Weekly Winners 2023 - 07
Another week, another
Like every week, just in time for FNM, I'll tell you about the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight! Come discuss this week's price movements with us on Discord.
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Ryan talks about cards found in Premium features in his latest article from the A Penny Saved series. There are some good cards there which you may want to pick up. Matt also published his newest article from the New Horizons series which looks into the new Commander product from All Will Be One.
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Onto the Weekly Winners!
#1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier $49.95 (+385%)
Oh boy, here we go! Atraxa has shot up this past week. On one hand this was kinda surprising, on the other hand I'm personally not really that surprised. The surprising part is that it was clear from the start that Atraxa would be a powerhouse, and yet she seems to be wildly underestimated. Atraxa is quite an expensive creature being seven mana in four colors, but it does net you a flying, vigilant, deathtoucher with lifelink. But the most overpowered ability comes from being able to look at the ten top cards of your library and getting to pick the best ones from them.
The most talked about thing when Atraxa was spoiled was the mentioning of "Battle" cards. Maybe that shifted the focus when she was revealed rather than looking closely at the rest of the abilities. Atraxa was quickly compared to
So now that we have talked about Atraxa in general, let's look up what led up to her spike. The past weeks we have seen her show up in basically every constructed format; Standard, Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer all have seen her being played. And I can already tell you that what all these decks do not want to do is pay her actual casting cost. They all find a way of cheating her out ahead of curve and ending the game quickly.
- In Standard we see her in builds that try to reanimate her with cards like
No One Left Behind andInvoke Justice or in builds that use her as a top-end - Legacy (shockingly) uses her as a reanimation target in both UB and BR builds or try to cheat her out using
Natural Order - In Vintage, decks are using
Oath of Druids - Pioneer sacrifice decks use
Vat of Rebirth to try to sneak Atraxa out and end the game - And in Modern there is now a new target for
Indomitable Creativity decks
Creature (10) 1 Griselbrand $8.44 2 Grief $33.00 3 Archon of Cruelty $10.35 4 Atraxa, Grand Unifier $12.47 Instant (16) 4 Entomb $5.99 4 Brainstorm $1.09 4 Daze $1.35 4 Force of Will $49.99 Sorcery (10) 2 Thoughtseize $13.35 4 Careful Study $1.50 4 Reanimate $14.37 Enchantment (6) 2 Dance of the Dead $10.95 4 Animate Dead $5.04 Artifact (4) 4 Lotus Petal $18.45 Land (14) 1 Snow-Covered Island $1.00 1 Snow-Covered Swamp $0.48 2 Flooded Strand $30.09 2 Marsh Flats $12.00 4 Polluted Delta $37.00 4 Underground Sea $695.99 Sideboard (15) 1 Brazen Borrower $6.27 3 Shriekmaw $0.30 3 Faerie Macabre $1.52 1 Coffin Purge $0.25 2 Flusterstorm $21.35 4 Show and Tell $25.13 1 The Filigree Sylex $0.38
| Natural Order | ||
| No One Left Behind | ||
| Atraxa, Grand Unifier | ||
| Atraxa, Grand Unifier (Showcase) | ||
| Vat of Rebirth |
#2 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon $43.79 (+56%)
Since last week, sales of all versions of Skithiryx, The Blight Dragon have surged. This surge can be attributed to it being a good upgrade to the Corrupting Influence Commander precon, along with its enduring appeal to both casual and poison-focused players. With the release of
What also could have helped launching the price of this card is that is was mentioned by the Professor in his Tolarian Community College video where he talks about the best Commanders from
| Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scars of Mirrodin | ||
| Double Masters | ||
#3 Ground Rift $4.99 (+65%)
A new deck which revolves around
When you have a
The deck still has to prove how viable it is in the metagame, but that does not stop players and speculators from snagging up copies they need to build the deck. If you want to see the deck in action you can look at Bryant Cook playing the deck on his channel The Epic Storm.
Creature (10) 1 Goblin Anarchomancer $0.25 1 Wild Cantor $0.39 4 Venerated Rotpriest $2.33 4 Dragon's Rage Channeler $1.49 Instant (16) 4 Desperate Ritual $1.30 4 Manamorphose $2.99 4 Summoner's Pact $3.29 4 Pyretic Ritual $2.82 Sorcery (11) 3 Grapeshot $0.25 4 Ground Rift $0.50 4 Abundant Harvest $0.15 Enchantment (4) 4 Underworld Breach $11.24 Artifact (4) 4 Mishra's Bauble $1.05 Land (15) 1 Forest $0.10 1 Mountain $0.10 1 Bloodstained Mire $31.88 2 Arid Mesa $13.99 2 Scalding Tarn $18.71 4 Stomping Ground $9.99 4 Wooded Foothills $29.63 Sideboard (15) 1 Jegantha, the Wellspring $1.01 3 Lightning Bolt $0.50 4 Veil of Summer $6.07 2 Empty the Warrens $0.20 3 Blood Moon $8.00 2 Boseiju, Who Endures $32.87
| Underworld Breach | ||
| Venerated Rotpriest | ||
| Ground Rift |
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.
Altar of Dementia $4.81 - Moving up!
Questing Beast $5.74 - Slowly moving down
Klothys, God of Destiny $5.00 - Slowly moving down
| Klothys, God of Destiny | ||
| Altar of Dementia | ||
| Questing Beast |
That's it for this week. Make sure to check back next week for more Weekly Winners!
More from Arjen:
This week Wilds of Eldraine is still stirring prices up, but mainly in Commander, and a card that's old enough to drink (legally) has spiked to new heights.
A week where most movement comes from Commander, and one potentially because of Pioneer and Standard.
This week all cards have been moving because of Wilds of Eldraine, with some new additions for constructed eternal formats.
Wilds of Eldraine released on Arena last week and will be released on paper today. And cards are moving this week because of it!
I would have expected some more Wilds of Eldraine spikes by now, but it all seems pretty quiet, except for one card! Yet, the Lord of the Rings cards are still moving up!
A slow week. It seems people were mainly waiting for the previews from Wilds of Eldraine and holding off on buying cards. With the entire set now revealed, I expect next week to have more spikes.
This week we have a card moving up because of Modern, the Commander Masters Eldrazi precon is still stirring things up, and there's a Secret Lair Angels deck!
The recent unbannings have made sure that these cards are moving up. Plus, we'll discuss a new Legacy archetype, and a card that seems to be pretty powerful in Commander.
Prices are moving because of the Pro Tour and the upcoming Universes Beyond: Doctor Who set. We also managed to find a Commander card!
Of course cards are moving because of Lord of the Rings, but we have some interesting cards from several constructed formats as well.
