The Magic Market Index for June 16, 2016

 

Editor's Note: Due to submission delays, the Magic Market Index has been delayed. We at MTGSalvation apologize for any inconvenience.

 

Welcome to the Magic Market Index. This article series documents the price changes of cards currently in print. This article will track how cards go from release to its time out of Standard, and as long as deemed necessary for non-Standard sets, as well as offer insight into what cards to invest in and what to ignore. The Magic market is a dangerous place, and this article is here to help guide players and speculators through the murky waters to greater returns.

 

This article will be updated once a week on Thursday. Currently, this article series is tracking Eternal Masters, Dragons of Tarkir, Magic Origins, Battle for Zendikar Block (Oath of the Gatewatch, Battle for Zendikar, Zendikar Expeditions) and Shadows over Innistrad. There are no current plans to track any promo sets, pack foils, or non-set releases.  Otherwise, if it can be opened in a pack, it will be covered.

 

 

Card prices are picked on Thursday morning from TCGplayer mid price, the price used by many for trading cards for cards. Going by the selling price involves whether to go by Ebay, TCGplayer low, Star City Games, or another vendor. It is just simpler and cleaner to go by the trade value of TCGplayer mid. Comments about cards are the opinions of the author, and should not be taken as facts or divine intervention. That said, comments and predictions are based on data and experience, not on idle speculation or an attempt to move certain cards. Cards that are worth $2.00 USD or more will be on the list. If a card is worth $1.99 or less, it will not appear on the list even if it was on the previous week. 

 

 

The Running Tally of the Market

 

 

Eternal Masters

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for - Price for -  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

