Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Marble Chalice
Shards of Alara · #18 · common · 2008
Artifact
Listings
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Market reference
$0.11
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 18 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Howard Lyon
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W}
Type: Artifact
{T}: You gain 1 life.
"The cup was a gift from the sphinx Tameron, who hoped that those who drank from it would live long enough to decrypt the sphinxes' wisdom."
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) | $0.11 |
| USD (foil) | $0.34 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.02 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.20 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Marble Chalice is real?
Marble Chalice 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 Marble Chalice worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Marble Chalice is $0.11; 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 Marble Chalice from?
Marble Chalice is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Marble Chalice?
Marble Chalice is a common card in the Shards of Alara set.
