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Axis Magnus

Name: Axis Magnus
Brand: Axis Bank
Rating: 4.3 (50 reviews)

High-spenders post-2024 devaluation — still solid for ₹2L+/month travel.

4.3 / 5

Joining fee

₹12,500

Annual fee

₹12,500

Top reward

12%

Min income

₹1,800,000

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5-year value calculator

How much Axis Magnus actually pays you over time, net of annual fees.

Your monthly spend₹50,000

Includes 40% in this card's boost category, 60% general spend.

Annual rewards₹46,080

Annual fee−₹12,500

Welcome bonus (year 1 only)+₹10,000

Fee waiver triggers at ₹2,500,000 annual spend. You're currently at ₹600,000. Bump monthly spend to ₹208,334 to clear it.

Cumulative net value

+₹177,900

over 5 years

Year 1

₹43,580

+₹43,580/yr

Year 2

₹77,160

+₹33,580/yr

Year 3

₹110,740

+₹33,580/yr

Year 4

₹144,320

+₹33,580/yr

Year 5

₹177,900

+₹33,580/yr

Year 1 (with bonus)

₹43,580

Year 2+ (steady state)

₹33,580/yr

Estimates use the card's published rates and a 40/60 boost-vs-general split. Real returns vary with how tightly your spend matches each card's boost categories.

Reward rates

What you earn back, by category.

travel

12%

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Everything else

4.8%

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Welcome bonus

12,500 EDGE Reward Points + ₹10,000 Tata CLiQ voucher

What you get

12 EDGE points per ₹200 on travel via TravelEdge portal
4.8 EDGE points per ₹200 on general spend
Unlimited international + domestic lounge access (Priority Pass)
Buy 1 get 1 BookMyShow tickets monthly (capped 5)
Annual ₹10,000 milestone vouchers from Tata CLiQ
Concierge 24x7 + golf 4x/month
2% forex markup

Eligibility

These are guidelines, not hard cutoffs. Banks frequently approve below the listed income if your credit is healthy.

Min annual income

₹1,800,000

Min credit score

780+

Self-employed

Eligible

Points value

What 1 Axis Magnus point is actually worth

Best redemption is 6.0× the worst

Same points, wildly different values depending on redemption. Most cardholders default to the boring option and never see the upside. Here's the full ladder for Axis Magnus:

Marriott Bonvoy transfer (EDGE Miles)
Best

₹1.20/point

5 EDGE = 4 Marriott. Marriott Cat 5 stays ≈ ₹0.80-1.20/point.

Singapore KrisFlyer transfer

₹1.50/point

5 EDGE = 4 KrisFlyer. Sweet spots in SQ award chart unlock 2-3 INR/point.

AXIS Travel portal

₹1.00/point

Direct flight/hotel booking on EDGE portal at 1:1 INR.

Lifestyle vouchers

₹0.50/point

Welcome bonus — the under-priced lever

Standard joining: 25,000 EDGE Miles on joining (worth ₹25K-₹37K).

Welcome bonus value at best redemption: ₹30,000

Sweet spots & gotchas

✓Effectively 6% return on general spend at EDGE portal — best-in-class for a ₹12.5K annual fee card.
✓Milestone benefit: vouchers every ₹1L spend.

Full Axis Magnus redemption deep-dive Run the points calculator

MatchYour SaaS · pays best on this card

Best SaaS to pay with the Axis Magnus

The SaaS subscriptions where Axis Magnus earns the most for you — ranked by net annual savings vs a default 3.5%-forex retail card. If your stack covers all six, the modelled savings stack to ≈ ₹6,44,666/yr.

Top match

Big forex win