Welcome back to my Daily Financial Value of Eldritch Moon series! From now until the full set is spoiled, I’ll be posting up regular daily updates
with my thoughts about the officially-spoiled cards from Eldritch Moon!
I will be reviewing cards using the following system:
Starting Price:
The first price we assign to this card as a preorder.
Current Price:
The current price of the card at the time this article was written (usually by 5:00 pm the day before publication).
Future Price – Low:
The lowest price I believe this card will hit while it is Standard Legal, post-release.
Future Price – High:
The highest price I believe this card will hit while it is Standard legal, post-release.
This week is shaping up to be a lighter week for spoilers. While we only picked up a handful new cards since yesterday we did manage to snag a few sweet
Mythics! Let’s get started!
Rarity:
Rare
Starting Price:
$2
Current Price:
$2
Future Price – Low:
$1
Future Price – High:
$3
Thoughts:
As it stands there seems to be a decent amount of competition for the four-drop spot in Standard decks. The days of mediocre four mana 4/4’s being
unstoppable are long gone and you really need your four-drops to shine. Even if Vampires catches on it seems more likely that Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet will
fill that spot. Bloodhall Priest might see a bit of Constructed play, but not enough to make it worth much more than a few dollars.
Rarity:
Rare
Starting Price:
$1
Current Price:
$1
Future Price – Low:
$.50
Future Price – High:
$1
Thoughts:
Docent of Perfection doesn’t strike me as the new and upcoming card in any Constructed format. It’s neat that it’s a Wizard lord and that could prove
useful in casual formats, but it’s very likely that Docent of Perfection ends up as a bulk rare.
Rarity:
Rare
Starting Price:
$.5
Current Price:
$1
Future Price – Low:
$.5
Future Price – High:
$2
Thoughts:
I’m still not sold on Emerge as a mechanic. I feel like it reads really well, but I’m having trouble envisioning it playing out as well as it sounds. The
idea of someone targeting your creature with a removal spell and you getting to drop down a 5/6 with Flash and tap down their stuff seems fantastic, but I
don’t know how realistic that is in Constructed these days. If it does catch on then Elder Deep-Fiend can easily hit a few dollars. If that scenario proves
to be too difficult then Elder Deep-Fiend gets to be bulk.
Elder Deep-Fiend seems to be a popular speculation target at the moment. The buy in is relatively low with a reasonable opportunity to make some money. I
personally wouldn’t speculate on Elder Deep-Fiend, but I can see a reasonable argument for someone that might want to. It’s by no means a ludicrous
speculation.
Rarity:
Mythic
Starting Price:
$6
Current Price:
$6
Future Price – Low:
$4
Future Price – High:
$8
Thoughts:
I like Gisa and Geralf; it’s got a neat ability that appeals to casual players and could potentially see some Constructed play. I’m not sure how hard
Wizards will end up pushing a U/B Zombies deck, but I could realistically see it being a Tier 2 archetype. Unless they start to spoil a bunch of awesome
Zombies, I wouldn’t expect Gisa and Geralf to have a double digit price tag.
Rarity:
Rare
Starting Price:
$1
Current Price:
$1
Future Price – Low:
$1
Future Price – High:
$2
Thoughts:
Soul Separator has a really neat ability that will certainly appeal to the casual crowd. With the ability to see some fringe Constructed play I don’t think
Soul Separator will drop down to the ranks of total bulk, but it’s not likely to break much past the one dollar range.
Rarity:
Mythic
Starting Price:
$3.50
Current Price:
$5
Future Price – Low:
$2
Future Price – High:
$6
Thoughts:
Tree of Perdition is a fine card with fun flavor. An 0/13 Wall is going to be difficult to kill so it could realistically become a control card. If you’re
feeling particularly frisky, you can play it with Triskaidekaphobia. I think it’s better than Tree of Redemption and even Tree of Redemption saw a bit of
Standard play. I don’t expect Tree of Perdition to have a huge price spike, but I also don’t foresee it dropping in price too significantly either. With
the amount of casual appeal it has I’m fairly confident it will be a $3-$5 card for a long time to come.
Despite a few slower days with spoilers, I’m still very confident Wizards will deliver another great set with Eldritch Moon. They did a great job
with the original Innistrad block and so far the feedback about Shadows over Innistrad has been overwhelmingly positive. I’m excited to
see all the new decks that will start to emerge (>.>) as spoiler season continues! Check back tomorrow as I continue to cover the Financial Value of Eldritch Moon!