Sets / The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
Black Market Connections
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander · Rare · Normal · #181 · Current price $15.44
The card
{2}{B} · Enchantment
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Keywords: Hire a Mercenary, Treasure, Sell Contraband, Buy Information
Price history
Traded between $15.13 and $20.18 over the last 90 days, peaking 20 Jun 2026. Now $15.44 — 23.5% below its 90-day high. Over the window it moved −21.0%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $15.47 (−0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $14.31 to $16.42
- 14-day: $15.47 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $13.80 to $16.86
- 30-day: $15.57 (+0.7%, high confidence) — 80% range $13.23 to $17.47
Other printings
Black Market Connections has 10 printings tracked here; this is the 7th most expensive.
- Assassin's Creed (Foil) — $26.83
- Assassin's Creed — $19.63
- The List — $19.32
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate — $18.04
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate — $17.75
- Assassin's Creed (Foil) — $17.62
- Assassin's Creed — $14.93
- Marvel Super Heroes Commander — $13.50
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 131 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- 2015 frame.
- Art by Lixin Yin.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.