The PSA Gem Mint 10 version sold for $550,000 and the CGC Gem Mint 10 version sold for $106,250
Combining two themes - landfall and face down creatures - doesn't sound like a recipe for success, but this deck packs in enough synergy to blend the two
In the process, it became one of those cards that stretches the removal choices of deck builders just by existing ominously at the edge of a format
I think that's why Wizards of the Coast gave it such a prohibitively expensive casting cost
On top of this having a lot of Commander potential, Cloudstone Curio has very few printings throughout its history, all of which are difficult to come by
Card artists, in order: Lie Setiawan (Krenko), Svetlin Velinov (Goreclaw), Caroline Gariba (Lathril), Chris Rallis (Wilhelt), Chris Rahn (Tovolar), and Zack Stella (Gishath)