Weekly Winners (24-2016)

The financial markets have cooled down a bit now Eternal Masters is released. But like every week, there is enough interesting movement to report. So, once again,  just in time for FNM, I present you the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight.

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#1 Thought Lash +244.1% ($4.99)

Since Eternal Masters was announced, we have seen cards on the reserved list spiking. At first, the spikes were logical. Now, months later the spikes continue, but the reasoning behind it is not always clear and sketchy to say the least. This week, our number one winner is Thought Lash, a dubious Alliances rare, that doesn't see play in any competitive format.

Although, the card can be used in a Laboratory Maniac deck, since you can easily remove your library from the game. But in Legacy or Vintage 2UU for an enchantment that doesn't do anything yet until the next turn, is just way too slow to work. Besides, if you want to remove your library and win with Laboratory Maniac, you'd be better of using Maniac in Doomsday or Oops! All Spells.

Simply because the card could maybe be relevant someday, someone say enough reason to buy this card out to make some money. 

 

#2 Bridge from Below +51.5% ($10.65)

Just like with the reserved list cards, Eternal Masters doesn't only make some Eternal cards cheaper, but it also makes others more expensive. Especially those cards that are not in the set, and don't seem likely to see a reprint in another set soon. Bridge from Below is a prime example of this. Since there are some cards that see play in Dredge are reprinted in EMA, the interest for the deck is getting higher. Both for the Modern and the Legacy variants of the deck.

Also, Dredge is a deck that can be considered a budget deck, compared to other Legacy decks. Getting some pieces of the deck in a EMA draft might just entice some people to get into Legacy as well by compiling a Dredge deck. And the same counts for Modern, of course. 

Interesting to note is that the original printing of Bridge from Below is $2.20 cheaper than its Modern Masters reprint. Both are visible in the graph above. Also note that the Future Sight printing actually lost value over the past days, where the MM version gained value. The prices will come closer together, but it is always hard to predict in what way. Usually, the cards from Modern Masters are cheaper than their original counterparts. In this case it is the opposite. 

#3 Day's Undoing +39.7% ($4.33)

When the Magic Origins pre-release prices first came in, Day's Undoing had a whopping $22.93 price tag. Six months later more than $20 of its value was evaporated, and you could pick up your copy for just $2.45. Day's Undoing was the poster child for overhyped and overvalued cards in the prerelease of a set. You had better traded away the card, straight out of the booster. You probably didn't because people kept saying that it would become a thing in Standard, and maybe even in the Eternal formats.

It looks like you will get a second chance at this. Recently, some players netted good results with the Mono-Blue Prison deck in Standard. On GP Manchester and later on the SCG IQ in Gaithersburg. Unexpected top finished always attract attention, and the decklists are analyzed in order to find those cards that are good to buy into, and players might want to try out the new deck. 

Day's Undoing is one of the pieces in the deck, and the reason why it is picking up value. But, Mono-Blue Prison is not yet a tier deck, but if/when that happens, you'd probably want to have Day's Undoing right now. Or, it does not prove itself, and Day's Undoing is once again overhyped. In that case, you got overoptimistic twice. 

 

Cut-Rate Cards

Cards with a cut-rate. They might get cheaper, or they might be $300+ in price, but they are still holding a price that is low compared to what it used to cost, the play it sees, or its popularity. But do note: I never give investment advice, I never tell you what to buy, to sell or to hold. I just give you information upon which you can base your own, intelligent and independent choice.

 

Winter Orb ($4.47)

This card has an erratic price for some months now, it is on a low point compared to the upward trend it is showing. Might jump back up soon.