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Welcome back to another edition of the Rare Drafter where I bring you all the draft-able cards currently at $3 or above. The cards that fall below the $3 mark will be listed this month and then removed in next month's article unless they claw their way back up. All prices taken from www.mtgotraders.com on 25th of July 2010. 

The paper prices for M11 were taken from www.capefeargames.com as of the 25th of July 2010.

There are lots of interesting things going on in the world of prices this month. M11 is just round the corner, I've taken the paper prices from Cape Fear Games this month so you have a rough idea of what's hot and what's not. I'll not go into the details as you can see them in the M11 section but I will say Baneslayer Angel has lost her place as the most valuable card in the set, can you guess which card has taken her place....nah I'm not going to tell you, you will have to have a look.

As we are now under the new Extended format you will be able to see the pain its caused Ravnica block which is the worst set affected by rotation, the Mirrodin cards stood off better as they are also staples in a lot of Legacy decks. Elspeth, Knight-Errant has fallen by nearly 50% from last months prices due to her rotating in October and it's not helped that she is also starring in a duel deck due sometime towards the start of September. I fear she will fall even further at that point taking the whole block with her.

From the Vault Relics is just round the corner and it's near enough confirmed which cards will be in the set, from a post on MTGSalvation

The contents are

Karn, Silver Golem
Ivory Tower
AEther Vial
Sword of Body and Mind
Mox Diamond
Isochron Scepter
Mirari
Nevinyrral's Disk
Jester's Cap
Sundering Titan
Zuran Orb
Masticore
Black Vise
Sol Ring
Memory Jar

Nine cards (Ivory Tower, AEther Vial, Mox Diamond, Isochron Scepter, Nevinyrral's Disk, Zuran Orb, Masticore, Black Vise, and Sol Ring) have new art. Mox Diamond is already feeling the pressure and the price is dropping very fast. I expect Sol Ring will be the most wanted card in the box online, I know it will be restricted and only playable in classic but every casual player will want one of these. Sword of Body and Mind is the new card from Scars of Mirrodin and I have a picture to go with it as well from MTGSalvation, oh it looks so good.

For your info I've included this month the current schedule with the current release dates of sets for the rest of the year to give you something to add to your calendars.  

Product Description Online Release Date
Magic 2011  2nd of August 2010
From the Vault: Relics  30th of August 2010
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret 3rd of September 2010 (Paper)
Scars of Mirrodin 18th of October 2010
Masters Edition 4 13th of December 2010

On to drafting news this week is CAW week and we have $9 NIXPAX's for Shards of Alara (Block) to really crush any prices that are left before the set rotates.

If you added a comment to one of the community posts for the community cup you should now have your MD5 draft set and if you were not so lucky you may have already drafted it in the special event queue this week and received sub optimal prizes. If on the other hand you kept your packs you will get to use them in the NIXTIX events at the start of September for better prize support. On the other hand you may have kept them for the Coalition League's second season, shameless plug on my part but it's not a bad idea to be honest.

Here's the current schedule for NIXTIX events for the next few months.    

Product(s) Week*
M10 Jul 21 – 28
LRW/MOR Jul 28 – Aug 4
SHM/EVE Aug 4 – 11
Shards of Alara block boosters Aug 11 – 18
ME-ME2-ME3* Aug 18 – 25
CBS Aug 25 – Sep 1
MD5 Sep 1 - 8
OLS Sep 8 – 15
OTJ Sep 15 - 22
IPA Sep 22 - 29
7E Sep 29 – Oct 6

*Both Nix Pax and Nix Tix queues will be set up for these products.

Now onto the prices.

Key  
= Unchanged
+ Price Increase
- Price Decrease
<> New Entry

Packs

Some strange things happening this month with the pack prices. Time Spiral prices have gone up due to the recent NIXTIX events at the start of July and haven't managed to go back to their original price before the events, which is the same for Ravnica packs. 

Conflux packs have gone up in price and I do not have a clue why, there is no point in buying them as you can't use them in drafts. Another dramatic price increase is the cost of Apocalypse boosters which jumped from $6.50 to $10 which I wasn't happy about as I intended on using these packs for my league pool, the only reason I can see for the price of the packs to go up is due to the price increase of Pernicious Deed.

Next week its NIXTIX Lorwyn/Morningtide so the price of those boosters has increased for now.   

Block Set July June  May April Movement
Core Set 7th Edition  3.00 3.25 3.00 3.00 -
Core Set 8th Edition  2.00 2.25 1.75 1.75 -
Core Set 9th Edition  2.25 2.25 1.75 1.75 =
Core Set 10th Edition 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 =
Core Set Magic 2010 (M10) 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 =
Zendikar Zendikar 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 =
Zendikar Worldwake  4.35 4.35 4.00 4.00 =
Zendikar Rise of the Eldrazi  4.35 4.35 4.35 N/A =
Shards of Alara Shards of Alara  4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 =
Shards of Alara Conflux 3.75 3.50 3.50 3.50 +
Shards of Alara Alara Reborn  3.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 -
Shards of Alara Shards of Alara Block 4.15 4.15 4.00 4.00 =
Shards of Alara Shards of Alara Block Foil  9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 =
Lorwyn Lorwyn 4.25 3.00 3.00 3.00 +
Lorwyn Morningtide  3.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 +
Lorwyn Shadowmoor 3.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 -
Lorwyn Eventide  3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 =
Time Spiral Time Spiral  4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 +
Time Spiral Planar Chaos  3.75 3.00 3.00 3.00 +
Time Spiral Future Sight  4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 =
Ravnica Ravnica  4.50 3.50 3.75 3.75 +
Ravnica Guildpact  6.00 4.50 5.00 5.00 +
Ravnica Dissension  4.25 3.25 3.50 3.50 +
Ice Age Coldsnap  3.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 -
Champions of Kamigawa Champions of Kamigawa  2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 =
Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa  3.25 3.25 3.50 3.50 =
Champions of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa  2.75 3.25 3.50 3.50 -
Mirrodin Mirrodin  3.50 4.00 4.25 4.25 -
Mirrodin Darksteel 5.00 5.00 5.50 5.50 =
Mirrodin Fifth Dawn  3.25 3.50 4.25 4.25 -
Onslaught Onslaught  5.00 5.00 5.50 5.50 =
Onslaught Legions 2.75 3.00 3.50 3.50 -
Onslaught Scourge 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 =
Odyssey Odyssey  4.50 4.50 5.00 5.00 =
Odyssey Torment  6.50 6.50 7.00 7.00 =
Odyssey Judgment  5.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 -
Invasion Invasion 7.50 7.50 7.00 7.00 =
Invasion Planeshift 13.00 13.00 11.00 11.00 =
Invasion Apocalypse  10.00 6.50 7.00 7.00 +
Urza's saga Urza's Saga  4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 =
Urza's saga Urza's Legacy  4.35 4.35 N/A N/A =
Tempest Tempest 5.00 4.35 4.35 4.35 +
Tempest Stronghold  4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 =
Tempest Exodus 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 =
Mirage Mirage  4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 =
Mirage Visions 4.00 5.25 6.50 6.50 -
Mirage Weatherlight  3.00 3.25 4.00 4.00 -
Masters Edition Masters Edition 1 5.00 8.75 8.75 4.75 -
Masters Edition Masters Edition 2 4.35 5.00 9.25 7.00 -
Masters Edition Masters Edition 3 4.00 5.00 5.00 4.50 -

