The Innistrad: Crimson Vow has been released on Arena and the real brewing can now commence. We do see some fluctuations this week that are because of the new set release and also a reserved list card. Excited to see what Innistrad: Crimson Vow will bring to Standard.
Like every week, just in time for FNM, I'll now tell you about the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight!
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This uncommon from Urza's Saga has spiked to about $10. Being an uncommon from this set, and no other reprints existing, makes that there are not that many in supply. Meaning that if a new interaction appears with a card like this, it is bound to spike, even when the interaction is not that impressive to begin with.
A new Mythic being printed in Commander: Innistrad: Crimson Vow: Umbris, Fear Manifest. This Nightmare Horror cares about the number of cards your opponents own in exile. When you play Planar Void it makes sure that all cards hitting the graveyard will be exiled and thus feeding Umbris. Especially in a multiplayer game, Umbris' power and toughness can quickly get out of control. Each creature dying, each instant or sorcery played, each fetch land sacced will add to this when cards hitting the graveyard will be exiled.
I also expected to see Leyline of the Void moving in price a little bit, but this card has a bunch of reprints and barely moved. I can imagine that it's easier to buy the card with less reprints than this one. However, we do see Helm of Obedience show up in this week's Interests moving up with 9% to $60. For those unaware, Helm together with Leyline of the Void is an infinite combo immediately milling your target's deck. Do be aware that Leyline of the Void and Planar Void are not the same, meaning that this combo does not work with Planar Void. But I can imagine that if you build a deck around Umbris, Fear Manifest where you have these kind of graveyard exile effects, you may also include Helm of Obedience.
I personally never heard of Serpent of Yawning Depths before, but seeing as there are literally thousands of different Magic cards it was bound to happen at some point. This Serpent was printed in Theros: Beyond Death, but not in the regular set. This rare can only be found in the Theme Booster of Theros, meaning that it is more rare than regular rares in the set. The reason for this card moving up is the same as we saw last week for Quest for Ula's Temple, which also saw another spike this week to $10.43 (+74%). A new commander was printed in Innistrad: Crimson Vow that supports Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses and Serpents. This new commander is Runo Stromkirk.
But Serpent of Yawning Depths seems to have drawn the spotlight in multiple shows from content creators. It was mentioned in a Command Zone podcast, and also showed up in a video from The Professor at Tolarian Community College. But not only that; the Commander's Quarters also featured the card in a Commander deck that revolves around Hullbreaker Horror.
Usually I try to stay away from discussing reserved list cards because these prices often can just go about anywhere. You can argue that there is a little bit of merit for Lodestone Bauble to move in price. So let's discuss what can possibly affect this price. This artifact from Alliances can be played for a mere . Its ability can let you put four basic lands from your graveyard on top of your library.
First of, it sees play in some Urza, Lord High Artificer Commander decks. These cheap artifacts are always a good fit for Urza decks. I don't think the ability really matters. But in Innistrad: Crimson Vow we do see a new card show up that could interact nicely with Lodestone Bauble and that card is Cultivator Colossus. Putting four lands on top of your deck makes sure its ability will be guaranteed to trigger four times assuming you have a land in your hand.
But at the end of the line, it seems like this is a good old orchestrated buyout of another reserved list card.
Please note: for our 'record low' we consider the price of the card over the past 7 years. Many cards have been even cheaper (a) decade(s) ago. Also note: some cards are still going down, and might be even cheaper pickups next week.
Arjen has been playing Magic since the Ice Age set released. He primarily plays Legacy format and founded MTGStocks over a decade ago when he and his friends wanted to track card prices to purchase singles at optimal times.
