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Core Set 2021
Magic pages should feel like an illuminated archive: rules-heavy, history-aware, and serious about print treatment — anchored right now by Chromatic Orrery.
Cards tracked300
Variants tracked2
Market floor$0.03
Grail card$37.08
Set index
A tradeable basket for the whole set.
Complete set basket$565.06300 priced cards roll into the current estimate.
Chase basket$236.83Tracks the highest-signal cards instead of the long tail.
Raw lane basket$1.88Useful for estimating where the body of the set sits today.
Coverage is live on 100% of the set right now, which is enough to show the market center even before the long tail fully fills in.
common is the dominant rarity band in this release, while Instant is the strongest card-family signal on the page today.
Magic collectors want chronology, finish awareness, and context about why a card matters across formats and eras.
Set pulse
Real activity where we have it, honest signals where we do not.
Activity is still forming for this set. The price coverage and chase basket above update as VaultStore listings and sales deepen.
Rarity mix
Where the card count is concentrated.
common129
uncommon83
rare56
mythic32
Trusted sellers
The best current storefronts touching this lane.
Trusted seller rankings will fill in here as more live listings attach to this set.
Related sets
Continue the chronology.
Temperature index
Heat signal across the full set.
On Fire20
Heating Up147
Cooling43
Top movers
The strongest gainers right now.
Cooling off
Cards losing momentum in the current window.
Completion tracking
Built for real set goals, not generic wishlists.
0%owned
VaultStore completion tracking is designed for any-copy, any-variant, grade-specific, and language-specific goals. This page already knows the full card map; the collector layer sits on top of it.
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Collector guide
Why this set matters right now.
Reserved List icons, Commander staples, foils, borderless treatments, and modern premium printings all route through the same browse surface.
Foundations is the cleanest current on-ramp for cataloging modern staples.
Beta and Arabian Nights remain the benchmark history surfaces every serious collectible page gets measured against.
Set overview
A destination page, not just a listing grid.
Core Set 2021 arrived in 2026 as Magic's standard core set, maintaining the traditional role of providing foundational gameplay mechanics and reprints alongside new designs. The 300-card set served as an entry point for newer players while offering constructed-playable options for competitive formats. Chromatic Orrery emerged as a significant mana accelerant with versatile utility, while Rin and Seri, Inseparable provided a legendary creature option with token synergy potential. Terror of the Peaks offered aggressive red strategies a powerful finisher with damage-dealing triggers. The inclusion of Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, appearing twice in the notable cards listing, underscores its importance as a colorless planeswalker capable of dominating games through board control and card advantage. These cards collectively shaped the limited and constructed environments, with Ugin particularly influencing deck-building decisions across multiple formats through its efficient mana cost and powerful abilities.
A great Magic catalog page needs to explain finish splits, print treatments, and why the set still matters across formats.
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FAQ
What makes Core Set 2021 important for collectors?
Core Set 2021 sits inside the live magic archive. and matters because it combines set identity, chase hierarchy, and live market behavior in one place.
How many cards are tracked in Core Set 2021?
VaultStore currently tracks 300 cards on this page, with 2 distinct variant treatments represented across the set.
