For the same mana, Sphinxs Revelation nets you the same number of cards and two life
The 16 most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards are: Pristine Alpha Black Lotus - $3 million The 1/1 One Ring - $2 million Black Lotus Autographed Alpha - $800,000 Mox Opal - $108,000 Lord of the Pit Alpha - $105,000 Timetwister Alpha - $84,000 Splendid Genesis - $72,000 Vesuvan Doppelganger - $63,000 Ancestral Recall Alpha - $36,000 Phoenix Heart - $27,500 Euroakus - $25,200 Time Walk Gamma - $26,400 Fraternal Exaltation - $23,750 Mox Emerald Alpha - $18,000 Underground Sea Alpha - $17,500 Mox Sapphire Unlimited- $16,800 Pristine Alpha Black Lotus Price: $3 million With the printing of the One of One Ring in 2023, there was a brief window when the Black Lotus wasn't the most valuable magic card of all time
(Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.) Whenever one or more creatures attack one of your opponents, those creatures gain menace until end of turn
That actually doesnt sound like a bad deal on its own, but it gets even better with the addition of the ability to steal activated abilities for yourself
It's not as much of a jump as you get by Shifting a card, but it also doesn't rely on having specific cards in play and in your hand
