Weekly Winners (51)

This week has (almost) no surprises at all. Both the weekly winner and the runner up have been winners before. And that is a good reflection of the MTG finance market at this time: slow and dull. But, again, just in time for FNM, I'll tell you what cards will be the talk of the town tonight.

 

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#1 Whip of Erebos +38.9% ($3.99) 

 
Last week, Whip of Erebos was up 23.5%, this week it stacks another +24.3 on that. And with that, Whip of Erebos is the #1 winner this week. 

For more on Whip of Erebos, check out last week's winners.

 

#2 Choke +17.3% ($4.20)  

Choke is the crossformat sideboard card that spiked in week 49. And there seems to be some heavy trade going on, pushing the price up and down. So keep your eye on this one.

If you care to know why Choke is hot, check out week 49's winners.

 

#3 Pendelhaven +11.3% ($7.10)  

Pendelhaven is the only weekly winner that has not been in the top 3 before. This evergreen card from legends is gaining value steadily with some heavy trading in the past few weeks. And this week it almost back at it's all time high that was set on December 5. 

The card is hot because of both Modern and Legacy. Both formats feature infect decks that are extremely aggressive and fast. In Legacy the Berserk Stompy deck has netted some good results over the past month. In the legacy format, Pendelhaven is also played in the elves archetype. 

Modern has it's own version of infect, and it also runs Pendelhaven. And an infect deck won the SCG Premier IQ in Atlanta in September, putting the deck and (among other cards) Pendelhaven in the spotlight.

  

Cheap pickup of the week: Misdirection  ($11.17) ALL TIME LOW  

Back in may it was at its all time high, but now it is only half as valuable. You know what happened? Conspiracy. Right after this card got a reprint, it plummeted in value.

But, at the same time Misdirection fell from grace in Legacy. The card saw play in the Sneak and Show deck, functioning mainly as a pseudo Force of Will. But also nice for shenanigans against discard spells, targeted burn and storm combo. 

 

Also interesting this week

Check out these cards that are on the move this week. Either going up, or down, but always interesting to know!

 

Flooded Strand (+5.4%)

Not a weekly winner, but this is a very interesting development. I am watching the KTK fetch closely and at this time Flooded Strand seems to be creeping up.  

 

Leyline of the Void

 

Rings of Brighthearth

 

Reset

 

Karn, Silver Golem

 

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