6/2 to 6/16

   Comments
Mana Crypt $97.60 $107.97 $131.30 - - $10.37 $33.70 The most expensive non-foil is now worth less than $100. That is good for the value of the cards, but bad for the value of buying a box.
Force of Will $97.25 $89.11 $93.94 - - $8.14 $3.31 So an increased supply in Forces of Will marked an increase in demand. This demand was far higher than supply.
Karakas $81.57 $98.97 $94.99 - - $17.40 $13.42 Karakas tanked hard. Maybe it can find a way to bounce its legendary value back?
Jace, the Mind Sculptor $70.00 $69.97 $71.99 - - $0.03 $1.99 Jace is already trying to reclaim his former position as most expensive planeswalker.
Wasteland $49.75 $47.86 $50.03 - - $1.89 $0.28 If this isn't simple price variance, Wasteland is starting to go back up already.
Natural Order $26.74 $28.17 $32.21 - - $1.43 $5.47 This card is going down in value, which is good for Commander and Legacy.
Sneak Attack $26.70 $28.49 $28.01 - - $1.79 $1.31 This card is going down in value, which is good for Commander and Legacy.  
Vampiric Tutor $26.49 $27.24 $30.14 - - $0.75 $3.65 This card is going down in value, which is good for Commander.  
Sensei's Divining Top $22.31 $24.00 $27.86 - - $1.69 $5.55 It is good this card is going down. It is a really good card that needs to be printed much more.
Dack Fayden $19.99 $21.99 $22.35 - - $2.00 $2.36 Dack has gone down to what he should be worth.
Sylvan Library $19.99 $21.98 $24.99 - - $1.99 $5.00 This is card should be a little lower.
Maze of Ith $17.99 $20.97 $22.35 - - $2.98 $4.36 This card is going down in value, which is good for Commander and Legacy.
Entomb $17.50 $20.03 $29.98 - - $2.53 $12.48  It is good to lower the value on this card. Reanimator appreciates it.
Sinkhole $15.26 $18.00 $19.98 - - $2.74 $4.72 This card's value is sinking fast into the hole.
Gamble $15.00 $17.48 - - - $2.48 - This is dropping and hopefully will get down to $10-ish.
Chrome Mox $14.80 $15.90 $16.99 - - $1.10 $2.19 Chrome Mox is a fine mythic to open, but it will continue to drop.
Maelstrom Wanderer $12.05 $14.17 $22.98 - - $2.12 $10.93 This mythic is nice, but if you open it, you were really hoping for a better one.
Enlightened Tutor $11.77 $13.24 $13.26 - - $1.47 $1.49  This should not have been bumped up in rarity, but at least this has some value.
Vindicate $10.01 $11.06 $11.16 - - $1.05 $1.15 This rare has really dropped in value.
Shardless Agent $9.71 $11.00 $8.99 - - $1.29 $0.72 This should not have been rare. This is one of the worst upgrades in rarities.
Argothian Enchantress $9.51 $10.97 $11.16 - - $1.46 $1.65  This mythic should not be a mythic, but it is still not bad to open.
Necropotence $8.25 $9.81 $9.12 - - $1.56 $0.87 This is a mythic you do not want to open, as the art is not desirable and most Commander players already have it.
Toxic Deluge $8.23 $9.84 $11.99 - - $1.61 $3.76 This card has dropped a lot, and do not delude yourself that it will ever be really high again.
Heritage Druid $7.69 $9.03 $7.64 - - $1.34 $0.05 This card went up in rarities for no real reason other than Limited. It should have been bumped down to common.
Cabal Therapy $6.50 $7.35 $8.99 - - $0.85 $2.49  This is the most expensive uncommon and is worth getting in a pack.
Chain Lightning $6.43 $7.40 - - - $0.97 - This is one of the best reprints in the set, as it helps lower the cost of one of the easiest decks with which to get into Legacy.
Mystical Tutor $6.05 $6.92 $6.92 - - $0.87 $0.87 This rare should have stayed as an uncommon.
Regal Force $5.67 $7.50 $6.16 - - $1.83 $0.49 This rare is going to go back up, but not any time soon. This is a good rare to open, even though it is not worth the pack.
Green Sun's Zenith $5.22 $5.99 $6.92 - - $0.77 $1.70 Good to see this reprinted, but not in this set. At least the other Zeniths were not reprinted.
Deathrite Shaman $5.09 $5.67 $6.32 - - $0.58 $1.23 This tanked the value of the Shaman.  
Duplicant $4.99 $5.92 $7.19 - - $0.93 $2.20 While this is not the best rare to open, at least is a rare that is in demand.
Winter Orb $4.91 $6.00 $5.69 - - $1.09 $0.78  This rare, while nostalgic, is not great to open.
Wrath of God $4.55 $5.32 $4.49 - - $0.77 $0.06  This had a weird spike, but it is back down.
Isochron Scepter $4.35 $5.24 $5.81 - - $0.89 $1.46 Another bad upgrade in rarity that hurt. This would have been great as an uncommon.  
Baleful Strix $4.29 $4.73 $4.71 - - $0.44 $0.42 Another bad upgrade in rarity that hurt. This would have been great as an uncommon.
Balance $4.19 $4.51 - - - $0.32 - This is the second of two mythic rares that are disappointments to open.
Millikin $3.99 - - - - - - This uncommon spiking up is most likely an anomaly and not a real thing, but next week will show what the case is.
Ichorid $3.89 $4.47 $4.35 - - $0.58 $0.46 Dredge needs a reserve list card to be reprinted, not this, but it does help lower the cost on that deck.
Wall of Omens $3.86 $4.53 $4.24 - - $0.67 $0.38 This uncommon needs to drop in price. Seriously.
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails $3.52 $5.39 - - - $1.87 -  This is continuing to go down, which only makes opening this rare suck even more.
Mother of Runes $3.25 $4.17 $3.79 - - $0.92 $0.54  Mother, tell your fans not to open you so much.
Price of Progress $3.06 $3.55 $2.69 - - $0.49 $0.37 It is good to see this card lose a lot of value. It's a price collectors have to pay for progress.
Swords to Plowshares $3.00 $3.46 $5.99 - - $0.46 $2.99 More reprints of this uncommon is great, but maybe Path to Exile would have been better to reprint.
Goblin Charbelcher $2.83 $3.24 $3.61 - - $0.41 $0.78 This is a sad rare to open.
Daze $2.31 $2.69 $2.99 - - $0.38 $0.68 This card will be good for days.
Rancor $2.28 $2.56 $2.12 - - $0.28 $0.16 This uncommon is always good to see a reprint.
Xantid Swarm $2.26 $2.90 $2.29 - - $0.64 $0.03 This card has lost a lot of its value, but it still a good card. Just not a good card to open.
Visara the Dreadful $2.25 $2.89 $2.84 - - $0.64 $0.59 Why does Wizards keep reprinting this?
Imperious Perfect $2.24 $2.72 $2.12 - - $0.48 $0.12 This rare is far from a perfect open.
Karmic Guide $2.24 $2.72 $2.69 - - $0.48 $0.45 This rare did not need another reprinting.
Young Pyromancer $2.19 $2.75 - - - $0.56 - This uncommon will drop below $2 soon.   
Relic of Progenitus $2.16 $2.30 $2.12 - - $0.14 $0.04 This uncommon is great to see dropping.
Worldgorger Dragon $2.14 $2.27 $2.70 - - $0.13 $0.56 This is the Comet Storm of Eternal Masters.
Bloodbraid Elf $2.13 $2.24 $3.19 - - $0.11 $1.06 This uncommon will drop below $2.
Ashnod's Altar $2.12 $2.24 - - - $0.12 - This uncommon will drop below $2.

