Daily Financial Value Of Theros (9/17)

Hello everyone! Welcome to the penultimate Financial Value Of Theros article! Today I’m going to go over the foil cards in this set that will have exceptional value. What do I mean by exceptional value? A typical "good" foil goes for about twice the price of the non-foil version. I want to single out the foils that will hold value three times-plus more of the non-foil version of the card in the long term.

R = Regular Version
F = Foil Version

Common

Annul (R: $0.15 | F: $1) – The Mirrodin version sells for a solid $1 and spiked towards $2 back when Mirrodin was tournament-legal.

Lightning Strike (R: $0.50 | F $3) – Searing Spear hit $4, but it was an M13 foil (so in a shorter print run). Lightning Strike will still have a high value, but it should peak at the $3 it’s currently at.

Mnemonic Wall (R: $0.25 | F $1) – The Rise of the Eldrazi version of this card sells for a solid $2.

Nylea’s Presence (R: $0.25 | F: $1) – Reminiscent of Abundant Growth ($1 foil). Probably has more casual appeal (due to helping domain strategies) but less tournament appeal (since it costs two mana instead of one).

Omenspeaker (R: $0.25 | F: $2) – Augur of Bolas hit a high of $8 but usually lurked in the $5-$6 range. Omenspeaker is a (subjectively) worse Augur of Bolas but is also a common (versus Augur of Bolas being an uncommon) and is from a much-printed set (Theros) versus a less-printed set (M13). Omenspeaker might hit $3 but probably should stick around $2.

Read the Bones (R: $0.25 | F: $2) – Potentially going to be the preeminent small card-draw card in Standard. Might have a more upward ceiling of $3-$4 if Mono-Black Control becomes a thing.

Voyage’s End (R: $0.25 | F: $1) – Vapor Snag topped out at $5 but generally settled at $3 for most of the time it was popular in Standard. Voyage’s End is very similar to Vapor Snag in power level (better after effect but one more mana to cast). I believe foil Voyage’s End should hit $2 shortly after release.

Uncommon

Dissolve (R:$1 | F: $4) – Foil Dissipate hit a high of $6. Dissipate also settled down at around $4 for the Innistrad foil version for most of the past two years. Dissolve should follow the same price trajectory.

Magma Jet (R: $2| F: $6) – Foil Fifth Dawn Magma Jet is $8, and FNM foil Magma Jet is $6. There’s a very strong precedent for this card to have a floor of $6, but it might have a ceiling of $10 if it sees a lot of Standard play the second time it’s Standard-legal.

Nemesis of Mortals (R: $1 | F: $4) – My personal pick. Ignore this if you don’t like going out on a limb. :)

Rescue from the Underworld (R: $0.50 | F: $2) – Might be the sleeper foil of the set for Constructed play. Will see a lot of play in Commander. Would pick these up, and think they can only go up.

Spellheart Chimera (R: $1 | F: $4) – Trample pushes this over the edge into tournament-playable. Should see a bunch of play in Standard and potentially Modern over the next year.

Tormented Hero (R: $0.50 | F: $2) – A 2/1 for one mana, so should be a solid bet at $2 as an uncommon foil.

Rare

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (R: $10 | F: $25) – I expect the regular version to drop to the $6-$8 range, but the foil version should stick around $20 due to interest in both Standard and Commander.

Swan Song (R: $5 | F: $15) – Legacy play will boost the foil price of this card.