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MTG · English · Sep 2017
Ixalan
Magic collectors want chronology, finish awareness, and context about why a card matters across formats and eras.
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Market floor—
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Set index
A tradeable basket for the whole set.
Complete set basket$00 priced cards roll into the current estimate.
Chase basket$0Tracks the highest-signal cards instead of the long tail.
Raw lane basket$0Useful for estimating where the body of the set sits today.
Coverage is live on 0% of the set right now, which is enough to show the market center even before the long tail fully fills in.
premium treatments is the dominant rarity band in this release, while headline cards 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
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Rarity mix
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Trusted sellers
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Related sets
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Temperature index
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Top movers
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Card grid
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Completion tracking
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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.
# Ixalan Overview Ixalan released in September 2017 as a large expansion set featuring 289 cards with a Mesoamerican-inspired adventure theme. The set marked a significant shift in Magic's design philosophy by emphasizing tribal synergies across multiple creature types, particularly Vampires, Dinosaurs, Pirates, and Merfolk. This tribal focus represented a deliberate move away from the previous block structure, establishing a new two-set paradigm that would define subsequent releases. The set introduced several mechanically important cards that saw competitive play. Carnage Tyrant provided a resilient threat in green decks, while Vraska, Relic Seeker offered planeswalker utility in midrange strategies. The dual lands, particularly the cycle of check lands, became format staples for mana fixing in Standard and beyond. Ixalan's worldbuilding and flavor resonated strongly with collectors, establishing an aesthetic direction that influenced subsequent Magic design. The set's emphasis on creature-centric gameplay and tribal mechanics created a distinct metagame during its Standard tenure, making it historically significant for both competitive and casual formats.
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FAQ
What makes Ixalan important for collectors?
Ixalan 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 Ixalan?
VaultStore currently tracks 0 cards on this page, with 0 distinct variant treatments represented across the set.
How is the set index calculated on VaultStore?
The set page uses append-only price observations to estimate both a full-set basket and a chase-card basket, with coverage percentages shown whenever the underlying market is still thin.
Can I track completion for Ixalan?
Yes. Completion tracking is designed to support any-copy, variant-specific, and grade-specific collector goals, with import-first flows for collectors who are not yet buying everything through VaultStore.