---
license: other
license_name: wotc-fan-content
language: [en]
tags: [magic-the-gathering, trading-cards, prices, tabular]
configs:
- config_name: cards
  data_files: cards.parquet
- config_name: price_history
  data_files: price_history.parquet
---

# Magic: The Gathering cards and price history

A snapshot taken on 2026-09-24, combining [Scryfall](https://scryfall.com) card data with
[MTGJSON](https://mtgjson.com) price history, built for price prediction.

## Tables

### `cards.parquet` — 121,057 printings, 116 columns
One row per Scryfall printing. Card text, type, mana cost, rarity, set, release date, artist,
format legality, current prices, `edhrec_rank`, and whether the card is on the Reserved List.
Also includes:

- **Scryfall Tagger tags**: `oracle_tags` (what the card does, e.g. `spot-removal`) and `art_tags`
  (what the artwork shows), each including the broader tags above them in Scryfall's hierarchy.
- **Reprint history** from MTGJSON: `printings`, `num_paper_printings`, `first_printed_at`,
  `last_printed_at`. Counts and dates cover paper sets only. `last_printed_at` can be in the
  future when a card appears in an announced, unreleased set.
- **Commander eligibility**: `can_lead_commander`, `can_lead_oathbreaker`, `can_lead_brawl`.
- **`edhrec_salt`**: EDHREC's salt score, how much players dislike facing the card (via MTGJSON).
- **Join keys**: `scryfall_id`, `oracle_id`, MTGJSON `uuid`, and TCGplayer / Card Kingdom /
  Cardmarket product IDs.

### `price_history.parquet` — 65,797,283 rows
Daily prices from MTGJSON, covering 2026-06-22 to 2026-09-20 (MTGJSON keeps ~90 days).
Columns: `scryfall_id`, `uuid`, `medium` (paper/mtgo), `provider` (TCGplayer, Card Kingdom,
Cardmarket, Manapool, Cardhoarder), `list_type` (retail/buylist), `finish`, `currency`,
`date`, `price`. Join to `cards.parquet` on `scryfall_id`.

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
cards = load_dataset("pcwoods/mtg-card-prices", "cards", split="train")
prices = load_dataset("pcwoods/mtg-card-prices", "price_history", split="train")
```

## Notes and limitations

- **Snapshot, not a time series.** Card fields and Scryfall prices are current as of 2026-09-24;
  only `price_history` has history. Re-run the build and append snapshots for longer history.
- **Beware of leakage.** `last_printed_at` and the Scryfall price columns reflect 2026-09-24. When
  training on a past date, drop anything recorded after it.
- **Coverage.** 94.8% of printings match an MTGJSON card; the rest are Scryfall-only
  objects such as art series cards. Price rows exist only for cards the listed vendors sell.

## Sources and attribution

- Card data, Tagger tags and current prices: [Scryfall](https://scryfall.com), used under the
  [Scryfall API terms](https://scryfall.com/docs/api). Card images are not redistributed here.
- Price history, reprint history, commander eligibility and salt score:
  [MTGJSON](https://mtgjson.com).
- Prices originate with the listed vendors and are provided for research, not as a price guide.

Portions of the data are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the
[Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy](https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/fancontentpolicy).
Not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Magic: The Gathering and its card text are
© Wizards of the Coast LLC. This dataset is not sold, and carries no license over that content.

Built by `build_dataset.py`, which downloads both sources and joins them; see that script for the
exact build steps.