Weekly Winners 2019 - 29
We're seeing cards spike this week, mainly because of rumours and expectations of future products. The standard metagame is slowly settling, and we see these effects on the prices of
#1 Woodland Mystic ($3.99) and Imperial Outrider ($6.02) (+850%)
Why are these two random commons so expensive? Funny story! In week 29 of last year, we talked about the same effect about
The reason is just like last year: these cards are not actually in
If we look at at
#2 Catalyst Stone $4.99 (+807%)
This card was kind of a weird spike to me. According to EDHREC, it only sees minor play in decks. The only thing I was really able to find is that it may be built on a rumour about Commander 2019. On the website of Blackfire, a European distributor selling Magic among other things, has the Commander 2019 product up on its page.
It seems the page has been altered already, but it used contain the following line:
Each deck has a returning keyword ability as its main theme. The four featured abilities are populate, flashback, morph, and madness.
Seems like people may be anticipating this rumour to be true, and stocking up on
Catalyst Stone | ||
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Odyssey | CardKingdom $0.79 | TCGPlayer $4.99 |
#3 Mana Maze $9.22 (+631%)
Since the unbanning of
Especially if you manage to play an instant in someone's upkeep, you're basically
Painter's Servant | CardKingdom $44.99 | TCGPlayer $43.00 |
Mana Maze | CardKingdom $4.99 | TCGPlayer $9.22 |
Silence | CardKingdom $2.29 | TCGPlayer $1.69 |
#4 Lifeblood Hydra $16.95 (+578%)
I feel this card is mainly spiking because someone decided to buy it out. Hydra as a tribal is popular, and with the printing of
Lifeblood Hydra | ||
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Commander 2014 | CardKingdom $5.99 | TCGPlayer $14.97 |
Commander Anthology | CardKingdom $4.99 | TCGPlayer $16.95 |
Upcoming set and the faery hype
Spoilers/Rumours ahead about the new set! You've been warned.
It looks like the next set, which will be officially revealed tomorrow during SDCC2019, may be called Throne of Eldraine. Mark Rosewater has already confirmed that Eldraine is indeed the name of the plane. The following invitation was sent out:
Since there are faeries printed on the card, people immediately jumped to conclusions and we've seen spikes of
Cheap Pickups
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.
Kethis, the Hidden Hand $3.28 - Record low and going down
Mutavault $8.98 - Record low and bottoming out
Risk Factor $4.20 - Over its hype and going down
Nahiri, the Harbinger $5.85 - Record low and bottoming out
Mox Tantalite $7.89 - Record low and bottoming out
Mutavault | CardKingdom $11.99 | TCGPlayer $8.98 |
Nahiri, the Harbinger | CardKingdom $4.99 | TCGPlayer $5.84 |
Risk Factor | CardKingdom $2.79 | TCGPlayer $4.20 |
Mox Tantalite | CardKingdom $7.99 | TCGPlayer $7.89 |
Kethis, the Hidden Hand | CardKingdom $2.79 | TCGPlayer $3.28 |