Core Sets

7th Edition 110 rares

Birds of Paradise are on the up and have made an imprint on every set they have been printed in. I guess we have a new standard deck using them at the moment.  

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
7th Earthquake 4.50 4.00 5.00 6.00 Rare +
7th City of Brass 3.85 4.00 4.00 4.00 Rare -
7th Birds of Paradise 3.75 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>
7th Wrath of God 3.50 3.50 4.00 4.50 Rare =
7th Lord of Atlantis 2.75 3.00 N/A N/A Rare -

8th Edition 110 rares

Not much going on here 8th Edition usually follows what ever 7th Edition does.

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
8th City of Brass 3.75 3.50 4.00 4.00 Rare +
8th Wrath of God 3.25 3.25 3.50 4.00 Rare =
9th Birds of Paradise 3.00 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>

9th Edition 110 rares

Wow only one card left holding the entire set above water.

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
9th Wrath of God 3.25 3.25 3.50 4.00 Rare =

10th Edition 121 rares

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
10th Crucible of Worlds 7.25 7.50 7.50 7.50 Rare -
10th Wrath of God 6.00 6.00 6.50 6.50 Rare =
10th Siege-Gang Commander 3.50 3.75 4.00 4.00 Rare -
10th Manabarbs 3.50 3.25 N/A N/A Rare +
10th Birds of Paradise 3.25 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>

M10

Baneslayer Angel is still on her way down in price with her being re-printed in M11, I expect her price will fall a bit further before it recovers again but I don't think she will ever reach $50 again. Time Warp, Vampire Nocturnus and Master of the Wild Hunt have been cut in half as they will be rotating in October. There is a rumour that Vampires will be in Scars of Mirrodin so Nocturnus could make a comeback in Extended.

  Rares Mythics
M10 53 15

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
M2010 Baneslayer Angel 36.00 37.50 42.00 49.50 Mythic -
M2010 Time Warp 9.50 16.25 14.00 8.75 Mythic -
M2010 Garruk Wildspeaker 9.00 9.50 10.00 10.25 Mythic -
M2010 Vampire Nocturnus 5.75 9.75 10.50 13.00 Mythic -
M2010 Jace Beleren 5.75 5.75 4.50 4.50 Mythic =
M2010 Master of the Wild Hunt 5.00 10.00 11.00 14.50 Mythic -
M2010 Liliana Vess 5.00 5.75 5.75 4.00 Mythic -
M2010 Ajani Goldmane 4.75 4.25 4.00 4.25 Mythic +
M2010 Chandra Nalaar 3.75 3.50 3.00 3.25 Mythic +
M2010 Dragonskull Summit 3.50 4.75 4.25 6.75 Rare -

M11

A lot of you I expect will have gone straight here to see who has beaten Baneslayer as the most wanted card in M11, I expect you thought it would be one of the giant's and you are right. It's Primeval Titan taking first price and Grave Titan taking third with Baneslayer snugly in the middle. The card I least expected to see near the top was Steel Overseer at this moment in time and the card which I expected to be up near the top wasn't even above the $3 mark which is Dark Tutelage.

I've highlighted all the cards that are not online yet in green so they are easy to spot.

  Rares Mythics
M11 53 15

Set Card Name July Rarity Movement
M2011 Primeval Titan 45.99 Mythic Paper
M2011 Baneslayer Angel 28.88 Mythic Paper
M2011 Grave Titan 27.90 Mythic Paper
M2011 Steel Overseer 14.88 Rare Paper
M2011 Fauna Shaman 11.99 Rare Paper
M2011 Elvish Archdruid 9.98 Rare Paper
M2011 Time Reversal 9.50 Mythic Paper
M2011 Sun Titan 8.95 Mythic Paper
M2011 Gaea's Revenge 6.99 Mythic Paper
M2011 Obstinate Baloth 6.95 Rare Paper
M2011 Leyline of Sanctity 5.99 Rare Paper
M2011 Garruk Wildspeaker 5.75 Mythic Paper
M2011 Ajani Goldmane 4.99 Mythic Paper
M2011 Leyline of Ancticipation 4.99 Rare Paper
M2011 Serra Ascendant 4.97 Rare Paper
M2011 Glacial Fortress 4.95 Rare Paper
M2011 Inferno Titan 4.95 Mythic Paper
M2011 Leyline of Punishment 4.88 Rare Paper
M2011 Destructive Force 4.70 Rare Paper
M2011 Jace Beleren 4.45 Mythic Paper
M2011 Nantuko Shade 4.30 Rare Paper
M2011 Demon of Death's Gate 4.25 Mythic Paper
M2011 Birds of Paradise 3.99 Rare Paper
M2011 Dragonskull Summit 3.99 Rare Paper
M2011 Day of Judgment 3.95 Rare Paper
M2011 Drowned Catacomb 3.95 Rare Paper
M2011 Knight Exemplar 3.95 Rare Paper
M2011 Cyclops Gladiator 3.73 Rare Paper
M2011 Leyline of the Void 3.49 Rare Paper
M2011 Liliana Vess 3.49 Mythic Paper
M2011 Mystifying Maze 3.49 Rare Paper
M2011 Phylactery Lich 3.39 Rare Paper

Rise of the Eldrazi

There's not much exciting here this month Gideon Jura and Vengevine have swapped places and I think Vengevine will stabilize at this price.

