
Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Onyx Goblet
Shards of Alara · #81 · common · 2008
Artifact
Listings
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 81 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- rk post
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Artifact
{T}: Target player loses 1 life.
"The goblet was a gift from the sphinx Gorael, who hoped humans and vedalken would eventually destroy each other to acquire it, leaving all of Esper to her own kind."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.13 |
| USD (foil) | $0.36 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.06 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.16 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Onyx Goblet is real?
Onyx Goblet is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Onyx Goblet worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Onyx Goblet is $0.13; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Onyx Goblet from?
Onyx Goblet is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Onyx Goblet?
Onyx Goblet is a common card in the Shards of Alara set.
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Other Onyx Goblet printings
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