Sword of Light and Shadow

As of Aug 1, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Sword of Light and Shadow is $7.56 (ACR #100, Foil), and the most expensive is $107.17 (MPS #30, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $8.01, up 4.8% over 7 days, up 14.8% over 30 days, up 1.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $18.54 (2024).

Sword of Light and Shadow has 9 tracked printings across 6 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including borderless, inverted and judge promo treatments.

ACR #100 Foil

$7.56

CK $10.99 / $4.40 42%

MP $7.73 12 avail

ACR #100

$8.01

CK $11.99 / $5.00 38%

MP $6.96 42 avail

ACR #262 Inverted Etched

$9.68 +21%

CK $12.99 / $6.50 33%

MP $8.33 6 avail

DST #149

$10.38 +30%

CK $16.99 / $7.00 33%

MP $7.96 42 avail

MMA #217

$12.62 +58%

CK $15.99 / $9.00 29%

MP $12.03 24 avail

2XM #298

$14.66 +83%

CK $15.99 / $8.00 45%

MP $11.71 57 avail

ACR #125 Borderless

$14.69 +83%

CK $19.99 / $8.00 46%

MP $12.91 11 avail

ACR #125 Borderless Foil

$15.16 +89%

CK $22.99 / $9.20 39%

MP $15.88 16 avail

2XM #298 Foil

$17.84 +123%

CK $22.99 / $11.50 36%

MP $12.39 13 avail

DST #149 Foil

$24.22 +202%

CK $44.99 / $22.50 7%

MP $30.41 2 avail

2XM #366 Borderless

$26.21 +227%

CK $27.99 / $13.00 50%

MP $27.36 9 avail

2XM #366 Borderless Foil

$27.89 +248%

CK $32.99 / $16.50 41%

MP $24.52 6 avail

J12 #7 Judge Promo Foil

$28.68 +258%

CK $42.99 / $26.00 9%

MP $27.23 8 avail

MMA #217 Foil

$32.45 +305%

CK $29.99 / $15.00 54%

MP $16.54 6 avail

MPS #30 Foil

$107.17 +1238%

CK $99.99 / $60.00 44%

MP $98.99 7 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $60.00 cash for MPS #30 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 40% (normal).

• Aug 7, 2020 If you choose a target creature card in your graveyard and that card is an illegal target by the time the triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. You won't gain 3 life. If you don't choose a target at all, you just gain 3 life.
• Aug 7, 2020 The triggered ability can target a creature card that was put into your graveyard as a result of state-based actions immediately after the combat damage that caused the ability to trigger.

Sword of Light and Shadow has been reprinted 15 times. The Assassin's Creed reprint cut the price 57% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
ACR #100	2024-07-05	Mythic	Standard	$16.99	$7.85	$7.30	$8.56
ACR #125	2024-07-05	Mythic	Borderless	—	$18.33	$18.05	$14.25
ACR #100	2024-07-05	Mythic	Standard	—	$8.33	$8.19	$8.95
ACR #262	2024-07-05	Mythic	Inverted	—	—	—	—
ACR #125	2024-07-05	Mythic	Borderless	—	$22.35	$20.23	$16.61
2XM #298	2020-08-07	Mythic	Standard	—	—	—	—
2XM #298	2020-08-07	Mythic	Standard	—	—	—	—
2XM #366	2020-08-07	Mythic	Borderless	—	—	—	—
2XM #366	2020-08-07	Mythic	Borderless	—	—	—	—
MPS #30	2016-09-30	Special	Standard	—	—	—	—

Showing the 10 most recent of 15 printings.

Sword of Light and Shadow is the #2,206 most-played card on EDHREC, down 24 places over the last 30 days.