Weekly Winners (43)

23 Oct
by Peter

After a few weeks with a lot of movement things seem to be calming down on the markets. We have seen far less interesting movers this week, but I still have some nice weekly winners selected for you! Just in time for FNM, this morning I'm bringing you up to speed on the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight!

 

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#1 Waves of Aggression +261.4% ($5.89)

Waves of Aggression

 

It's EDH time again! Waves of Aggression spiked this week and for one big reason: Narset, Enlightened Master. She works very well with any card that grants you extra turns, since you can stack her ability multiple times in a turn, putting all your fatties on the table for free! 

Travis Woo wrote about this combo in his Woo Brews which generated a lot more attention for this card. It works nicely, and looks like a lot of fun. And please note: Woo is talking about Narset, Enlightened Master in Modern, not EDH! 

We might be seeing a Nekusar-like wave of spikes the coming weeks, when card after card gains value because of a new EDH hype.

If you want to get a head start on this one, look out for any cards that grant you extra combat phases:

 

#2 Hushwing Gryff +96% ($2.94)  

Hushwing Gryff

 

 

Hushwing Gryff is a very interesting winner this week! It's not a classic speculation target since it has gained value over a longer period of time. The reason behind this is the number of aggressive enter the battlefield triggers in current standard. Wingmate Roc, Hornet Queen and Siege Rhino are worth far less when their abilities don't trigger. And since Hushwing Gryff has flying, it can block that same Wingmate Roc when push comes to shove.

Hushwing Gryff is a sideboard card in Red deck WinsJeskai Tempo, Mardu Midrange and Boros Burn. So don't expect this card to rise to an extreme price level. It's played as a 1 or 2-off. 

 

#3 Thoughtseize +5.5% ($21.87)  

Thoughtseize

 

Thoughtseize is on the move for some time now! The card was gaining value over the past weeks, but it has stacked an additional +5.5% in the past week, moving it beyond the small platform it had reached. After it's reprint, the original printing and the Theros version plummeted to all time low levels. But now the card is on the rise again!

It's now played in both Legacy and Standard. In Standard it's featured (mainly) in Abzan and Mardu Midrange. In Legacy this card has become a staple that is used in many different archetypes. So if you were hoping to get your cheap copies by waiting it out, you are going to have a bad time. 

Do expect Thoughtseize to go down after its rotation in Standard. But I'm not sure if it will be back at it's record low levels.

 

Loser of the week:  Surrak Dragonclaw -25%  ($4.05)  

Surrak Dragonclaw

 

You gotta have pity for Surrak Dragonclaw. Again, he and only he is the weekly loser. This week he's down another 25%. 

  

Cheap pickups of the week: Garruk Relentless ($5.46) Garruk, Caller of Beasts ($7.50) ALL TIME LOW  

Garruk Relentless

Garruk, Caller of Beasts

 

Both these Garruks are now cheap pickups, never as low as today in price! So if you were planning to collect all Garruks or all planeswalkers, these two are now cheap to get! 

 

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