About This Site
Overview
This site is a service that explores expensive cards from the Common and Uncommon card pool, organized by era and set. It aims to be a portal of accumulated knowledge, revitalizing the spirit of Syowa MTG.
Key Features
- Filter cards by era using tabs (1995–present)
- Price threshold filtering for Commons and Uncommons
- Separate listings for Basic Land, Token, and Foil cards
- Price mover rankings (24h, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months)
- MTG-related YouTube video listings
- Currency conversion to USD / JPY / EUR
- Card purchase links to hareruya / cardkingdom / tcgplayer
Data Sources
Card data and pricing information is provided by Scryfall's API. Prices are fetched at build time and updated daily at 0:00 JST. Actual market prices may differ slightly.
Price mover data is provided by JustTCG's API.
Exchange rates are provided by Frankfurter's API.
YouTube video data is provided by YouTube Data API.
Disclaimer
Price information on this site is for reference only. Please verify prices on each shop's official website before making purchases or sales. We assume no responsibility for any damages resulting from the use of information on this site.
FAQ
MTG is actually a Heisei-era cultural product. The very first limited-print set (commonly known as Alpha) was released in August 1993 in Philadelphia by Dr. Richard Garfield, a mathematics PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. 1993 corresponds to Heisei 5 in the Japanese calendar. The term 'Syowa MTG' is fundamentally a misnomer — the Syowa era ended in 1989, years before MTG was created. The phrase emerged from nostalgia for 'the good old days' of MTG, but historically, MTG has always been a Heisei and Reiwa-era game.
Back when Alpha was released, the internet wasn't widespread. People gathered card information through dial-up BBS connections. You couldn't just look up deck lists online — information asymmetry directly translated to competitive advantage. It was a survival-of-the-fittest environment.
Don't forget the legendary Power 9 cards — Black Lotus, the Mox series, Time Walk, Ancestral Recall, Timetwister — and the dual lands like Underground Sea, Badlands, and Bayou. These cards now trade for millions at auction houses like Sotheby's, but back then you could pull them from packs or buy them used for under $100. There was no formal format structure; people played 'Type 0' where you'd throw all your cards into a deck and battle.
So please, let's retire the myth of 'Syowa MTG.' Magic: The Gathering was born in the Heisei era and continues to evolve in the Reiwa era — it remains the greatest game in human history.
Price data is fetched from the Scryfall API at build time. Prices are not real-time but are updated once daily (at 0:00 JST). Please check each shop's website for actual purchase/sale prices.
Because I love Pauper! There are many Commons and Uncommons that have seen dramatic price increases recently — cards that were once in bulk bins for pennies are now worth significant amounts. This site's purpose is to make those cards easy to find.
Some sets are excluded, including early sets like Alpha/Beta/Unlimited, Secret Lair, Duel Decks, and Archenemy series. If there's enough demand, we can add them.
Yes. You can switch between USD/JPY/EUR using the bar at the top of each page. Exchange rates are fetched from the Frankfurter API.
What is 'Syowa MTG'?
Are the card prices real-time?
Why only Commons and Uncommons?
Are there sets not listed?
Can I switch currencies?
About the Operator
This site is operated by an individual as a hobby. It was created by a Syowa-era born MTG enthusiast who collects Foil cards across Pauper, Legacy, Commander, Modern, and Pioneer formats, as a tool to easily look up expensive Commons and Uncommons.
Open Source
The source code of this site is available on GitHub. Bug reports and improvement suggestions are welcome via Issues or Contact.
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