City in a Bottle
ARNArabian Nights/#60/1993Rare◆ Graded data
Reserved listMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$699.99
Cardmarket€454.18
ManaPool$597.05
TCGplayer$380.00
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$420.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $700High $700Low $600▲ 16.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$380.00TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 2.6%30d▲ 2.6%90d▲ 2.2%
90d high
$380.00
90d low
$360.67
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$380.00
Arabian Nights
- Up 2.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $380.00.
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
PSAGrade 10
$2,392.00
BGSGrade 10
$3,110.00
CGCGrade 10
$1,156.00
SGCGrade 10
$1,435.00
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$1,343.34
AnyGrade 9
$549.00
AnyGrade 8
$376.53
AnyGrade 7
$352.61
Raw market
$422.38
PSA 10
$2,392.00+466%
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact
Whenever one or more other nontoken permanents with a name originally printed in the Arabian Nights expansion are on the battlefield, their controllers sacrifice them.
Players can't cast spells or play lands with a name originally printed in the Arabian Nights expansion.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Feb 2014
Any time a player receives priority to cast spells or activate abilities, check to see whether any permanents on the battlefield were originally printed in the Arabian Nights expansion (even if the physical card representing that permanent is a reprint with a different expansion symbol). If there are any such permanents, the ability will trigger and those permanents will be sacrificed.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Token creatures and counters created by Arabian Nights cards are not removed.
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About this card
City in a Bottle
City in a Bottle is an Artifact, with mana cost {2} (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $380.00 (up 2.6% over 30 days).
This exact printing has PSA 10 market price $2,392.00, BGS 10 market price $3,110.00, CGC 10 market price $1,156.00 and SGC 10 market price $1,435.00. The PSA 10 slab commands a +466% premium over the raw market ($422.38) for this exact printing. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
City in a Bottle FAQ
How much is City in a Bottle worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for City in a Bottle is $380.00. It is up 2.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $360.67 to $380.00.
What is the cheapest printing of City in a Bottle?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Arabian Nights at $380.00 on TCGplayer.
What set was City in a Bottle first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ARN #60, released 1993-12-17.
Is City in a Bottle legal in Commander?
Yes, City in a Bottle is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is City in a Bottle legal in Modern?
City in a Bottle is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is City in a Bottle legal in Standard?
City in a Bottle is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does City in a Bottle do?
City in a Bottle is an Artifact with mana cost {2}. Its Oracle text reads: "Whenever one or more other nontoken permanents with a name originally printed in the Arabian Nights expansion are on the battlefield, their controllers sacrifice them. Players can't cast spells or play lands with a name originally printed in the Arabian Nights expansion.".