  Rares Mythics
Rise of the Eldrazi 53 15

Set Card Name July June May Rarity Movement
Rize of the Eldrazi Gideon Jura 23.00 28.50 33.00 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi Vengevine 22.50 32.50 13.00 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi All Is Dust 12.00 12.50 6.00 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi Kargan Dragonlord 9.25 11.00 10.00 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi Sarkhan the Mad 7.75 9.50 8.00 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi Kozilek, Butcher of Truth 5.75 7.50 5.50 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre 4.00 4.00 4.00 Mythic =
Rize of the Eldrazi Linvala, Keeper of Silence 3.75 3.50 N/A Mythic +
Rize of the Eldrazi Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 3.50 4.00 4.00 Mythic -
Rize of the Eldrazi Transcendent Master 3.00 2.75 3.50 Mythic +

Zendikar

Lotus Cobra is still on the up with Eldrazi Monument which are both sometimes played in the same deck. There are a few new cards joining us this month Felidar Sovereign and also Basilisk Collar which I've expected to be on here for a while, it's just taken it's time to find the right deck. All of the pain lands and duals are falling at the moment with the exception of Scalding Tarn.

Stoneforge Mystic keeps popping her head up, I've seen her in a few white weenie and Kor decks recently in the tournament practice room.

  Rares Mythics
Zendikar 53 15
Worldwake 35 10

Set Card Name July June  May April Rarity Movement
Zendikar Lotus Cobra 25.00 24.50 11.75 10.00 Mythic +
Zendikar Eldrazi Monument 15.50 14.75 7.75 7.00 Mythic +
Zendikar Iona, Shield of Emeria 6.50 7.00 7.25 6.75 Mythic -
Zendikar Sorin Markov 6.00 5.50 6.00 6.00 Mythic +
Zendikar Scalding Tarn 6.00 5.00 4.25 3.75 Rare +
Zendikar Arid Mesa 5.75 6.50 4.50 4.75 Rare -
Zendikar Nissa Revane 5.25 4.50 5.00 5.75 Mythic +
Zendikar Verdant Catacombs 4.00 4.50 3.50 3.75 Rare -
Zendikar Day of Judgment 3.50 4.00 3.25 4.00 Rare -
Zendikar Misty Rainforest 3.50 4.00 3.00 3.00 Rare -
Zendikar Warren Instigator 3.50 3.75 2.75 3.00 Mythic -
Zendikar Marsh Flats 3.25 4.25 3.50 3.75 Rare -
Zendikar Ob Nixilis, the Fallen 3.00 3.00 3.75 3.75 Mythic =
Zendikar Felidar Sovereign 3.00 N/A N/A N/A Mythic <>
Zendikar Goblin Guide 3.00 3.00 N/A N/A Rare =
Worldwake Jace, the Mind Sculptor 80.00 101.00 74.00 56.00 Mythic -
Worldwake Abyssal Persecutor 13.00 9.50 6.50 6.75 Mythic +
Worldwake Avenger of Zendikar 8.50 13.50 4.00 6.50 Mythic -
Worldwake Raging Ravine 8.00 9.00 4.50 7.50 Rare -
Worldwake Celestial Colonnade 4.50 5.50 4.00 4.50 Rare -
Worldwake Basilisk Collar 3.75 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>
Worldwake Lavaclaw Reaches 3.00 5.00 2.50 3.75 Rare -
Worldwake Eye of Ugin 3.00 4.25 3.50 4.75 Mythic -
Worldwake Stoneforge Mystic 3.00 2.75 1.75 3.00 Rare +
Worldwake Creeping Tar Pit 2.85 3.75 N/A N/A Rare -

Shards of Alara

As you can see poor Elspeth is really getting hammered on the price front at the moment and with the dual deck on the way things will only get worse. On the rumour side there may be a new version of Elspeth in Scars of Mirrodin. If Ajani goes down any lower I might consider purchasing a few as he could be very deadly in tribal decks. Hell's Thunder is on the increase even though the set is due for rotation but it's a staple for red deck wins which I expect to see all the way up to October in Standard events. 

Maelstrom Pulse is also taking a dive I'm not sure where it will settle as its used in a lot of Legacy decks.

  Rares Mythics
Shards of Alara 53 15
Conflux 35 10
Alara Reborn 35 10

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Shards of Alara Elspeth, Knight-Errant 26.25 47.00 32.50 31.50 Mythic -
Shards of Alara Ajani Vengeant 8.50 13.50 18.00 18.00 Mythic -
Shards of Alara Sarkhan Vol 6.50 6.50 5.75 6.50 Mythic =
Shards of Alara Tezzeret the Seeker 5.50 7.50 6.50 6.25 Mythic -
Shards of Alara Rafiq of the Many 3.75 4.00 9.50 10.00 Mythic -
Shards of Alara Hell's Thunder 3.75 3.00 2.50 3.50 Rare +
Shards of Alara Sharuum the Hegemon 3.50 3.00 2.50 3.00 Mythic +
Conflux Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker 7.75 7.25 6.75 6.50 Mythic +
Conflux Progenitus 6.75 8.00 11.50 11.50 Mythic -
Conflux Noble Hierarch 5.50 8.25 7.25 9.00 Rare -
Conflux Knight of the Reliquary 3.75 5.25 6.50 9.00 Rare -
Conflux Maelstrom Archangel 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 Mythic =
Conflux Thornling 3.00 5.00 8.50 6.50 Mythic -
Conflux Martial Coup 1.75 3.50 6.50 7.00 Rare -
Alara Reborn Maelstrom Pulse 13.50 18.25 17.00 23.50 Rare -
Alara Reborn Sphinx of the Steel Wind 7.00 5.75 8.00 9.50 Mythic +
Alara Reborn Sovereigns of Lost Alara 3.50 4.50 4.75 N/A Rare -
Alara Reborn Bloodbraid Elf 3.00 3.75 4.50 4.50 Uncommon -
Alara Reborn Maelstrom Nexus 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 Mythic -
Alara Reborn Uril, the Miststalker 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 Mythic -

