Released in April 1999, the Classic Sixth Edition had new reprints from expansion sets through the Weatherlight expansion. With 350 total cards in the set (110 Rare, 110 Uncommon, 110 Common, 20 Basic Land), this core set brought many rules changes. Here’s a list of the top 10 most valuable cards of the Classic Sixth Edition.
8 (tied). Archangel
High Price Value: $5.99
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 5WW
Card Type: Creature – Angel
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Card Text: Flying. Attacking doesn’t cause Archangel to tap.
8 (tied). Howling Mine
High Price Value: $5.99
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 2
Card Type: Artifact
Card Text: At the beginning of each player’s draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.
8 (tied). Perish
High Price Value: $5.99
Rarity: Uncommon
Cost: 2B
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text: Destroy all green creatures. They can’t be regenerated.
7. Armageddon
High Price Value: $7.49
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 3W
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text: Destroy all lands.
6. Zombie Master
High Price Value: $7.99
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 1BB
Card Type: Creature – Lord
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Card Text: All Zombies gain “B: Regenerate this creature” and swampwalk. (They’re unblockable if defending player controls a swamp.)
4 (tied). Desertion
High Price Value: $8.78
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 3UU
Card Type: Instant
Card Text: Counter target spell. If it’s an artifact or creature card, put it into play under your control instead of into its owner’s graveyard.
4 (tied). Lord of Atlantis
High Price Value: $8.78
Rarity: Rare
Cost: UU
Card Type: Creature – Lord
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Card Text: All Merfolk get +1/+1 and gain islandwalk. (They’re unblockable if defending player controls and island.)
3. Birds of Paradise
High Price Value: $8.99
Rarity: Rare
Cost: G
Card Type: Creature – Mana Birds
Power/Toughness: 0/1
Card Text: Flying. T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Play this ability as an interrupt.
2. Enlightened Tutor
High Price Value: $16.48
Rarity: Uncommon
Cost: W
Card Type: Instant
Card Text: Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library, then put the card on top of it.
1. Vampiric Tutor
High Price Value: $19.99
Rarity: Rare
Cost: B
Card Type: Instant
Card Text: Search your library for a card, then shuffle your library and put that card on top of it. You lose 2 life.
Note: Prices as of June 21, 2011
Source:
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/price_guide.asp?setname=Classic%20Sixth%20Edition
