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Temple Altisaur

Creature — Dinosaur Rare
3 printings EDHREC #3,033 Prices updated Aug 7, 2026
LCC #138
$0.64
▲ +$0.16 (+33.3%) 7 days
Price History

Temple Altisaur Price Summary

As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Temple Altisaur is $0.64 (LCC #138), and the most expensive is $6.96 (PRIX #28s, Prerelease, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.64, up 33.3% over 7 days, up 14.3% over 30 days, up 73.0% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $1.13 (2024).

Temple Altisaur Printings & Prices

4 variants

Temple Altisaur has 3 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

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Sell Temple Altisaur: Buylist Offers

4 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $5.50 cash for PRIX #28s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom PRIX #28s Foil $5.50 $10.99 50%
Card Kingdom RIX #28 Foil $4.50 $8.99 50%
Card Kingdom RIX #28 Nonfoil $0.30 $1.49 80%
Card Kingdom LCC #138 Nonfoil $0.17 $1.29 87%

Temple Altisaur Rules Text & Legality

Creature — Dinosaur — mana cost {4}{W}

If a source would deal damage to another Dinosaur you control, prevent all but 1 of that damage.

""Kinjalli sculpted humans from clay, but the dinosaurs were carved from unyielding stone." —Itzama the Crested"

Temple Altisaur is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Temple Altisaur Rulings

4 most recent
  • Jan 19, 2018 Combat damage can be assigned to other Dinosaurs you control as normal, but most of that damage will be prevented. For example, if a 3/3 Dinosaur you control blocks a 5/5 creature with trample, the attacking player may assign 2 of that creature's combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking and Temple Altisaur will prevent 2 of the 3 damage assigned to the defending Dinosaur.
  • Jan 19, 2018 If multiple replacement and/or prevention effects could apply to a Dinosaur you control, you choose the order in which to apply those effects. For example, if another effect will prevent 1 damage that would be dealt to a Dinosaur, you may apply Temple Altisaur's effect to prevent all but 1 of that damage and then apply the other effect to prevent that 1 damage.
  • Jan 19, 2018 If multiple sources would deal damage to another Dinosaur you control, all but 1 damage from each of those sources is prevented.
  • Jan 19, 2018 The effects of two Temple Altisaurs won't reduce the damage from one source below 1 damage.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

4 printings

Temple Altisaur has been reprinted 4 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment 90 days
LCC #138 2023-11-17 Rare Standard $0.82
RIX #28 2018-01-19 Rare Standard
RIX #28 2018-01-19 Rare Standard
PRIX #28s 2018-01-19 Rare Prerelease

Temple Altisaur in Commander

Temple Altisaur is the #3,033 most-played card on EDHREC, down 24 places over the last 30 days.

Temple Altisaur FAQ

How much is Temple Altisaur worth?

Temple Altisaur is worth about $0.64 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 7, 2026. Prices range from $0.64 to $6.96 across 3 tracked printings.

Is Temple Altisaur legal in Commander?

Yes — Temple Altisaur is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Temple Altisaur been reprinted?

Yes — Temple Altisaur has been reprinted 4 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Temple Altisaur cheap?

Temple Altisaur trades at about $0.64 — 4 reprints keep supply plentiful.