Welcome back to 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 24th of June 2010.
There have been a lot of changes since last month due to the changes in how the Extended sets rotate. As of July say god bye to Mirrodin block, Champions of Kamigawa Block, Ravnica Block and Coldsnap. To make it worse Time Spiral block will also rotate in October when Scars of Mirrodin comes online so not long left to play with your Goyf's in Extended.
There are rumours of an extended Extended format but with no official word from Wizards prices in the rotating sets are dropping like hot cakes at the moment. When looking at the prices listed for the rotating sets don't expect to be able to sell for this price as the prices haven't stabilized yet and when they do they will be much lower.
In Legcay Mystical Tutor has been banned which I'm expecting to have an effect on the price of Entomb as it's a key card in re-animation decks. Entomb has started to drop in price in game but not by much at the moment, I'm not sure how far this will fall in price it's hard to say at the moment.
On standard news Jace, the Mind Sculptor has just crashed over the $100 mark making it the most expensive card online while the runner up Force of Will takes a back seat while it falls to $80. On a different note for those Baneslayer Angel lovers she has been confirmed for M11 so her price shouldn't drop too much and depending on the meta may go up again as she is included in a lot of decks at the moment.
Not much on the classic front everything is still dropping madly as the format is under played due to the new love of Legacy which its self is struggling to start events. I'm not convinced if Masters Edition Four can save Classic as a format it all depends if they give us the power nine and all the other cards needed to complete Vintage deck lists.
Right enough of me talking about prices lets have a look at what we have at this moment in time.
Nix Tickets Events
| Product(s) |
Week |
| Shards of Alara block boosters |
Jun 23 – 30 |
| IPA |
Jun 30 - Jul 7 |
| TPF |
Jul 7 – 14 |
| RGD |
Jul 14 – 21 |
| 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.
The Key
| Key |
|
| = |
Unchanged |
| + |
Price Increase |
| - |
Price Decrease |
| <> |
New Entry |
Packs
Some interesting changes this month for no reason I'm aware of.
| Block |
Set |
June |
May |
April |
Movement |
| Core Set |
7th |
3.25 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
+ |
| Core Set |
8th |
2.25 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
+ |
| Core Set |
9th |
2.25 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
+ |
| Core Set |
10th |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
= |
| Core Set |
M10 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Zendikar |
Zendikar |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Zendikar |
Worldwake |
4.35 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
+ |
| Zendikar |
Rise of the Eldrazi |
4.35 |
4.35 |
N/A |
= |
| Shards of Alara |
Shards of Alara |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
= |
| Shards of Alara |
Conflux |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
= |
| Shards of Alara |
Alara Reborn |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
= |
| Shards of Alara |
Shards of Alara Block |
4.15 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
+ |
| Shards of Alara |
Shards of Alara Block *Foil* |
9.00 |
9.00 |
9.00 |
= |
| Lorwyn |
Lorwyn |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
= |
| Lorwyn |
Morningtide |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
= |
| Lorwyn |
Shadowmoor |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
= |
| Lorwyn |
Eventide |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
= |
| Time Spiral |
Time Spiral |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
= |
| Time Spiral |
Planar Chaos |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
= |
| Time Spiral |
Future Sight |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Ravnica |
Ravnica |
3.50 |
3.75 |
3.75 |
- |
| Ravnica |
Guildpact |
4.50 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
- |
| Ravnica |
Dissension |
3.25 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
- |
| Ice Age |
Coldsnap |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
= |
| Champions of Kamigawa |
Champions of Kamigawa |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
= |
| Champions of Kamigawa |
Betrayers of Kamigawa |
3.25 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
- |
| Champions of Kamigawa |
Saviors of Kamigawa |
3.25 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
- |
| Mirrodin |
Mirrodin |
4.00 |
4.25 |
4.25 |
- |
| Mirrodin |
Darksteel |
5.00 |
5.50 |
5.50 |
= |
| Mirrodin |
Fifth Dawn |
3.50 |
4.25 |
4.25 |
- |
| Onslaught |
Onslaught |
5.00 |
5.50 |
5.50 |
- |