 

 

Shadows Over Innistrad

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for 5/26 Price for 5/19  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

5/19 to 6/16

   Comments
Nahiri, the Harbinger $27.95 $29.17 $31.91 $35.92 $39.75 $1.22 $11.80 The set is on the downward shift that sets normally have at this time.
Archangel Avacyn $26.61 $28.52 $31.29 $34.20 $36.70 $1.91 $10.09 This mythic ran too hot and that's why its value came down.
Sorin, Grim Nemesis $13.00 $13.99 $15.00 $16.62 $18.00 $0.99 $5.00  This planeswalker is really strong and can easily go up.
Arlinn Kord $12.00 $12.30 $13.49 $14.52 $15.97 $0.30 $3.97 She is not free falling in value as much, but she will drop some more.
Westvale Abbey $8.71 $8.99 $9.50 $10.17 $10.49 $0.28 $1.78 This rare land is still great.
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets $7.84 $8.00 $8.26 $8.79 $9.26 $0.16 $1.42 Jace will have some time in the sun, but not right now.
Declaration in Stone $6.66 $7.16 $8.46 $9.99 $11.35 $0.50 $4.69 This rare is the devil.
Relentless Dead $6.19 $6.34 $6.81 $7.47 $7.99 $0.15 $1.80  This zombie continues to shamble down in value.
Olivia, Mobilized for War $5.49 $5.94 $6.36 $7.01 $7.68 $0.45 $2.19 This card has not mobilized yet.
Thing in the Ice $5.25 $5.52 $5.99 $6.80 $7.58 $0.27 $2.33 Thing in Ice is currently left out in the cold by deckbuilders.
Tireless Tracker  $5.10 $5.11 $5.15 $5.56 $5.80 $0.01 $0.70 This rare will go up.
The Gitrog Monster $3.80 $3.97 $4.33 $4.75 $5.00 $0.17 $1.20  This mythic has so much potential. 
Cryptolith Rite $3.75 $4.04 $4.63 $5.14 $5.53 $0.29 $1.78  This is a great rare that will always have demand.
Startled Awake $3.36 $3.49 $3.54 $3.76 $3.76 $0.13 $0.40 This casual card has limited appeal.
Seasons Past $3.34 $3.59 $4.21 $5.18 $6.36 $0.25 $3.02 This card has dropped in value and amount played, but it has a lot of potential.  
Thalia's Lieutenant $3.31 $3.38 $3.50 $4.09 $4.78 $0.07 $1.47 This will explode if more good Humans are printed in Eldritch Moon, which seems likely.
Sigarda, Heron's Grace $2.65 $2.73 $2.90 $3.07 $3.45 $0.08 $0.80 This is a fine card.
Ulvenwald Hydra $2.65 $2.74 $2.81 $2.98 $3.09 $0.09 $0.44 This hydra has a lot of potential.
Duskwatch Recruiter $2.54 $2.57 $2.65 $2.65 $2.73 $0.03 $0.19 This is a great uncommon that should be kept.
Foreboding Ruins $2.47 $2.59 $2.85 $3.08 $3.30 $0.12 $0.83 The dual lands are a lot lower than expected.
Fortified Village $2.42 $2.47 $2.56 $2.87 $3.09 $0.05 $0.67 The dual lands are a lot lower than expected.
Game Trail $2.38 $2.51 $2.70 $2.98 $3.20 $0.13 $0.82 The dual lands are a lot lower than expected.
Traverse the Ulvenwald $2.28 $2.40 $2.63 $2.93 $3.16 $0.12 $0.88  This is waiting for the right deck to come along.
Anguished Unmaking $2.25 $2.39 $2.64 $2.99 $3.42 $0.14 $1.17 This card utterly good, and will not see its end soon.
Mindwrack Demon $2.19 $2.39 $2.62 $2.99 $3.30 $0.20 $1.11 This will drop and most likely never come back.
Port Town $2.12 $2.20 $2.45 $2.80 $3.09 $0.08 $0.97 The dual lands are a lot lower than expected.
Always Watching $2.09 $2.17 $2.41 $2.77 $3.11 $0.08 $1.02 This might now be on the list next week. Stay tuned.
Choked Estuary $2.00 $2.07 $2.20 $2.39 $2.67 $0.07 $0.67 The dual lands are a lot lower than expected.

