Weekly Winners 2025 - 44

People are still looking for their Rhystic Study replacements. But this week is mostly about cards from Universes Beyond: Warhammer, Avatar, and Spider-Man.

Like every week, just in time for FNM, I'll tell you about the Magic: the Gathering cards that'll be the talk of the town tonight! Come discuss this week's price movements with us on Discord.

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Onto the Weekly Winners!

#1 Insight Engine $13.00 (+924%)

This blue artifact from Commander: Edge of Eternities has spiked hard over the past week. Insight Engine costs three mana and lets you pay two and tap it to put a charge counter on it, then draw a card for each charge counter. While it's not quite The One Ring level of broken, the scaling does make it a decent source of cards once it gets going. Paying five mana for one card on the first activation is rough, but after four activations you've drawn ten cards for eleven mana total.

$1.00 $0.49

The card works especially well in proliferate and counter strategies, which makes it a good fit alongside Kilo, Apogee Mind. Recently printed [card]132662{/card] has also become a popular home for the card thanks to artifact cheating synergies, and Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus players are also running it.

But the main spike didn't come from people just realizing the card is good. It seems like the spike is coming from content creators shining light it. With Wizards hinting at banning Rhystic Study in Commander, people are already searching for drop-in replacements. With this hype people seem eager to buy up copies that content creators are mentioning.

Insight Engine	CardKingdom $9.99	TCGPlayer $13.00
Insight Engine (Extended Art)	CardKingdom $9.99	TCGPlayer $15.00
Kilo, Apogee Mind	CardKingdom $1.79	TCGPlayer $2.50
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor	CardKingdom $0.49	TCGPlayer $1.00
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus	CardKingdom $4.99	TCGPlayer $4.15

#2 Surtr, Fiery Jotun $8.49 (+175%)

This red God from Zektar Shrine Expedition has been trending upward recently, and it's thanks to synergies with the PlayStation Secret Lair cards. Surtr costs five mana for a 5/5 with trample that deals three damage to any target whenever you cast a historic spell. Little refresher: historic spells include legendaries, artifacts, and Sagas, which means even simple mana rocks like Sol Ring trigger this ability.

While Surtr isn't the most popular mono-red commander on its own, it's a solid inclusion in decks that care about legendary creatures or artifact-heavy strategies.

$92.98

The spike comes from the God of War: Norse drop that went on sale last Monday. Kratos, Stoic Father heavily incentivizes playing a high density of Gods, and Surtr fits perfectly while rewarding you for every legendary God you follow up with. Since there aren't that many God cards in Magic at the moment, every strong option becomes crucial for the deck's success. Surtr's trampling body also makes it a prime target for the +1/+1 counters you get from Kratos. The aggressive Kratos, God of War from the God of War: Greek drop also can dish out some serious damage.

Surtr, Fiery Jotun	CardKingdom $2.99	TCGPlayer $8.49
Kratos, Stoic Father	CardKingdom	TCGPlayer $62.00
Kratos, God of War	CardKingdom	TCGPlayer $92.98

#3 The Lost and the Damned $9.65 (+56%)

The Lost and the Damned	CardKingdom $7.99	TCGPlayer $9.65
The Lost and the Damned (Surge Foil)	CardKingdom	TCGPlayer $14.99
Norman Osborn	CardKingdom $11.99	TCGPlayer $10.50
Gwen Stacy	CardKingdom $4.99	TCGPlayer $4.26

Cheap Pickups

Please note: for our 'record low' we consider the price of the card over the past seven years. Many cards were even cheaper (a) decade(s) ago. Also note: some cards are still going down, and might be even cheaper pickups next week.

Exploration Broodship $4.63 - Moving up!

Exploration Broodship has been identified by the MTGStocks Premium Penny Stocks feature as a card that has reached its bottom and is starting a consistent uptrend.

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer (Anime) $12.99 - Moving down

Griselbrand (Retro Frame) $3.20 - Moving up

Exploration Broodship	CardKingdom $3.99	TCGPlayer $4.95
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer (Anime)	CardKingdom $15.99	TCGPlayer $12.98
Griselbrand (Retro Frame)	CardKingdom $5.99	TCGPlayer $3.23