Magic the Gathering community stunned as Path of Exile co-creator shows one of the biggest collections in the world, including 14 Black Lotuses, years after selling his cards to “fund the company”
Grinding Gear Games co-founder Jonathan Rogers, best known as one of the creators of the action RPG Path of Exile, has surprised the Magic: The Gathering community by revealing that he owns one of the largest and most valuable card collections in the world. The revelation is notable because Rogers had previously sold off a significant portion of his cards to help fund his studio, making the scale of his current collection — including 14 copies of the famously rare and expensive Black Lotus — all the more striking to fans and collectors.
The Black Lotus is one of the most sought-after cards in Magic: The Gathering, part of the original "Power Nine" and capable of fetching enormous sums at auction, which makes holding 14 of them exceptionally rare. The story has drawn attention both for the sheer value involved and for the personal arc it represents, with Rogers having parted with cards years earlier to support Grinding Gear Games before rebuilding a collection now considered among the biggest globally.
- Path of Exile co-creator owns one of the world's biggest Magic collections.
- His collection includes 14 rare Black Lotus cards.
- He had earlier sold cards to help fund his game studio.