 


Oath of the Gatewatch

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for 5/26 Price for 5/19  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

5/19 to 6/16

   Comments
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet $29.99 $30.44 $31.58 $31.95 $32.02 $0.45 $2.03 The best creature in Standard and a great creature in Modern is dropping in value like the rest of this set.
Chandra, Flamecaller $18.99 $19.99 $21.61 $23.69 $26.61 $1.00 $7.62 She is dropping, but she is still worth getting. It might be good to wait.
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar $13.99 $13.98 $14.21 $14.95 $15.01 $0.01 $1.02 Nissa barely went up despite how well G/W Tokens are doing.
Thought-Knot Seer $6.85 $6.94 $7.00 $7.39 $7.60 $0.09 $0.75 This is one of the best rares in Standard and sees play in every format it's legal in. Even Vintage.
World Breaker $6.43 $6.50 $6.58 $6.78 $6.88 $0.07 $0.45 This could be a great card even after post rotation and if ramp stops being a thing.
Sylvan Advocate $6.41 $6.65 $6.85 $7.25 $7.72 $0.24 $1.31 Keep these.
Kozilek's Return $6.10 $6.25 $6.57 $6.99 $7.30 $0.15 $1.20 The return is not coming yet.
Kozilek, the Great Distortion $5.21 $5.38 $5.55 $6.09 $6.40 $0.17 $1.19 It is sad this mythic is so low.
Hissing Quagmire $5.17 $5.36 $5.66 $5.92 $6.13 $0.19 $0.96 This is dropping to the point it's worth picking some up.
Eldrazi Displacer $4.35 $4.17 $3.99 $3.99 $3.89 $0.18 $0.46 This will continue to go up.
Reality Smasher $3.97 $3.87 $3.81 $3.94 $4.00 $0.10 $0.03 Is this cards uptick in value real or just a fantasy?
Wandering Fumarole $3.18 $3.23 $3.27 $3.49 $3.63 $0.05 $0.45 This could see play if U/R becomes a thing.
Linvala, the Preserver $2.98 $2.99 $3.11 $3.30 $3.50 $0.01 $0.52 This card is really good when you're behind, but that's it.
Oath of Nissa $2.83 $2.81 $2.79 $2.88 $2.95 $0.02 $0.12 This is going to only go up.
Goblin Dark-Dwellers $2.62 $2.70 $2.77 $2.87 $2.98 $0.08 $0.36 This could go up.
Mirrorpool $2.40 $2.54 $2.71 $2.95 $3.19 $0.14 $0.79 This is a good land and may be worth something later.

