Branching Evolution

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Branching Evolution is $5.65 (PIP #195, Foil), and the most expensive is $19.06 (PIP #996, Extended Art, Surge Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $7.87, up 25.5% over 7 days, up 23.9% over 30 days, up 42.8% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $7.87 (2026).

Branching Evolution has 7 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil, foil and surge foil finishes, including extended art treatments.

PIP #195 Foil

$5.65

CK $12.99 / $5.20 8%

MP $8.32 7 avail

PIP #195

$7.29

CK $9.99 / $5.50 25%

MP $6.84 44 avail

LCC #234

$7.37 +1%

CK $9.99 / $4.00 46%

MP $6.77 41 avail

MH3 #285

$7.38 +1%

CK $9.49 / $3.80 49%

MP $6.58 76 avail

JMP #29

$7.87 +8%

CK $9.49 / $5.30 33%

MP $6.76 31 avail

MH3 #285 Foil

$8.07 +11%

CK $11.99 / $6.00 26%

MP $7.29 17 avail

PIP #468 Extended Art

$10.67 +46%

CK $14.99 / $8.50 20%

MP $9.79 13 avail

PIP #468 Extended Art Foil

$11.68 +60%

CK $16.99 / $8.50 27%

MP $10.23 6 avail

PIP #723 Surge Foil

$12.10 +66%

CK $14.99 / $7.50 38%

MP $12.01 2 avail

PIP #996 Extended Art Surge Foil

$19.06 +161%

CK $27.99 / $14.00 27%

MP $19.79 5 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $14.00 cash for PIP #996 (Surge Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Jun 23, 2020 If a creature you control would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with twice that many instead.
• Jun 23, 2020 If two or more effects attempt to modify how many counters would be put onto a creature you control, you choose the order to apply those effects, no matter who controls the sources of those effects.
• Jun 23, 2020 If you control two Branching Evolutions, the number of +1/+1 counters put on a creature is four times the original number. Three Branching Evolutions multiplies the original number by eight, and so on.

Branching Evolution has been reprinted 10 times. The Fallout reprint cut the price 70% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
MH3 #285	2024-06-14	Rare	Standard	$1.57	$1.03	$1.64	$1.70
MH3 #285	2024-06-14	Rare	Standard	$2.51	$1.05	$1.46	$2.50
PIP #723	2024-03-08	Rare	Standard	—	$3.82	$3.22	$4.67
PIP #195	2024-03-08	Rare	Standard	$9.47	$2.97	$2.85	$4.36
PIP #468	2024-03-08	Rare	Extended Art	—	$4.97	$3.99	$4.66
PIP #996	2024-03-08	Rare	Extended Art	—	$5.59	$5.64	$8.19
PIP #468	2024-03-08	Rare	Extended Art	—	$5.51	$3.89	$4.44
PIP #195	2024-03-08	Rare	Standard	—	$8.27	$4.11	$5.54
LCC #234	2023-11-17	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	$9.54
JMP #29	2020-07-17	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—

Branching Evolution is the #369 most-played card on EDHREC, up 2 places over the last 30 days.