FIFTH EDITION

Fifth Edition is a Magic: The Gathering core set released on 24 March 1997 (30 years ago) with 455 cards in the set, using the set code 5ED. A core set: an evergreen, beginner-friendly release built mostly from reprints and simple new cards. On this page you can browse every Fifth Edition product we track - booster packs, booster boxes and preconstructed decks - and jump straight into the full Fifth Edition card list with daily updated prices.

Opening Fifth Edition boosters and booster boxes

A sealed Fifth Edition booster box is the cheapest way to open 5ED cards in bulk, while collector boosters concentrate the foil and extended-art treatments. Compare the sealed prices above before you buy: box prices move with the value of the set's rares, so a set with expensive mythics usually has expensive boxes too.

Fifth Edition card prices and how we track them

Every 5ED single on Magicmark.io carries a market price in EUR and USD, a price trend, and 1-day, 7-day and 30-day averages, rebuilt daily from Cardmarket "from" prices plus other marketplaces. That means the Fifth Edition price you see is what a near-mint copy actually sells for today, not the value it had at release in 1997. Foils, etched foils and special treatments are priced separately, so you never compare a non-foil 5ED rare to its foil version by accident.

Looking for a specific Fifth Edition printing? Use the Fifth Edition card database to filter 5ED singles by rarity, colour, mana value, foil treatment, language and price, browse Fifth Edition booster boxes and Fifth Edition boosters, compare it with the other Magic expansions, or scan a card with the MTG card scanner to identify the exact Fifth Edition printing you are holding and see what it is worth in 2026.