 

 

Battle for Zendikar

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for 5/26 Price for 5/19  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

5/19 to 6/16

   Comments
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar $22.00 $22.00 $22.00 $22.95 $22.90 $0.00 $0.90

Gideon's value has stagnated at twenty-two. Insert your own Taylor Swift(spear) joke here.
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger $13.39 $13.48 $13.78 $14.46 $15.00 $0.09 $1.61 This card will lose a lot of value when a lot of the good ramp rotates out.
Ob Nixilis Reignited $7.55 $7.80 $7.95 $8.01 $8.32 $0.25 $0.77 This planeswalker is still worth getting copies of.
Drana, Liberator of Malakir $6.96 $7.25 $7.83 $8.84 $9.99 $0.29 $3.03 Drana is waiting for someone to break her. In a good way.
Part the Waterveil $4.80 $4.90 $4.82 $4.99 $5.21 $0.10 $0.41 The Prison deck was not able to raise the value of this card.
Shambling Vent $4.10 $4.44 $4.70 $5.09 $5.50 $0.34 $1.40  This creature land is worth getting them if you need them.
Cinder Glade $3.74 $3.96 $4.07 $4.44 $4.75 $0.22 $1.01 The tango lands are not going up surprising.
Smoldering Marsh $3.72 $3.94 $4.21 $4.50 $4.99 $0.22 $1.27 The tango lands are not going up surprising.
Prairie Stream $3.39 $3.56 $3.89 $4.32 $4.66 $0.17 $1.27 The tango lands are not going up surprising.
Canopy Vista $3.33 $3.50 $3.72 $4.00 $4.36 $0.17 $1.03 The tango lands are not going up surprising.
Sunken Hollow $3.11 $3.31 $3.55 $3.88 $4.20 $0.20 $1.09 The tango lands are not going up surprising.
Kiora, Master of the Depths $2.87 $2.96 $3.02 $3.13 $3.25 $0.09 $0.38 This is a great planeswalker that will suffer from not having a home.
Dragonmaster Outcast $2.73 $2.76 $2.84 $2.90 $2.99 $0.03 $0.26  This outcast needs a home.
Oblivion Sower $2.25 $2.33 $2.50 $2.82 $3.00 $0.08 $0.75  This creature needs a home. It used to be worth a lot and now it is not worth a pack.
Void Winnower $2.19 $2.27 $2.36 $2.47 $2.50 $0.08 $0.31 The card is interesting as a reanimator target.

 

 

Magic Origins

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for 5/26 Price for 5/19  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

