in the Showcase, borderless, or Surge Foil version. The most meaningful follow-up will be a like-for-like comparison using updated TCGplayer data, especially for Picard, Spock, Kirk, and the unusually expensive Mountain.
For now, IGN’s ranking establishes a clear early hierarchy: Showcase Picard leads at around $300, followed by the borderless surge foil Spock and Showcase Kirk, while premium lands and special treatments occupy much of the remaining list. The figures are confirmed only as the publisher’s reported snapshot, with the longer-term market still unconfirmed.