Consecrated Sphinx is becoming a staple in most top control decks. He also was heavily involved (usually as a 2-of) in the Top 8 of this year's Nats.
Where's the ceiling on this guy? $20?
I'm thinking that he probably won't surpass the $15 mark. He's fairly weak to instant speed black removal (as well as dispatch in white) as paying 6 mana for no effect is pretty backbreaking.
He was heavily played at US nats because it's the perfect trump in the cawblade mirror, as they only really have o-ring to remove it.
The ceiling is probably between $15-$20. He isn't a 4-of mythic, so that puts a bit of a damper on him as a result. I'd expect him to get up to around $20, but have a rather unknown future after the rotation, although he seems good then because blue doesn't really lose much (Spell Pierce? Preordain? Into the Roil? I guess losing Jace Beleren hurts...).
Eh. I see him around $10 for quite a while. You don't run more than 1-2 of him and he's very limiting (blue-based control finishers only), whereas something like Grave Titan gets shoved into everything black.
Keep in mind though that pimp versions will vastly exceed typical pricing expectations on a standard card because of how ridiculous he is in EDH. Japanese foil Consecrated Sphinx will still trade very well to the right buyer.
Hmmm...random question, what about Japanese non-foil Consecrated Sphinx? I picked one up in a trade recently and I'm not seeing anything on ebay for one. All the Japanese sphinxes I see are foils going around $55-60
Eh....I wouldn't put it at a ton. Probably a few dollars more than the English one, if that. Japanese foils are where the pimp is at more than anything else.
Foil ones go into Commander decks too, so thats something to keep in mind.
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Where's the ceiling on this guy? $20?
I'm thinking that he probably won't surpass the $15 mark. He's fairly weak to instant speed black removal (as well as dispatch in white) as paying 6 mana for no effect is pretty backbreaking.
He was heavily played at US nats because it's the perfect trump in the cawblade mirror, as they only really have o-ring to remove it.
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