5/19 to 6/16

   Comments
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  $40.66 $45.57 $50.00 $56.53 $67.99 $4.91 $27.33 Jace is taking a beating worse than any bully.
Liliana, Heretical Healer  $17.32 $18.34 $19.99 $23.51 $26.00 $1.02 $8.68  This has dropped back to the pre-G/B Aristocrats value.
Nissa, Vastwood Seer $15.69 $16.07 $16.83 $17.64 $17.95 $0.38 $2.26 Nissa is seeing a lot of play, but not enough to affect her price.
Kytheon, Hero of Akros  $10.51 $10.80 $11.39 $12.50 $13.73 $0.29 $3.22 Kytheon had a decent rise in value and maintained a good part of his value.
Archangel of Tithes $8.00 $8.75 $9.80 $11.86 $14.48 $0.75 $6.48 This mythic had a good rise and fall.
Pyromancer's Goggles $7.49 $8.43 $9.31 $10.90 $12.54 $0.94 $5.05  This mythic spiked hard and fell hard.
Languish $6.80 $7.13 $7.83 $8.47 $8.70 $0.33 $1.90  This card will not languish in a binder, as it is still a great sweeper.
Hangarback Walker $4.99 $5.31 $5.98 $6.72 $7.19 $0.32 $2.20 This once format-defining card has lost a lot of its value because of exiling removal and Eldrazi Displacer.
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh $4.79 $4.97 $5.09 $5.26 $5.49 $0.18 $0.70 It is sad she never saw much play outside of a few old Burn sideboards.
Alhammarret's Archive $4.56 $4.63 $4.75 $4.95 $5.03 $0.07 $0.47 This casual demand is casually demanding.
Dark Petition $4.54 $4.99 $5.46 $5.87 $6.56 $0.45 $2.02 This rare his worth keeping some copies of.
Day's Undoing  $4.05 $3.05 $2.74 $2.75 $2.83 $1.00 $1.22  Well, the Prison deck in Standard finally put this in demand.
Knight of the White Orchid $3.78 $3.95 $4.15 $4.73 $5.25 $0.17 $1.47 This human has some potential for Standard.
Shivan Reef $3.11 $3.25 $3.34 $3.52 $3.79 $0.14 $0.68 This is a great painland for the the U/R decks in Modern.
Sphinx's Tutelage $3.00 $3.02 $3.09 $3.27 $3.38 $0.02 $0.38 This uncommon has a real potential for other formats.
Goblin Piledriver $2.64 $2.75 $2.84 $2.99 $3.26 $0.11 $0.62 This was great to lower the cost of the Goblin decks.
Pia and Kiran Nalaar $2.52 $2.69 $2.91 $3.20 $3.53 $0.17 $1.01 This could go back up eventually.
Starfield of Nyx $2.51 $2.53 $2.57 $2.68 $2.79 $0.02 $0.28 This will great casual appeal, as Enchantress decks are fun.
Infinite Obliteration $2.48 $2.57 $2.81 $3.09 $3.28 $0.09 $0.80 This is fine for Stadnard, but do not get any unnecessary copies.
Abbot of Keral Keep $2.38 $2.54 $2.84 $3.25 $3.95 $0.16 $1.57 This could make a small resurgence if W/r Humans does well.
Demonic Pact $2.31 $2.40 $2.50 $2.70 $2.83 $0.09 $0.52  This "build around me" card will have some casual demand.
Exquisite Firecraft $2.19 $2.19 $2.19 $2.31 $2.47 $0.00 $0.28 This great burn spell fizzled out.
Sword of the Animist $2.19 $2.23 $2.26 $2.29 $2.31 $0.04 $0.12 This equipment failed to make an impact.
Hallowed Moonlight $2.06 $2.12 $2.23 $2.32 $2.44 $0.06 $0.38 This card is worth keeping fr other formats.
Caves of Koilos $2.03 $2.13 $2.21 $2.22 $2.28 $0.10 $0.25 The painlands are going down and probably will not see play in other Eldrazi decks.

 

 

 

Dragons of Tarkir

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for 5/26 Price for 5/19  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