Lorwyn

There's a few small price increases this month in Lorwyn/Morningtide. Mutavault is still trying to catch Bitterblossom and it's not doing a bad job of it. Cryptic Command over shot its value and is coming back down. It might take another month to see if the prices settle as they are currently. 

  Rares
Lorwyn 80
Morningtide 50

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Lorwyn Cryptic Command 12.00 15.00 4.00 4.25 Rare -
Lorwyn Garruk Wildspeaker 9.00 9.00 9.75 10.00 Rare =
Lorwyn Doran, the Siege Tower 8.00 8.00 7.50 7.50 Rare =
Lorwyn Thoughtseize 7.75 9.50 5.00 5.75 Rare -
Lorwyn Wanderwine Hub 7.00 7.00 6.25 6.25 Rare =
Lorwyn Liliana Vess 5.50 5.50 5.75 4.00 Rare =
Lorwyn Jace Beleren 5.25 5.25 4.50 4.50 Rare =
Lorwyn Ajani Goldmane 4.50 4.00 4.00 4.25 Rare +
Lorwyn Chandra Nalaar 3.50 3.00 3.00 3.50 Rare +
Lorwyn Sower of Temptation 3.50 3.00 N/A N/A Rare +
Lorwyn Windbrisk Heights 2.75 3.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Lorwyn Secluded Glen 2.50 3.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Morningtide Bitterblossom 24.00 24.00 10.50 12.50 Rare =
Morningtide Mutavault 17.50 16.00 9.00 9.75 Rare +
Morningtide Vendilion Clique 12.00 12.00 6.50 7.00 Rare =
Morningtide Reveillark 5.75 3.25 N/A N/A Rare +
Morningtide Door of Destinies 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Rare =
Morningtide Chameleon Colossus 4.00 3.50 N/A N/A Rare +
Morningtide Murmuring Bosk 4.00 3.00 N/A N/A Rare +
Morningtide Idyllic Tutor 3.85 3.50 3.50 3.50 Rare +
Morningtide Mind Spring 3.25 3.50 3.25 3.00 Rare -
Morningtide Scapeshift 3.00 3.00 2.75 3.00 Rare =
Shadowmoor

Now again we have some interesting activity with this half block. I think elves are on the up in Extended with Wilt-Leaf Liege coming in to the chart along with Regal Force, Bloom Tender and Talara's Battalion. The dual lands are still on the rise and I expect they will creep up a bit more over the next few weeks.

Figure of Destiny and Glen Elendra Archmage are the cards to watch out for both jumping up by $3 from last month.

  Rares
Shadowmoor 80
Eventide 60
Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Shadowmoor Reflecting Pool 11.00 10.00 6.00 6.00 Rare +
Shadowmoor Sunken Ruins 7.75 7.50 4.50 N/A Rare +
Shadowmoor Greater Auramancy 4.50 4.25 4.00 4.00 Rare +
Shadowmoor Mystic Gate 4.25 3.50 N/A N/A Rare <>
Shadowmoor Fulminator Mage 4.00 2.50 3.75 4.75 Rare -
Shadowmoor Prismatic Omen 3.75 3.85 4.25 4.25 Rare -
Shadowmoor Wilt-Leaf Liege 3.75 3.00 N/A N/A Rare <>
Shadowmoor Demigod of Revenge 3.50 3.25 3.50 3.50 Rare -
Shadowmoor Woodfall Primus 3.00 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>
Eventide Figure of Destiny 16.00 13.00 9.00 10.00 Rare +
Eventide Glen Elendra Archmage 9.50 6.00 7.50 8.00 Rare +
Eventide Fetid Heath 7.00 7.00 7.75 8.50 Rare =
Eventide Twilight Mire 6.75 5.00 3.25 3.25 Rare +
Eventide Flooded Grove 6.50 6.00 3.50 3.50 Rare +
Eventide Cascade Bluffs 6.50 5.00 4.75 4.75 Rare +
Eventide Divinity of Pride 6.00 6.00 5.75 5.25 Rare =
Eventide Creakwood Liege 5.50 5.50 5.25 5.00 Rare =
Eventide Deathbringer Liege 5.50 5.50 5.25 5.00 Rare =
Eventide Regal Force 4.50 3.00 3.75 4.00 Rare +
Eventide Necroskitter 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.75 Rare =
Eventide Balefire Liege 4.00 4.00 3.75 3.25 Rare =
Eventide Cold-Eyed Selkie 3.75 3.50 3.25 3.25 Rare +
Eventide Wake Thrasher 3.75 3.50 3.25 3.00 Rare +
Eventide Rugged Prairie 3.75 3.50 N/A N/A Rare +
Eventide Scarecrone 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.00 Rare =
Eventide Stillmoon Cavalier 3.50 3.50 N/A N/A Rare =
Eventide Murkfiend Liege 3.50 3.00 3.00 N/A Rare +
Eventide Overbeing of Myth 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Rare =
Eventide Bloom Tender 3.00 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>
Eventide Talara's Battalion 3.00 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>
Time Spiral

As expected everything is dropping still in this block Goyf is hanging on at $30 but he's going to get hit hard on the run up to October.

