Esper Sentinel

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Esper Sentinel is $58.50 (MH2 #328, Showcase), and the most expensive is $92.60 (PMH2 #12s, Prerelease, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $58.50, down 1.2% over 7 days, down 11.1% over 30 days, up 5.2% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $67.46 (2026).

Esper Sentinel has 5 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including alt art, showcase and prerelease treatments.

MH2 #328 Showcase

$58.50

CK $79.99 / $48.00 18%

MP $60.57 26 avail

MH2 #12

$58.83 +1%

CK $69.99 / $39.00 34%

MP $57.31 113 avail

H2R #2 Alt Art

$60.41 +3%

CK $74.99 / $38.00 37%

MP $64.59 26 avail

PLST #MH2-12

$67.46 +15%

CK $69.99 / $35.00 48%

MP $60.74 9 avail

MH2 #328 Showcase Foil

$75.28 +29%

CK $89.99 / $45.00 40%

MP $72.35 7 avail

MH2 #12 Foil

$83.72 +43%

CK $94.99 / $47.50 43%

MP $77.59 8 avail

H2R #2 Alt Art Foil

$92.42 +58%

CK $129.99 / $65.00 30%

MP $93.90 22 avail

PMH2 #12s Prerelease Foil

$92.60 +58%

CK $99.99 / $45.00 51%

MP $124.82 3 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $65.00 cash for H2R #2 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Jun 18, 2021 If Esper Sentinel's has negative power when this ability resolves, then {X} is {0}. The opponent may still choose not to pay the cost if they want you to draw a card.
• Jun 18, 2021 If a noncreature spell was already cast by an opponent the turn Esper Sentinel enters the battlefield, that opponent already cast their first noncreature spell this turn, and Esper Sentinel's ability won't trigger for that opponent that turn.
• Jun 18, 2021 This ability checks Esper Sentinel's power when it resolves, not when the ability goes on the stack. If Esper Sentinel is no longer on the battlefield when it resolves, use the power it had the last time it was on the battlefield.

Esper Sentinel has been reprinted 8 times. The Modern Horizons 2 Timeshifts reprint cut the price 71% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
H2R #2	2024-06-07	Rare	Alt Art	—	$17.04	$16.63	$19.31
H2R #2	2024-06-07	Rare	Alt Art	$73.51	$39.03	$21.43	$22.38
PLST #MH2-12	2022-04-29	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
MH2 #12	2021-06-18	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
MH2 #12	2021-06-18	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
MH2 #328	2021-06-18	Rare	Showcase	—	—	—	—
MH2 #328	2021-06-18	Rare	Showcase	—	—	—	—
PMH2 #12s	2021-05-06	Rare	Prerelease	—	—	—	—

Esper Sentinel is the #77 most-played card on EDHREC, down 2 places over the last 30 days.