Island 289 Limited Edition Alpha Magic: The Gathering card

Limited Edition Alpha · 289 · Common

Island 289 price

Market price · Nonfoil · raw

$53.61

#130 most valuable tracked card in Limited Edition Alpha

TCGplayer market price as of November 10, 2026 · see listings on TCGplayer

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Set: Limited Edition Alpha
Number: 289
Rarity: Common
Illustrator: Mark Poole
Released: August 5, 1993
Type: Basic Land — Island

Island 289 price history

November 5, 2026Low $51.02 · High $53.61November 10, 2026

LangBay has recorded the nonfoil market price on 6 days since November 5, 2026.

Prices by finish

Finish	Market recent sales
Nonfoil	$53.61

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Is Island 289 worth grading?

Grading break-even

$78.61

A graded copy has to sell for more than $78.61 to beat selling this card raw today: the $53.61 raw price plus a $25.00 grading fee, before shipping, insurance and selling fees. That's 47% above raw, and only for the grade you actually get back.

The fee is a big share of the card's value, so grading pays only if it comes back at a high grade and graded copies sell well above raw.

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