  Rares
Time Spiral 80
Time Shifted 46
Planar Chaos 50
Future Sight 60

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Time Spiral Vesuva 3.75 3.50 3.75 4.00 Rare +
Time Shifted Lord of Atlantis 2.50 3.00 N/A N/A Special -
Time Shifted Tormod's Crypt 2.25 2.25 3.00 3.50 Special =
Time Shifted Gemstone Mine 2.00 2.25 3.00 3.50 Special -
Planar Chaos Damnation 6.50 7.00 8.00 8.50 Rare -
Planar Chaos Extirpate 4.25 4.50 5.50 6.25 Rare -
Planar Chaos Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 2.75 3.00 4.50 5.00 Rare -
Future Sight Tarmogoyf 30.00 34.00 44.00 52.00 Rare -
Future Sight Bridge from Below 5.75 6.75 9.50 10.50 Rare -
Future Sight Pact of Negation 4.25 4.75 6.50 6.50 Rare -
Future Sight Summoner's Pact 4.00 4.50 6.50 7.50 Rare -
Future Sight Sliver Legion 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.75 Rare =
Future Sight Magus of the Moon 3.25 3.25 4.00 4.50 Rare =
Future Sight Akroma's Memorial 3.25 3.25 3.50 3.50 Rare =
Future Sight Korlash, Heir to Blackblade 3.00 3.25 3.25 4.00 Rare -
Future Sight Horizon Canopy 3.00 N/A N/A N/A Rare <>

Ravnica

Abandon ship comes to mind when you look at the prices of the cards in this block this month and they are going to continue to fall. It's all good news if you are a casual player though.

  Rares
Ravnica 88
Guildpact 55
Dissension 65

Set Card Name July June  May April Rarity Movement
Ravnica Doubling Season 7.50 7.50 7.25 6.75 Rare =
Ravnica Glimpse the Unthinkable 4.00 4.75 6.50 7.25 Rare -
Ravnica Dark Confidant 3.50 4.00 5.50 6.00 Rare -
Ravnica Temple Garden 3.25 4.00 5.00 5.75 Rare -
Ravnica Watery Grave 3.25 4.00 5.00 5.50 Rare -
Ravnica Sacred Foundry 3.25 4.00 5.00 5.25 Rare -
Ravnica Overgrown Tomb 3.00 3.50 3.75 4.00 Rare -
Ravnica Birds of Paradise 3.00 3.00 N/A N/A Rare =
Guildpact Stomping Ground 6.50 8.00 9.50 10.00 Rare -
Guildpact Steam Vents 5.00 6.50 8.00 8.50 Rare -
Guildpact Godless Shrine 4.50 5.50 6.50 7.50 Rare -
Guildpact Leyline of the Void 4.00 5.50 9.00 10.00 Rare -
Guildpact Angel of Despair 3.25 4.00 5.50 6.50 Rare -
Dissension Hallowed Fountain 9.00 11.75 14.00 14.50 Rare -
Dissension Breeding Pool 7.50 10.00 12.50 13.00 Rare -
Dissension Blood Crypt 6.00 8.00 10.00 11.50 Rare -
Dissension Ghost Quarter 2.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 Uncommon -
Coldsnap

Yep it's all about Dark Depths again this month and will continue to be until it drops under $3.

  Rares
Coldsnap 40

Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Coldsnap Dark Depths 13.50 20.00 24.00 26.00 Rare -

Champions of Kamigawa

Well the funny thing is that there are no longer any cards in the main block above the $3 mark. If you like playing elves now is the time to pick up your playset of Glimpse of Nature's currently selling for $1.75 

  Rares
Champions of Kamigawa 88
Betrayers of Kamigawa 55
Saviors of Kamigawa 55
Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Betrayers of Kamigawa Umezawa's Jitte 5.75 6.50 8.50 9.00 Rare -
Saviors of Kamigawa Pithing Needle 4.00 4.00 3.50 3.50 Rare =
Saviors of Kamigawa Twincast 3.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 Rare -
Mirrodin

To be honest considering the set has rotated it's not really doing that badly. A lot of the cards below are used in Legacy which is keeping the prices up. The swords are a different matter though I don't know why they are going up in price, it could be demand from casual players.

Set Card Name July June  May April Rarity Movement
Mirrodin Chrome Mox 6.50 8.00 10.50 11.50 Rare -
Mirrodin Solemn Simulacrum 3.50 3.50 3.75 N/A Rare =
Mirrodin Chalice of the Void 3.25 3.75 4.50 5.00 Rare -
DarkSteel Sword of Fire and Ice 9.00 8.00 8.00 7.50 Rare +
DarkSteel Sword of Light and Shadow 7.50 6.50 6.00 5.50 Rare +
DarkSteel Darksteel Forge 4.50 4.50 5.00 5.00 Rare =
DarkSteel Arcbound Ravager 3.50 3.75 4.50 5.00 Rare -
Fifth Dawn Engineered Explosives 9.25 10.00 12.00 12.00 Rare -
Fifth Dawn Crucible of Worlds 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 Rare =
Fifth Dawn Eternal Witness 4.50 4.50 5.00 5.00 Uncommon =
Fifth Dawn Vedalken Shackles 4.25 4.50 5.50 5.75 Rare -
Fifth Dawn Mycosynth Golem 4.00 4.00 4.75 4.75 Rare =
Fifth Dawn Magma Jet 2.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 Uncommon -
Onslaught

All the fetch lands are going up in price the only answer is Legacy is starting to take off big time. This would also explain why the price of Stifle has doubled.

  Rares
Onslaught 110
Legions 44
Scourge 44
Set Card Name July June  May  April Rarity Movement
Onslaught Goblin Piledriver 6.00 6.50 7.00 6.00 Rare -
Onslaught Windswept Heath 6.00 5.00 5.50 5.50 Rare +
Onslaught Polluted Delta 5.50 4.85 5.50 5.50 Rare +
Onslaught Wooded Foothills 5.25 4.50 4.75 4.50 Rare +
Onslaught Flooded Strand 4.50 3.75 4.00 4.00 Rare +
Onslaught Enchantress's Presence 4.25 6.50 6.50 7.00 Rare -
Onslaught Bloodstained Mire 4.25 3.75 3.75 4.00 Rare +
Scourge Stifle 10.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 Rare +
Scourge Siege-Gang Commander 3.75 4.00 4.50 5.00 Rare -
Odyssey

Entomb has lost a lot of value since last month which is due to Mystical Tutor being banned in Legacy, I expect it to fall even further though in the days to come. Nantuko Shade is on the increase due to it being re-printed in M11.

