Is MTG Modern Horizons 2 Worth Opening in Australia?

MTG Modern Horizons 2 released June 2021 and immediately reshaped every non-rotating format in Magic: The Gathering. Ragavan Nimble Pilferer became one of the most played cards in Modern history within weeks of release. The Evoke Elemental cycle — Solitude, Endurance, Grief, Subtlety, and Fury — became pillars of multiple Modern archetypes. And the retro frame dual land reprints created some of the most visually stunning and financially valuable versions of any lands ever printed.

For Australian buyers, MH2 at AU$180 represents one of the strongest value propositions in the MTG product catalogue if you can find it at that price.

What Is Modern Horizons 2 and Why Does It Matter for Australian Players?

Modern Horizons 2 was designed entirely for non-rotating formats — Modern, Legacy, and Commander — with zero Standard legality. Every card had to be powerful enough to justify inclusion in those formats, meaning the floor value of every rare is significantly higher than any standard set. The Set Booster box contains 30 packs. The Collector Booster box contains 12 packs with higher foil frequency and retro frame treatments including original dual land reprints in foil that can be worth AU$200-500+ each.

Run the EV Calculator First

Before going further, run the numbers for your specific purchase price. The C3 EV Calculator uses official Wizards of the Coast pull rate data and current AUD secondary market pricing to give you a personalised verdict.

Chase Cards and What to Look For

Ragavan Nimble Pilferer is the headline mythic — a one-mana legendary creature that has been called the most powerful one-drop ever printed. AU secondary market price is typically AU$40-80+ per copy. The Evoke Elemental cycle: Solitude (AU$25-50+), Endurance (AU$20-40+), Grief (AU$15-30+), Subtlety (AU$15-30+), and Fury (banned in Modern, still worth AU$10-20+ for Legacy and Commander). Retro frame dual land reprints including Volcanic Island, Bayou, and Savannah can be worth AU$60-400+ in foil. Atraxa Praetors Voice debuted here as a reprint.

Australian Market Context

Amazon AU stocks Modern Horizons 2 Set Booster boxes at AU$180 with Prime delivery. As a 2021 set the supply is limited — this is not reprinted annually and stock on Amazon AU is not guaranteed to persist. The AU secondary market for MH2 cards is consistently one of the most active of any non-current set, driven by ongoing Modern and Commander demand for Ragavan, the Evoke Elementals, and Channel lands.

Should You Open or Buy Singles?

This is the central question the EV Calculator answers. The short version:

Open if: the EV Calculator verdict is Worth Opening at your purchase price, you enjoy the opening experience, or you are playing Limited formats with this set.

Buy singles if: the EV Calculator verdict is Avoid, you want specific cards rather than a spread across the set, or you are building a Commander deck targeting particular cards.

If EV suggests buying singles, the C3 eBay store stocks MTG singles including Modern Horizons 2 cards. Ragavan and specific Evoke Elementals are available as singles at current market rates — though for this particular set, the floor value of the box itself makes opening competitive with buying the singles you want.

Buy the Box on Amazon AU

If the EV Calculator returns a Worth Opening or Borderline verdict and you decide to open, this is the confirmed Amazon AU listing for Modern Horizons 2:

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Ragavan Nimble Pilferer so valuable? Ragavan is a one-mana legendary creature that deals damage equal to its power and creates a Treasure token whenever it deals combat damage to a player. It also exiles the top card of the opponent's library and lets you cast it. A one-mana 2/1 with Dash that generates value every turn it connects is considered by many players to be the most powerful one-drop ever printed in MTG. It is a four-of in most Modern aggressive decks.

What are the Evoke Elementals and why are they Modern staples? The five Evoke Elementals (Solitude, Endurance, Grief, Subtlety, Fury) are mythic creatures with Evoke costs that let you cast them for free by exiling a card of a matching colour. Evoking them causes the enter and leave-the-battlefield triggers to both fire simultaneously, generating a one-time effect for zero mana. This efficiency at zero mana cost made all five immediate format staples. Fury has since been banned in Modern but the others remain legal and heavily played.

What are retro frame dual land reprints? Modern Horizons 2 contains reprints of original dual lands (Volcanic Island, Bayou, etc.) and other powerful lands in the retro old-border card frame from pre-8th Edition MTG. These retro frame versions are exclusive to Collector Boosters in foil. Non-foil retro frame versions appear in Set Boosters. Any retro frame dual land is an exceptional pull worth AU$60-400+ depending on the land and treatment.

Is MH2 the best MTG product for EV in Australia? Modern Horizons 2 consistently ranks as one of the top two or three MTG products for EV alongside Ultimate Masters and Double Masters 2022. The combination of Ragavan, the Evoke Elementals, and retro frame dual lands creates a set where even a modest box result covers a significant portion of the AU$180 purchase price.

Track Your Pulls

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The free C3 Collection Tracker is also available for logging your full collection across sets.

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