Running Tally: M14
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:38 pm
Hey guys I haven't done this in a while because I've been too focused on playing Magic and no one brings a binder out with them where I play.
Here are the current top 20 cards of M14 based on TCGPlayer 4-copy presale prices following prerelease. I usually wait until after prerelease to start this thread because prices become a little more sane with some amount of single product existing:
1. Archangel of Thune -- 34.95
2. Kalonian Hydra -- 28.50
3. Chandra, Pyromaster -- 16.50
4. Garruk, Caller of Beasts -- 16.50
5. Mutavault -- 14.40
6. Scavenging Ooze -- 12.50
7. Primeval Bounty -- 7.15
8. Shadowborn Demon -- 6.70
9. Jace, Memory Adept -- 5.95
10. Darksteel Forge -- 5.70
11. Xathrid Necromancer -- 5.49
12. Lifebane Zombie -- 5.35
13. Witchstalker -- 5.25
14. Fiendslayer Paladin -- 5.10
15. Liliana of the Dark Realms -- 5.00
16. Ajani, Caller of the Pride -- 5.00
17. Savage Summoning -- 4.
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18. Imposing Sovereign -- 3.50
19. Sanguine Bond -- 3.49
20. Mindsparker -- 3.25
A decent mix of rares and mythics in the top 20 priced above that of a booster. However, there will likely be a large drop off in value once more singles become available and, inevitably, individual cards do not universally meet the hype they were expected to have.
Expect a drop off in the top two mythics, as neither does anything on ETB for 5 mana, which is well below the current bar for playable 5cc creatures. Chandra may be a steal at $16, but that's also very much a crapshoot.
I have big hopes for Ogre Battledriver and Lifebane Zombie. Some people are claiming Xathrid Necromancer means a return to Human-based Aristocrats and Humanimator combo.
I don't expect the current top 20 to last a month into M14's legality.
Here are the current top 20 cards of M14 based on TCGPlayer 4-copy presale prices following prerelease. I usually wait until after prerelease to start this thread because prices become a little more sane with some amount of single product existing:
1. Archangel of Thune -- 34.95
2. Kalonian Hydra -- 28.50
3. Chandra, Pyromaster -- 16.50
4. Garruk, Caller of Beasts -- 16.50
5. Mutavault -- 14.40
6. Scavenging Ooze -- 12.50
7. Primeval Bounty -- 7.15
8. Shadowborn Demon -- 6.70
9. Jace, Memory Adept -- 5.95
10. Darksteel Forge -- 5.70
11. Xathrid Necromancer -- 5.49
12. Lifebane Zombie -- 5.35
13. Witchstalker -- 5.25
14. Fiendslayer Paladin -- 5.10
15. Liliana of the Dark Realms -- 5.00
16. Ajani, Caller of the Pride -- 5.00
17. Savage Summoning -- 4.
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18. Imposing Sovereign -- 3.50
19. Sanguine Bond -- 3.49
20. Mindsparker -- 3.25
A decent mix of rares and mythics in the top 20 priced above that of a booster. However, there will likely be a large drop off in value once more singles become available and, inevitably, individual cards do not universally meet the hype they were expected to have.
Expect a drop off in the top two mythics, as neither does anything on ETB for 5 mana, which is well below the current bar for playable 5cc creatures. Chandra may be a steal at $16, but that's also very much a crapshoot.
I have big hopes for Ogre Battledriver and Lifebane Zombie. Some people are claiming Xathrid Necromancer means a return to Human-based Aristocrats and Humanimator combo.
I don't expect the current top 20 to last a month into M14's legality.