Alpha August 2026
Ruler of Thul topped Alpha at $2,601 on 2026-08-31. Onyx Core, Donnybrook Inn entered the foil top 10. Deathspeaker, Sorcerer left it. The tracked non-foil subtotal ended at $3,644 (+2.1% across the month).
Ranked as of 2026-08-31 · non-foil subtotal $3,644 (+2.1% across the month)· foil subtotal $34,265
What changed
Entered the foil top ten: Onyx Core, Donnybrook Inn. Left it: Deathspeaker, Sorcerer. Compared with the 2026-07 edition.
Top 10 foil
- 1.Ruler of Thul ✦$2,600.88+50.7%
- 2.Avatar of Water ✦$2,500.00+0.0%
- 3.Onyx Core ✦$1,999.99+61.2%
- 4.Amethyst Core ✦$1,639.98+0.0%
- 5.Ruby Core ✦$1,545.00+0.0%
- 6.Aquamarine Core ✦$1,399.98+0.0%
- 7.Mirror Realm ✦$1,099.98+22.2%
- 8.Avatar of Fire ✦$923.33+6.4%
- 9.The Colour Out of Space ✦$649.00+0.0%
- 10.Donnybrook Inn ✦$612.50+104.2%
Reported market values for the ranked finish, lowest listing excluded. The move column is the 30-day market change, not a listing move. ✦ marks a foil.
Top 10 non-foil
- 1.Death Dealer$513.94+5.9%
- 2.Courtesan Thaïs$395.16+11.6%
- 3.Philosopher's Stone$380.85-0.6%
- 4.Erik's Curiosa$351.00+0.0%
- 5.Ruler of Thul$210.54+2.2%
- 6.Onyx Core$151.05+12.1%
- 7.Aquamarine Core$115.83-0.4%
- 8.Ruby Core$115.75-0.6%
- 9.Amethyst Core$104.67+1.6%
- 10.Highland Princess$70.15+1.6%
Reported market values for the ranked finish, lowest listing excluded. The move column is the 30-day market change, not a listing move. ✦ marks a foil.
Editions
This is an archived edition kept for the record; the current ranking is Alpha today.
Questions
What was the most valuable Alpha card in August 2026?
Ruler of Thul (foil) at $2,601 reported market value on 2026-08-31.
How is an edition ranked?
By reported market value on the last archived day of the month. The 30-day column compares that day with the observation 30 days earlier; listings are not ranked.