What Magic card did Post Malone buy for 800k?

Last Modified Jul 7, 2023 19:06 GMT
Source: Post Malone on Twitter
Source: Post Malone on Twitter

Post Malone bought the Black Lotus card worth USD 800K from Magic The Gathering.

Modern celebs are considerably more open about their fandoms, whether it's Joe Manganiello's genuine love of Dungeons & Dragons or Stephen Colbert teaching visitors about the universe of Lord of the Rings. Post Malone is another celebrity who freely discusses his interest in the famous trading card game Magic The Gathering, openly mentioning the money he spends on cards, whether newer sets or sought-after oldies.

What Magic card did Post Malone buy for 800k?

Post Malone was just on The Howard Stern Show to promote his current album, Twelve Carat Toothache, and his 2022 tour when he revealed his big-money Magic buy. Post was discussing a normal day of filming, stating that after waking up later in the day, he will often play Apex Legends or go over his Magic: The Gathering cards. Stern then questioned Post about the most expensive card he'd ever bought, to which Post said that he spent $800,000 on an "artist print, Chris Rush-signed Black Lotus."

What is Magic: The Gathering?

Magic The Gathering is widely regarded as the first current trading card game, with Wizards of the Coast releasing the first set to enormous popularity in 1993. The game sets players against each other in various game modes, such as a standard 1v1 game or the more sophisticated Commander playstyle, with decks made using up to five different colors, each with its own set of powers and monsters.

What is Black Lotus?

The Black Lotus is widely regarded as the most expensive and sought-after non-promotional card in the history of Magic: The Gathering. It was typical for players to have decks with 20 Black Lotus cards in the early Alpha and Beta set days since it cost no mana to play and let players add three mana of any color to their mana pool before discarding it. It allowed players to start rapidly, sometimes winning games with the correct cards on the first turn. Due to successive bans, limitations, and rule changes, Black Lotus has not been featured or reprinted in any collections since 1994's Unlimited set, making it considerably more challenging to locate in excellent condition.

FAQs

A. The title of 'world's rarest trading card' is shared by two unique cards: the 1996 World Champion and the Shichifukujin Dragon. There is only one copy of each card in the world.

A. Black Lotus has long held a reputation as the most valuable Magic: The Gathering card ever made, dating from MTG's very first set, Limited Edition Alpha, released in 1993.

A. A collectible card player became a multi-millionaire overnight after opening a pack of Magic: The Gathering cards and discovering a rare collectible card worth $3.3 million. The card, which was produced as part of Magic: The Gathering's collaboration with Lord of the Rings, is the most expensive Magic: The Gathering card ever made.

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