Competitive MTG Finance #1 - Wilds of Eldraine and Bowmasters

28 Aug
by Edward Eng

Hello! And thanks for checking out my first article on MTGStocks. You might have read some of my articles on Quiet Speculation or Galactic Treasures in the past, and I hope those were useful for you.

I’m excited to start writing again, and I’ve decided to pick up where I left off as my new starting point at MTGStocks to deliver content to you.

Let’s jump right in and take a look at some of the things on my mind.

Pauper

When I think of Pauper right now, there are a few cards that immediately come to mind. One of them is Lorien Revealed. Blue-based decks are doing really well in the format right now, and according to MTG Decks, Lorien Revealed is in 244 Dimir Terror decks in the last 90 days. And MTG Top 8 has Control taking up 31% of the Pauper metagame, with Dimir Control making up 12% of those control decks, and it's trending upward.

Lorien Revealed is also usually played as a four-of in most Dimir Terror decks, so there’s a decent demand for playsets. Check out this 7th Place list from the MTGO Pauper Challenge on August 19, 2023 by DISCOVERN.

Mono U Terror by discoverN

Creature(12)
Sorcery(9)
2
$1.10
Instant(23)
4
$0.86
4
$0.20
1
$0.01
4
$2.50
3
$0.50
3
$0.13
Land(16)
16
$0.05
Sideboard(15)
3
$0.01
2
$0.12
2
$0.84
4
$1.19
1
$0.50

And although Lorien Revealed is a card from the current newest set, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, you might want to consider getting rid of these before other versions are printed, particularly a promo version.

Card Kingdom is buying non-foils for $1 cash or $1.30 in store credit. And they’re buying foils for $4 cash or $5.20 in store credit. Remember, Lorien Revealed is a common! I dumped my playset of foils and an extra non-foil I had lying around from the Prerelease.

I also buylisted my foil playsets of Troll of Khazad-dum and Generous Ent. These are also possible targets for promo version printings.

Wilds of Eldraine

Next up, let's talk about some cards from this new set that’s coming out in September. One card I like is Shrouded Shepherd. It’s an uncommon, so I’m not sure there’s a lot of upside to gain in terms of buying and selling this card. Foils are going for $0.49 on Star City Games…which is a decent price since this card might have the potential to double or triple in price. Be careful though, we might see multiple versions of this card.

A couple of common cards that I like for Pauper are Troublemaker Ouphe and Torch the Tower. Foil Troublemaker Ouphe is $0.29 on Star City Games, which isn’t too expensive, but I wouldn’t pay much more than that. And the same goes for Torch the Tower.

Orcish Bowmasters

This card is showing up in so many places. Vintage, Legacy, and Modern. I’m not sure, but I have a feeling this card might eventually get banned. It’s kind of warping gameplay of those formats and hindering decks quite a bit that leverage drawing cards as part of their gameplan. 

My thought is to get rid of copies you have to lock in the value now. Regular copies are around $40 dollars. And you can sell regular copies to Card Kingdom for $33 cash or $42.90 in store credit. If I had any, I’d get rid of them now.

I hope you enjoyed the article, and it was useful for you.

I look forward to providing you with much more useful content.

Respectfully,

Eddie

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Edward Eng
Edward Eng

Eddie started playing Magic in 1994 and has been playing competitively since 1997. Soon after he started playing, he used Magic as a way to make money when he was in elementary and high school.


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