5/19 to 6/16

   Comments
Collected Company $20.88 $21.72 $22.71 $23.71 $24.04 $0.84 $3.16  This is coming down off its high, but this will be worth a good amount even post-rotation.
Dragonlord Ojutai $13.08 $13.74 $14.93 $16.00 $17.38 $0.66 $4.30 All of the Dragonlords are worth keeping some copies of.  
Kolaghan's Command $12.99 $13.58 $14.21 $15.31 $16.04 $0.59 $3.05  Once this cards stops dropping by any decent amount, you should buy copies. It will probably drop to around $7-8.
Dragonlord Atarka $11.69 $11.98 $12.01 $12.78 $13.45 $0.29 $1.76 All of the Dragonlords are worth keeping some copies of.  
Narset Transcendent $10.70 $10.93 $11.25 $11.90 $12.07 $0.23 $1.37 Narset's potential never really translated well into any Constructed format.
Secure the Wastes $9.13 $9.78 $10.14 $10.99 $11.34 $0.65 $2.21  This card is in its final days, but it still good, even in older formats.
Atarka's Command $7.51 $7.90 $8.41 $9.24 $9.91 $0.39 $2.40 This cards will drop more until it is worth going after.
Dragonlord Silumgar $7.33 $7.46 $7.60 $7.66 $7.50 $0.13 $0.17 All of the Dragonlords are worth keeping some copies of.  
Dragonlord Dromoka $6.30 $6.57 $6.76 $6.90 $7.12 $0.27 $0.82 All of the Dragonlords are worth keeping some copies of.  
Sarkhan Unbroken $5.37 $5.42 $5.56 $5.78 $5.95 $0.05 $0.58 It's sad this version of Sarkhan never saw real Standard play.
Deathmist Raptor $4.58 $5.10 $6.55 $7.99 $8.96 $0.52 $4.38  This was a great card for a long time, and it is sad it does not see any more play.
Dromoka's Command $4.13 $4.21 $4.25 $4.50 $4.60 $0.08 $0.47 This is one of the best cards, and it is only lower due to the reprinting in a duel deck.
Dragonlord Kolaghan $4.00 $4.04 $4.12 $4.16 $4.16 $0.04 $0.16 All of the Dragonlords are worth keeping some copies of.
Risen Executioner $3.82 $3.99 $4.21 $4.79 $5.06 $0.17 $1.24 Unless Eldritch Moon has a strong tribal theme to the set, this is not worth getting.
Den Protector $3.50 $3.75 $4.17 $5.08 $5.84 $0.25 $2.34 This card's time in the sun has passed, and it will not be played in Eternal formats. There's always Commander.
Sidisi, Undead Vizier $3.35 $3.40 $3.46 $3.46 $3.57 $0.05 $0.22 This is a great card, and it might hold some of its value when it rotates.
Shaman of Forgotten Ways $2.84 $2.85 $2.93 $2.96 $2.99 $0.01 $0.15  This is sad that it even was played in the first place.
Thunderbreak Regent $2.46 $2.60 $2.78 $3.10 $3.44 $0.14 $0.98  This is sad this is not played more often.
Descent of Dragons $2.24 $2.23 $2.20 $2.20 $2.19 $0.01 $0.05 This casual card actually went up.
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit $2.18 $2.25 $2.25 $2.27 $2.37 $0.07 $0.19 This is going down, but it will go up much later in the future if someone finds a way to break it in other formats.

 

 

 