  Rares
Odyssey 110
Torment 44
Judgment 44
Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Odyssey Entomb 32.00 50.00 50.00 45.00 Rare -
Odyssey Terravore 11.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 Rare +
Odyssey Squirrel Mob 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.50 Rare =
Odyssey Patron Wizard 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.50 Rare =
Odyssey Tarnished Citadel 4.00 3.50 3.00 N/A Rare -
Odyssey Standstill 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 Uncommon =
Odyssey Haunting Echoes 3.00 3.00 3.25 3.50 Rare =
Odyssey Chance Encounter 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Rare =
Torment Ichorid 8.00 7.00 7.00 5.50 Rare +
Torment Grim Lavamancer 7.25 6.00 6.00 6.00 Rare +
Torment Nantuko Shade 6.50 3.75 3.75 3.75 Rare +
Torment Cabal Coffers 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Uncommon =
Judgment Burning Wish 4.75 4.00 5.00 6.00 Rare +
Judgment Living Wish 3.25 3.25 4.00 3.50 Rare =
Invasion

Orim's Chant falls this month while Pernicious Deed climbs into it's shoes as one of the top Legacy cards.

  Rares
Invasion 110
Planeshift 44
Apocalypse 44

Set Card Name July June  May April Rarity Movement
Invasion Sterling Grove 10.40 10.40 9.90 9.90 Uncommon =
Invasion Undermine 6.37 6.37 6.37 6.37 Rare =
Invasion Rout 5.88 5.88 5.88 5.88 Rare =
Invasion Collective Restraint 4.41 4.41 4.41 4.41 Rare =
Invasion Captain Sisay 4.41 3.68 3.43 3.43 Rare +
Invasion Absorb 4.17 4.17 4.17 3.68 Rare =
Invasion Blazing Specter 3.92 3.92 3.92 3.92 Rare =
Invasion Reya Dawnbringer 3.92 3.92 3.92 3.92 Rare =
Invasion Phyrexian Altar 3.19 3.19 3.19 3.19 Rare =
Invasion Rith, the Awakener 3.19 3.19 3.19 3.19 Rare =
Planeshift Orim's Chant 29.70 37.62 39.60 39.60 Rare -
Planeshift Meddling Mage 7.35 7.84 7.84 7.84 Rare -
Planeshift Diabolic Intent 5.88 5.88 4.90 5.88 Rare =
Planeshift Eladamri's Call 5.39 5.39 5.39 5.39 Rare =
Apocalypse Pernicious Deed 33.17 25.74 25.74 23.76 Rare +
Apocalypse Vindicate 25.74 25.74 26.73 26.73 Rare =
Apocalypse Spiritmonger 5.39 5.64 5.64 6.37 Rare -
Apocalypse Goblin Ringleader 3.43 3.43 3.43 3.43 Uncommon =

Urza's Saga

Grim Monolith is shooting upwards at this moment in time currently just breaking the $20 barrier. The master of squirrels Deranged Hermit finds he's not as popular as he thought he was and is falling in price. Other than that it's the normal price fall of a new set online.

  Rares
Urza's Saga 110
Urza's Legacy 44

Set Card Name July June  May April Rarity Movement
Urza's Saga Exploration 11.50 15.00 16.00 19.00 Rare -
Urza's Saga Argothian Enchantress 10.00 12.00 14.00 17.00 Rare -
Urza's Saga Show and Tell 10.00 10.00 11.00 13.00 Rare =
Urza's Saga Sneak Attack 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Rare +
Urza's Saga Tolarian Academy 7.50 7.50 9.00 11.00 Rare =
Urza's Saga Gaea's Cradle 7.00 7.50 10.00 13.00 Rare -
Urza's Saga Smokestack 6.00 6.50 8.00 10.00 Rare -
Urza's Saga Serra's Sanctum 3.75 4.00 5.50 8.00 Rare -
Urza's Saga Time Spiral 3.50 3.50 5.00 5.00 Rare =
Urza's Saga Gamble 3.25 3.50 4.00 4.00 Rare -
Urza's Saga Back to Basics 3.00 3.25 5.00 7.00 Rare -
Urza's Legacy Grim Monolith 21.00 14.00 N/A N/A Rare +
Urza's Legacy Goblin Welder 14.50 12.00 N/A N/A Rare +
Urza's Legacy Deranged Hermit 13.00 18.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Defense of the Heart 7.00 8.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Memory Jar 7.00 6.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Palinchron 5.50 6.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Quicksilver Amulet 5.50 6.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Radiant, Archangel 5.00 6.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Karmic Guide 5.00 5.00 N/A N/A Rare =
Urza's Legacy No Mercy 4.50 5.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Crawlspace 2.50 3.00 N/A N/A Rare -
Urza's Legacy Mother of Runes 2.00 3.50 N/A N/A Uncommon -

Tempest

I think Tempest must have the most expensive uncommon and common cards of all time with Wasteland and Meditate leading the way. Time Warp hasn't had the price change of M10 reflected on it yet so expect it to drop soon.  

Another card which has gained lots of popularity in Legacy is Aluren which has gone from $3.50 to $10.00 this month.

