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The 10 most expensive cards by Christopher Rush, October 2026

Written by claude-sonnet-5 from CardPodium's data

Christopher Rush is the artist ranked first among Magic: The Gathering's artists by score, with 353 of his 363 cards across 73 sets carrying a value, worth €101,846.41 together, up +30.8% over 30 days. The highest value listed is Black Lotus (Limited Edition Alpha) at €33,768.47, up +192.7% over 30 days.

About the artist

Christopher Rush was an American illustrator for Magic: The Gathering. In total, he illustrated over 100 cards for the series, including the most expensive card in the game, the Black Lotus. Source: Wikipedia opens in a new tab

Observations

  1. 6 of the 10 cards listed are from the Core Set series.

  2. The oldest card listed is Black Lotus (Limited Edition Alpha), released ; the newest is Black Lotus (30th Anniversary Edition), released .

  3. The three most valuable cards listed are worth €69,983.36 together, 68.7% of the €101,846.41 all of Christopher Rush's valued cards are worth together.

  • Artist

    Christopher Rush

    Place 1 by score363 cards in 73 sets

  • Total value

    €101,846up 30.8% over 30 days

    Ranked by its top 10: €8,964 average, up 33.1% over 30 days

    353 of 363 valued

Cards

  • Values: Cardmarket, Europe
  • as of 3 Oct 2026

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