Magic: The Gathering saw a nice, very welcome shake-up this week with the reveal of fresh bans – and the age of Vivi Ornitier is over as a result.
That’s meant the troublesome mage has dropped in value, but there are PlayStation synergies abound for Secret Lair and more. Here’s this week’s Crashers and Climbers.
Climbing
Dockside Extortionist is getting another mention this time around. It’s getting a reprint in the Avatar Bonus Sheet, and while it’s not unbanned as yet, that could always change. The non-Universes Beyond version is climbing to about $24 right now, having been $20 or so just a week or two ago.
Dockside Extortionist
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Next up, those clever folks at Wargamer have spotted another climber with Dystopia. A card that dates back to 1996 (good lord), and it’s on the up, having been $4 recently and now reaching close to $20.
Dystopia
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Thanks to some synergy with the PlayStation Secret Lair Nathan Drake card, Thieving Varmint is climbing to around $10 and gives you mana to play on spells that aren’t yours – ideal for Drake’s thievery.
Thieving Varmint
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Case of the Uneaten Feast, from Murders at Karlov Manor, is climbing, too. For a single mana you get life per creature entering the battlefield, and then you can bring cards back from your graveyard. It was 30 cents, but it’s up to 50 cents and climbing.
Case of the Uneaten Feast
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Crashing
Look, it had to happen eventually. Vivi Ornitier, which has been a pain in the rear end for some, while completely homogenizing the meta for others, is crashing after the ban announcement.
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER/Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
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Sticking to Final Fantasy, Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER is now under $30 for the first time in a while and flips over to turn into the One-Winged Angel variant, while Tifa, Martial Artist, is now under a dollar having been one of the more interesting card designs in the Commander decks from the set.
Tifa, Martial Artist
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Starting Town, which taps for colorless or any color at the cost of one life, and acts as a perfect early game ramp, is down to under $10.
Starting Town
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Finally, I picked up more of the Warhammer Commander Decks, and was surprised to find that the headline Commander of the Necron Dynasties Deck, Szarekh, the Silent King, is well under a dollar – neat!
Szarekh, the Silent King
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Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He’s a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife’s dismay.