  Rares
Tempest 110
Stronghold 44
Exodus 44

Set Card Name July June  May  April Rarity Movement
Tempest Wasteland 26.00 20.00 28.00 27.00 Uncommon +
Tempest Intuition 23.00 19.00 17.50 15.00 Rare +
Tempest Time Warp 17.50 17.00 14.00 9.00 Rare +
Tempest Grindstone 14.00 14.00 14.00 13.00 Rare =
Tempest Reflecting Pool 12.50 12.00 6.00 7.00 Rare +
Tempest Aluren 10.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 Rare +
Tempest Scroll Rack 8.00 7.50 7.00 6.50 Rare +
Tempest Meditate 7.00 5.50 5.00 4.00 Common +
Tempest Living Death 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Rare =
Tempest Mirri's Guile 5.00 5.00 4.50 4.50 Rare =
Tempest Cursed Scroll 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.50 Rare =
Tempest Ancient Tomb 4.50 3.50 4.00 4.00 Uncommon +
Tempest Lotus Petal 4.50 3.00 3.00 N/A Common +
Tempest Reanimate 4.00 5.00 4.00 3.50 Uncommon -
Tempest Humility 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Rare =
Tempest Earthcraft 3.50 3.50 4.25 4.50 Rare =
Tempest Tradewind Rider 3.00 3.50 3.50 4.00 Rare -
Tempest Propaganda 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Uncommon =
Stronghold Mox Diamond 25.00 28.00 34.00 34.00 Rare -
Stronghold Volrath's Stronghold 7.00 6.00 5.50 5.50 Rare +
Stronghold Dream Halls 4.50 6.00 7.00 7.00 Rare -
Exodus Survival of the Fittest 36.00 42.00 39.00 39.00 Rare -
Exodus City of Traitors 27.50 25.00 26.00 26.00 Rare +
Exodus Oath of Druids 26.00 26.00 27.00 27.00 Rare =
Exodus Manabond 16.00 16.00 16.00 15.00 Rare =
Exodus Recurring Nightmare 14.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 Rare -
Exodus Sphere of Resistance 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Rare =
Exodus Price of Progress 6.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 Uncommon +
Exodus Cataclysm 4.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 Rare -
Exodus Hatred 3.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 Rare -
Exodus Mind Over Matter 3.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 Rare -

Mirage

Phyrexian Dreadnought is back on track now in the $20 range after the Nix Tix events. The really interesting thing this month is to see Crypt Rats fall for the first time in ages down to $2.50. 

  Rares
Mirage 110
Visions 50
Weatherlight 50
Set Card Name July June May April Rarity Movement
Mirage Lion's Eye Diamond 55.00 68.00 68.00 67.00 Rare -
Mirage Phyrexian Dreadnought 21.00 16.00 22.00 26.00 Rare +
Mirage Enlightened Tutor 8.50 8.00 10.50 10.50 Uncommon +
Mirage Mystical Tutor 5.00 5.50 7.00 7.00 Uncommon -
Mirage Worldly Tutor 4.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 Uncommon +
Mirage Flash 3.50 3.50 3.75 4.00 Rare =
Mirage Polymorph 3.00 3.50 3.50 N/A Rare -
Visions Vampiric Tutor 20.00 22.00 32.00 38.00 Rare -
Visions Natural Order 17.00 16.00 46.00 45.00 Rare +
Visions Undiscovered Paradise 9.00 9.00 14.00 16.00 Rare =
Visions City of Solitude 9.00 9.00 10.00 8.00 Rare =
Visions Anvil of Bogardan 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Rare =
Visions Tithe 5.75 7.00 8.00 8.00 Rare -
Visions Crypt Rats 2.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 Common -
Weatherlight Null Rod 20.00 25.00 39.00 41.00 Rare -
Weatherlight Abeyance 7.50 9.00 11.50 13.00 Rare -
Weatherlight Lotus Vale 6.00 6.00 7.50 8.50 Rare =
Weatherlight Firestorm 5.50 6.50 9.00 9.00 Rare -
Weatherlight Doomsday 5.50 4.00 4.00 4.50 Rare +
Weatherlight Mana Web 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.50 Rare -
Weatherlight Goblin Bomb 3.50 3.50 4.50 4.00 Rare =
Weatherlight Gemstone Mine 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Uncommon -
Weatherlight Serenity 3.00 3.25 4.50 5.00 Rare -
Masters Edition

You can never tell what to expect with ME prices as they chop and change every month. This month duals are in demand so the prices have gone up a few tickets on most of them. Other than this FoW is holding steady in the eighty range.

  Rares
Masters Edition1 60
Masters Edition2 80
Masters Edition3 70

Set Card Name July June  May  April Rarity Movement
Masters Edition 1 Force of Will 84.00 80.00 105.00 100.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 1 Sylvan Library 10.00 10.00 13.00 13.00 Rare =
Masters Edition 1 Nevinyrral's Disk 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 1 Moat 4.50 5.00 6.00 6.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 1 Armageddon 4.50 4.50 5.00 5.00 Rare =
Masters Edition 1 Eureka 4.00 4.50 7.00 5.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 1 Winter Orb 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 1 Ball Lightning 4.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 1 Hymn to Tourach 3.50 4.00 4.50 4.50 Uncommon -
Masters Edition 1 Thawing Glaciers 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Rare =
Masters Edition 1 Berserk 2.85 3.00 4.00 4.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 2 Underground Sea 54.00 50.00 58.00 57.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 2 Taiga 34.00 28.00 34.00 34.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 2 Tundra 33.00 30.00 38.00 37.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 2 Savannah 24.00 25.00 29.00 28.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 2 Badlands 21.00 20.00 24.00 22.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 2 Imperial Recruiter 4.00 2.75 3.00 3.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 3 Tropical Island 30.00 28.00 36.00 36.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 3 Plateau 19.00 14.50 19.00 18.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 3 Volcanic Island 18.50 17.00 21.00 20.00 Rare +
Masters Edition 3 Bayou 17.00 19.00 24.00 23.00 Rare -
Masters Edition 3 Scrubland 15.00 15.00 19.00 18.00 Rare =
Masters Edition 3 Mana Drain 10.00 10.00 10.00 12.00 Rare =
Masters Edition 3 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 5.50 6.00 7.50 8.50 Rare -
Masters Edition 3 Bazaar of Baghdad 4.25 4.25 6.00 6.50 Rare =
Masters Edition 3 Karakas 4.00 4.00 5.50 4.50 Rare =
Masters Edition 3 Land Tax 2.85 3.00 3.00 3.00 Rare -

 

18 Comments

Steel Overseer by baneslayer_angel at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 08:59
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"The card I least expected to see near the top was Steel Overseer"

Don't be so suprised, as you used the price of the Foil version in your survey.

