Top 10 Most Valuable Magic the Gathering Cards in the Champions of Kamigawa Expansion Set

Which Cards of the Champions of Kamigawa Expansion Set Are Worth the Most?

Austin Chang

Released in October 2004, the Champions of Kamigawa expansion set is the first set of the Kamigawa block. With 306 total cards in the set (88 Rare, 88 Uncommon, 110 Common, 20 Basic Lands), this expansion introduced new mechanics to the game such as Arcane spells, "Spiritcraft," and Bushido. Here's a list of the top 10 most valuable cards of the Champions of Kamigawa expansion set.

10. Marrow-Gnawer

High Price Value: $5.34

Rarity: Rare

Cost: 3BB

Card Type: Legendary Creature - Rat Rogue

Power/Toughness: 2/3

Card Text: All Rats have fear. T, Sacrifice a Rat: Put X 1/1 black Rat creature tokens into play, where X is the number of Rats you control.

9. Ghostly Prison

High Price Value: $5.48

Rarity: Uncommon

Cost: 2W

Card Type: Enchantment

Card Text: Creatures can't attack unless their controller pays 2 for each creature attacking you. (This cost is paid as attackers are declared.)

8. Gifts Ungiven

High Price Value: $5.70

Rarity: Rare

Cost: 3U

Card Type: Instant

Card Text: Search your library for four cards with different names and reveal them. Target opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

7. Yosei, the Morning Star

High Price Value: $6.58

Rarity: Rare

Cost: 4WW

Card Type: Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit

Power/Toughness: 5/5

Card Text: Flying. When Yosei, the Morning Star is put into a graveyard from play, target player skips his or her next untap step. Tap up to five target permanents that player controls.

6. Keiga, the Tide Star

High Price Value: $6.59

Rarity: Rare

Cost: 5U

Card Type: Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit

Power/Toughness: 5/5

Card Text: Flying. When Keiga, the Tide Star is put into a graveyard from play, gain control of target creature.

5. Forbidden Orchard

High Price Value: $10.98

Rarity: Rare

Card Type: Land

Card Text: T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Whenever you tap Forbidden Orchard for mana, put a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token into play under target opponent's control.

4. Kokusho, the Evening Star

High Price Value: $12.49

Rarity: Rare

Cost: 4BB

Card Type: Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit

Poewr/Toughness: 5/5

Card Text: Flying. When Kokusho, the Evening Star is put into a graveyard from play, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

3. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

High Price Value: $13.18

Rarity: Rare

Cost: 2RRR

Card Type: Legendary Creature - Goblin Shaman

Power/Toughness: 2/2

Card Text: Haste. T: Put a creature token into play that's a copy of target nonlegendary creature you control. That creature token has haste. Sacrifice it at end of turn.

2. Glimpse of Nature

High Price Value: $21.98

Rarity: Rare

Cost: G

Card Type: Sorcery

Card Text: Whenever you play a creature spell this turn, draw a card.

1. Sensei's Divining Top

High Price Value: $24.18

Rarity: Uncommon

Cost: 1

Card Type: Artifact

Card Text: 1: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. T: Draw a card, then put Sensei's Divining Top on top of its owner's library.

Note: Prices as of July 1, 2011

Source:

http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/price_guide.asp?setname=Champions%20of%20Kamigawa

Published by Austin Chang - Featured Contributor in Sports

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