Zendikar Expeditions

Name   Price for 6/16 Price for 6/9 Price for 6/2 Price for 5/26 Price for 5/19  

Change for

6/9 to 6/16

Change for

5/19 to 6/16

   Comments
Scalding Tarn $289.13 $283.78 $284.36 $289.46 $289.97 $5.35 $0.84 Expeditions are dropping for the most part, and probably will drop for a while until Battle for Zendikar block rotates out of Standard.
Polluted Delta $249.95 $249.94 $250.55 $254.89 $269.27 $0.01 $19.32
Misty Rainforest $243.55 $248.00 $246.99 $251.45 $262.00 $4.45 $18.45
Flooded Strand $188.76 $188.15 $188.23 $197.29 $197.99 $0.61 $9.23
Verdant Catacombs $182.20 $180.55 $182.70 $185.12 $186.21 $1.65 $4.01
Wasteland $149.52 $150.34 $151.69 $153.31 $154.83 $0.82 $5.31
Wooded Foothills $131.77 $131.85 $134.99 $138.04 $137.87 $0.08 $6.10
Windswept Heath $128.99 $129.34 $128.43 $129.99 $129.99 $0.35 $1.00
Arid Mesa $125.44 $125.44 $126.14 $127.03 $126.97 $0.00 $1.53
Bloodstained Mire $120.31 $119.99 $119.99 $124.79 $124.86 $0.32 $4.55
Horizon Canopy $116.37 $116.10 $118.51 $120.00 $117.00 $0.27 $0.63
Marsh Flats $111.91 $113.35 $114.99 $115.00 $117.74 $1.44 $5.83
Steam Vents $109.24 $109.52 $104.99 $108.40 $110.46 $0.28 $1.22
Godless Shrine $93.78 $95.00 $95.09 $96.97 $96.95 $1.22 $3.17
Ancient Tomb $89.99 $89.84 $90.02 $89.99 $89.71 $0.15 $0.28
Overgrown Tomb $85.48 $87.99 $88.98 $90.39 $93.80 $2.51 $8.32
Stomping Ground $84.74 $84.98 $83.95 $84.99 $84.99 $0.24 $0.25
Breeding Pool $80.60 $78.72 $79.97 $80.50 $80.00 $1.88 $0.60
Temple Garden $77.45 $78.57 $75.89 $76.50 $76.00 $1.12 $1.45
Sacred Foundry $75.00 $75.05 $75.92 $77.36 $78.31 $0.05 $3.31
Watery Grave $74.95 $74.99 $75.03 $76.22 $75.63 $0.04 $0.68
Hallowed Fountain $74.94 $76.08 $76.71 $76.86 $77.00 $1.14 $2.06
Eye of Ugin $74.23 $74.97 $75.03 $76.76 $77.00 $0.74 $2.77
Blood Crypt $72.49 $73.97 $73.67 $76.25 $77.24 $1.48 $4.75
Strip Mine $71.39 $72.72 $73.21 $74.74 $74.10 $1.33 $2.71
Twilight Mire $63.00 $62.40 $62.93 $64.28 $64.49 $0.60 $1.49
Cascade Bluffs $59.81 $59.99 $59.97 $60.25 $61.70 $0.18 $1.89
Mystic Gate $54.38 $54.99 $54.99 $55.43 $56.30 $0.61 $1.92
Flooded Grove $52.27 $52.99 $53.13 $53.00 $54.14 $0.72 $1.87
Fetid Heath $50.00 $50.00 $51.17 $51.38 $52.57 $0.00 $2.57
Fire-Lit Thicket $49.88 $50.00 $50.81 $50.15 $50.07 $0.12 $0.19
Sunken Ruins $47.93 $47.29 $47.99 $48.88 $49.98 $0.64 $2.05
Mana Confluence $47.50 $47.85 $48.87 $49.96 $49.74 $0.35 $2.24
Sunken Hollow $43.42 $43.97 $44.67 $44.99 $45.65 $0.55 $2.23
Prairie Stream $42.37 $43.43 $44.82 $46.45 $46.54 $1.06 $4.17
Cinder Glade $42.35 $42.99 $43.59 $44.94 $44.37 $0.64 $2.02
Graven Cairns $41.04 $41.00 $41.62 $41.75 $41.32 $0.04 $0.28
Wooded Bastion $40.95 $40.99 $41.16 $41.80 $41.86 $0.04 $0.91
Canopy Vista $40.64 $41.36 $42.11 $42.90 $42.93 $0.72 $2.29
Tectonic Edge $40.23 $39.99 $40.63 $43.07 $44.65 $0.24 $4.42
Forbidden Orchard $40.00 $40.47 $41.26 $41.40 $41.76 $0.47 $1.76
Dust Bowl $39.88 $39.99 $40.54 $41.66 $42.74 $0.11 $2.86
Smoldering Marsh $38.61 $38.92 $39.69 $40.00 $41.12 $0.31 $2.51
Rugged Prairie $38.59 $38.00 $38.48 $39.15 $38.32 $0.59 $0.27
Kor Haven $37.47 $37.40 $37.99 $39.16 $39.34 $0.07 $1.87

 

 

 


 

Overall Summary

 

The state of the Magic market is losing value, but overall still fine.

 

Standard is a field of white-based decks, but it is not oppressive. There are several discrete decks, no deck is dominant, and non-white decks are still able to win. 

 

Eternal Masters has lowered the price of a lot cards. Sadly, low value cards is not what you want when you open a $10 pack. That presents a problem. The trick is to strike a balance between having enough card value to open a pack and those cards having low enough value people that people will go after them. A valuable card means nothing if almost nobody wants it.

 

 

 

Cards to Watch

 

Previously, these were predicted to spike:

 

Eldrazi Displacer: It went up slightly, which is good, but not as much as hoped.

Kozilek's Return: This went down, but not as much feared.

 

 

This week:

 

Reality Smasher: This is seeing a lot of play in multiple formats. The U/R deck might be a thing

Thought-Knot Seer: This is seeing a lot of play in multiple formats. The UR deck might be a thing.

 

 

Cards to Avoid

 

Previously, these were predicted to fall:

 

 

Jace, Vryn's Prodigy:  Dropped another five dollars.

 

 

This week:

 

Anything on this list that has a lot of value. Values are generally going to go down further before they have any chance of coming back up, especially with Eternal Masters.

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