The non-foil version is only at $5.95 (which shows, by the way, that the card may be overestimated, even with the forthcoming - supposed - artifact block).

Sorry about that I usually by Flippers_Giraffe at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:27
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Sorry about that I usually pick up on any mistakes in prices, it's not easy going through all the cards in this many sets in a day. I tend to want to remove my eyes afterwards.

Such a mistake from time to by baneslayer_angel at Wed, 07/28/2010 - 04:16
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Such a mistake from time to time is perfectly understandable :-)

Meditate by cocheese at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:58
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Awesome article, I really enjoyed it. Also extremely informative, something that I am always interested in finding, and I am happy I came across it. How often do you post this article?
Meditate, btw, is a rare. Kinda takes away from the surprising factor in its value.

Thanks for that I dont know by Flippers_Giraffe at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:08
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Thanks for that I dont know where I picked Meditate up as a common.

The article comes out once a month usually around the 25th.

I just noticed that Urza's by Calavera at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 11:28
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I just noticed that Urza's legacy is listed at 4.35.... Pretty sure they are readily availabe at 2.5 or lower.

This is a problem for me as I by Flippers_Giraffe at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:19
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This is a problem for me as I go by MTGOTraders for prices and they have them for 4.35 which I expect is due to to the value when purchased from the store.

Going by the value in classifieds is not really possible as the prices are so inconsistent due to bots and drafters selling packs at different values.

I just looked and some are buying at 3 and selling at 4 while others are selling at 3.

Hell's Thunder is going down by ChardOne at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 14:25
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Hell's Thunder is going down not up. It peaked at $5 between your sample points and has been on the decline since.

If I was you I'd never buy cards from that paper source you quoted. Unless its another FOIL issue $3.75 for Cyclops Gladiator is ridiculous. My preferred store has them for $0.65 (that one stood out as way wrong because I just bought a play set).

Otherwise good work... I really appreciate the effort it must take to summarize all of that data.

Funny how local economies by Paul Leicht at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 16:07
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Funny how local economies change the way we look at Paper prices eh? I mean where YOU live the cyclops may be going for 20% of what it apparently is going for in NC. Or do you also live in North Carolina?

I buy from their online store by ChardOne at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 18:07
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I buy from their online store front. If I remember right the physical location of the store is Florida some where and I'm in San Diego. Booster boxes I buy from a store in Washington. Its all about cheap prices, free shipping and no sales tax!

EDIT: Just for the record it is another issue with a foil price. Cape Fear has the non-foil Cyclops for $1.49 which isn't that bad.

Cape Fear is Heath's store by Paul Leicht at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 19:51
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Cape Fear is Heath's store which because he lives in North Carolina and he runs it personally is 99% likely to be in North Carolina. Not sure how Florida got involved. (Must be a bad ballot.) I am guessing the mailing route goes through florida maybe? Anyway glad to know it isn't all THAT high. :p

But you get my point right? Economics vary from place to place and so do card economics.

I recently got back into by Raddman at Tue, 07/27/2010 - 20:15
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I recently got back into paper magic doing the FNM thing like most people. I decided to build the cheapest deck I could think of that would be competitive. I went to capefeargames.com and bought all the RDW goodies. I am amazed at how cheap Heath's prices are vs the 3 other stores I checked out. Every card I bought from him was cheaper than starcity, there wasn't one card higher which I find amazing. While I don't know the paper prices like I do online, I did research 2 other online stores and still his prices were cheaper.

As far as I'm concerned, unless he doesn't have the card I need in stock, I will always be buying from Heath and the rest of the awesome staff at capefear. One thing I would like to see Heath make available (plug plug) is allowing us to use credits for our articles at capefear games as well as mtgotraders. This would help curb both my digital and paper addictions!

I think there must have been by Flippers_Giraffe at Wed, 07/28/2010 - 03:10
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I think there must have been something a bit strange going on when I took my paper prices as I seem to have captured foil prices for a lot of cards which is something I would have noticed if there were multiple choices for each version.

I also agree Cape Fear is the cheapest place I have found online that sell Magic paper singles and I've looked at a lot of sites.

its all about volume, good by cavegoat at Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:31
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its all about volume,

good article, but as we all know, the selling price and buying price is way different, i dont think anyone will buy your digital cards for less than 75% real value, well for the most part, i try to play the trends, but its not easy by any means.

Sword of Body and Mind by Longshot356 at Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:16
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I'm surprised no one else has commented on this very strange card. Not only does it have protection from two colours, it also has abilities that belong to those same colours. Seems kind of conflicted. I wonder if this is a hint towards the character of the new set.

What does everyone else think?

It works in the same way as by Flippers_Giraffe at Wed, 07/28/2010 - 17:15
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It works in the same way as the current two swords where it has protection from two colours and a related ability of each colour.

I'll tell you whats odd about by Orgion at Thu, 07/29/2010 - 07:14
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I'll tell you whats odd about it though, unlike the other two swords the abilities on this one don't really seem to compliment each other. I mean if you're milling why would you want to generate critters? and vice-versa? Seems a little quirky to me.

Also, if you are milling, you by Lord Erman at Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:23
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Also, if you are milling, you don't play creatures at all (okay maybe a few walls here and there). A mill deck doesn't bother to play a creature, play this equipment, equip the creature, attack, mill etc... Way too slow and way too much effort for just 10 cards.

Nemesis of Reason does that all by itself and yet no one plays it.

AND there is the fact that protection from Green and Blue are very unimportant things considering the fact that Red, Black and White are actually the colors that can hurt creatures.

The sword as a whole doesn't make sense at all but of course we don't know anything about Scars yet. Maybe after we see the set we will all realize how awesome this new sword is.

LE