| Onslaught |
Legions |
3.00 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
- |
| Onslaught |
Scourge |
3.00 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
- |
| Odyssey |
Odyssey |
4.50 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
- |
| Odyssey |
Torment |
6.50 |
7.00 |
7.00 |
- |
| Odyssey |
Judgment |
5.50 |
5.50 |
5.50 |
= |
| Invasion |
Invasion |
7.50 |
7.00 |
7.00 |
+ |
| Invasion |
Planeshift |
13.00 |
11.00 |
11.00 |
+ |
| Invasion |
Apocalypse |
6.50 |
7.00 |
7.00 |
- |
| Urza's Saga |
Urza's Saga |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Urza's Saga |
Urza's Legacy |
4.35 |
N/A |
N/A |
<> |
| Tempest |
Tempest |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Tempest |
Stronghold |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Tempest |
Exodus |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.35 |
= |
| Mirage |
Mirage |
4.75 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
= |
| Mirage |
Visions |
5.25 |
6.50 |
6.50 |
- |
| Mirage |
Weatherlight |
3.25 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
- |
| Masters Edition |
Masters Edition1 |
8.75 |
8.75 |
4.75 |
+ |
| Masters Edition |
Masters Edition2 |
5.00 |
9.25 |
7.00 |
- |
| Masters Edition |
Masters Edition3 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
+ |
Core Sets
7th 110 Rares
8th 110 Rares
9th 110 Rares
| Set |
Card Name |
June |
May |
April |
Rarity |
Movement |
| 9th |
Wrath of God |
3.25 |
3.50 |
4.00 |
Rare |
- |
| 9th |
Blood Moon |
2.00 |
4.00 |
4.75 |
Rare |
- |
| 9th |
Polymorph |
2.00 |
3.00 |
N/A |
Rare |
- |
10th 121 Rares
M2010
Rize of the Eldrazi
| |
Rares |
Mythics |
| Rise of the Eldrazi |
53 |
15 |
Zendikar
| |
Rares |
Mythics |
| Zendikar |
53 |
15 |
| Worldwake |
35 |
10 |
Lot's of prices going up this month in this block
Lotus Cobra jumped by over $10.
Shards of Alara
| |
Rares |
Mythics |
| Shards of Alara |
53 |
15 |
| Conflux |
35 |
10 |
| Alara Reborn |
35 |
10 |
Lorwyn
| |
Rares |
| Lorwyn |
80 |
| Morningtide |
50 |
Lots of new cards jumping in and price rises due to the new Extended rotation rules.
Shadowmoor
| |
Rares |
| Shadowmoor |
80 |
| Eventide |
60 |
Time Spiral
| |
Rares |
| Time Spiral |
80 |
| Time Shifted |
46 |
| Planar Chaos |
50 |
| Future Sight |
60 |
Ravnica
| |
Rares |
| Ravnica |
88 |
| Guildpact |
55 |
| Dissension |
65 |
Coldsnap
| Set |
Card Name |
June |
May |
April |
Rarity |
Movement |
| Coldsnap |
Dark Depths |
20.00 |
24.00 |
26.00 |
Rare |
- |
Champions of Kamigawa
| |
Rares |
| Champions of Kamigawa |
88 |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa |
55 |
| Saviors of Kamigawa |
55 |
Mirrodin
| |
Rares |
| Mirrodin |
88 |
| Darksteel |
55 |
| Fifth Dawn |
55 |
Onslaught
| |
Rares |
| Onslaught |
110 |
| Legions |
44 |
| Scourge |
44 |
Odyssey
| |
Rares |
| Odyssey |
110 |
| Torment |
44 |
| Judgment |
44 |
Invasion
| |
Rares |
| Invasion |
110 |
| Planeshift |
44 |
| Apocalypse |
44 |
Urza's Saga
| |
Rares |
| Urza's Saga |
110 |
| Urza's Legacy |
44 |
Tempest
| |
Rares |
| Tempest |
110 |
| Stronghold |
44 |
| Exodus |
44 |
Mirage
| |
Rares |
| Mirage |
110 |
| Visions |
50 |
| Weatherlight |
50 |
Masters Edition
| |
Rares |
| Masters Edition1 |
60 |
| Masters Edition2 |
80 |
| Masters Edition3 |
70 |
Links
My PureMTGO Archive / The Coalition League
4 Comments
It is interesting to see what has remained stable through the changes of the last few months. I am curious if you plan to actually write some opinions on these price trends. Or perhaps give us insight as to why some cards appear to be more popular than others when there is no real in game reason. Some text would be nice along with the many charts. :)
I did add some comments on the charts last month but wasnt sure if people were interested so decided to go without this month and see if anyone missed them. Which they have so the comments will return next month.
I've really been enjoying these. Try to keep as much info on them as you can as time goes on. I agree more comments would be enjoyable and ignite more discussion in the comments. For example, you mention Classic is dropping due to in being underplayed. I don't really agree with this, most of the Classic only cards have stabilized by now. If you are talking about Classic sets in general, the big reason they are dropping is due to the very good Nix Pax offerings recently. Until the 12 Tix Nix pax ME123 and ME112233 sealed for 30 tix the duals and fow were all going up.
Also, links on the booster packs would be nice too. I like to click the links to see if the price has changed yet (btw RoE should likely be linking to mtgotraders).
Thanks for the comment I will be including comments next time for sure.
I'll also link the packs and fix the links on RoE to point to Traders, I changed Urza's Legacy but forgot RoE after reverting from displaying paper prices.