Blood Scrivener
	Starting Price: $5 Current Price: $5 Future Price (Short Term): $8 Future Price (Medium Term): $6 Future Price (Long Term): $5

Perfectly slots into current Zombie decks in Standard and has an effect that is very powerful for that deck. I see this being a staple alongside Geralf’s Messenger and Gravecrawler. Very bullish on this card because it’s a missing piece of an already-existing archetype.

	Lavinia of the Tenth
	Starting Price: $3 Current Price: $3 Future Price (Short Term): $4 Future Price (Medium Term): $3 Future Price (Long Term): $3

I think Lavinia will have a bump initially because people are going to want to try her out in Standard. I don’t think she’ll make a big impact there. If she detained all creatures or all non-land permanents and not just smaller ones, or if she had both protection from red AND black, I’d feel a lot better about Lavinia; but as she stands, probably will see some play, but not an all-star.

	Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
	Starting Price: $2 Current Price: $2 Future Price (Short Term): $2 Future Price (Medium Term): $2 Future Price (Long Term): $3

There was a time where mill effects like this would have been king with the casual player, but there are more and more mill effects to choose from as of late. I don’t like the idea of having to rely on a (small, for the mana cost) creature hitting in order to mill repeatedly. I’d think that Breaking // Entering is a much more exciting mill card than this one.

	Sire of Insanity
	Starting Price: $1 Current Price: $1 Future Price (Short Term): $0.50 Future Price (Medium Term): $0.50 Future Price (Long Term): $0.50

Bulk rare is bulk.

	Varolz, the Scar-Striped
	Starting Price: $3 Current Price: $3 Future Price (Short Term): $5 Future Price (Medium Term): $3 Future Price (Long Term): $4

Varolz will jump all over the place in price because his price is dependent on Modern season—namely, interactions with dredge and Death’s Shadow. Death’s Shadow is already jumping to the $3-$4 range all over the internet in anticipation of this combo, but it’s a Modern combo, and we don’t have a Modern season again until December/January of next year. Therefore, I think Varolz will have a short spike now, drop when people realize he isn’t a Standard staple, and then jump back up when Modern season rolls around next year.

	Zhur-Taa Ancient
	Starting Price: $1.25 Current Price: $1.25 Future Price (Short Term): $2 Future Price (Medium Term): $1 Future Price (Long Term): $1

For the LONG, LONG term (2+ years), I think Zhur-Taa is a great pickup as a Commander staple—the body is really large for the mana cost, and the effect is one that’s been a proven crowd pleaser in EDH. For Standard—there are too many X spells running around right now (Sphinx’s Revelation / Bonfire of the Damned anyone?) for this to be a playable symmetrical effect at this time. Maybe after Innistrad block (Avacyn Restored in particular) rotates out this will be worth a second look…but likely not.

Updates

Advent of the Wurm: $7 (from $5)—Going to probably hit $8-$10 before release and then quickly drop back down to the $4-$5 range, like Dreadbore / Mizzium Mortars / Detention Sphere did post–Return to Ravnica.

Master of Cruelties: $10 (from $5)—I think there are going to be a lot of people let down by this card. I still don’t see why it’s gone to the price it has, but if people are buying it, I’m going to price it there. I wouldn’t recommend picking these up right now.

Renounce the Guilds: $1.50 (from $1)—People are banking on this to be a played removal spell. I just don’t see it outside of sideboard play. Would avoid picking it up for now because it’ll be a bulk rare after release.

See you all Monday next week!

• Ben

Previous Daily Financial Value articles

April 10, Wednesday: Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch; Renounce the Guilds; Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

April 9, Tuesday: Advent of the Wurm; Master of Cruelties; Vorel of the Hull Clade

April 8, Monday: Beck // Call; Maze’s End; Melek, Izzet Paragon; Ral Zarek; Render Silent; Ruric Thar, the Unbowed