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Lorwyn Blight Curse: 5 Cards to Buy and 10 to Sell Ahead of the Precon Release

  • Writer: Jace
    Jace
  • 2 days ago
  • 3 min read

The Lorwyn precon lists just dropped so there are some reprints coming that you might want to clear out your own copies ahead of (a reprinting almost always drops the price of the existing copies). There are also some cards that fit excellently with the other precon cards that our data science algorithms suggest could be good speculation targets.


We’ll take a look at the cards impacted by the Blight Curse release.


Here are our list of cards to clear out of before the precons drop in 2 weeks, and cards that you might want to pick-up now because their demand might well rise with the precon releases.


Cards to Sell (or hold long enough for the Lorwyn reprint supply to wane)


  1. Fluorishing Defenses: spiked 40x with the release of the Morcant spoiler, but is getting a fancy new printing that's likely to tumble that value straight back down.



  1. Necroskitter:  What’s better than killing all your opponents' creatures? How about stealing them? This has just undergone a 50% price increase in the last couple weeks.


  1. The Scorpion God: Again, it's done a tidy 5x price rise over the last couple weeks, but it was only worth $1 a couple weeks ago and it'll probably go back to that within the month.


  1. Chimil, the Inner Sun: Commands a pretty lofty price, probably not for long...


  1. Archfiend of Ifnir: Has done a solid 2x price rise in the last few weeks despite only last being printed earlier this year in the Aetherdrift precons.


  1. Blowfly Infestation: has also done a solid 2x price increase since the spoilers began.


  1. Massacre Girl, Known Killer: A solid ~$10 price point, again probably not for long...


  1. Midnight Banshee: is an expensive 6-drop that isn't particularly spectacular outside the -1/-1 decks, feels like if it wasn't so old it would be a ~$1 rare and this reprint will be the catalyst for that price drop.


  1. Soul Snuffers: Is a sort of fine uncommon, that has seen a 2x price increase since the Lorwyn spoilers began that interrupted its downward price fall, which might well return with reprint.



  1. Tree of Perdition: Currently commanding a chonky $10 price point, it does see a lot of play in a variety of decks, but an extra reprint will chip away at its price despite that popularity.




Cards our data science algorithms pick as price risers if Blight Curse decks become popular:


  1. Obelisk Spider: This is a great win con for any -1/-1 engines that you build with wither creatures, blowfly infestations or just Devoted Druid, and its currently less than $1 with only 1 proper printing (and a mystery booster one).


  1. Spitting Dilophosaurus: Has a single printing but already commands a chonky price point. But every -1/-1 player's going to want a pet dinosaur. This feels pretty hard to reprint and its going to mean your opponents won’t be doing much blocking…


  1. Generous Patron: It's hard to see much down-side at less than $0.5 and it will give oodles of card draw - feels like a no-brainer.


  1. Quillspike: An infinite pump loop with Devoted Druid or pods just getting sick of all the -1/-1 shenanigans and deciding they want an answer - Quillspike gobbles a lot of -1/-1s and his single printing is pretty old now... Fits perfectly with Auntie Ool (Auntie's the commander for the Curse Blight precon) - drawing you your deck or obelisk spider for the insta win?



  1. Nest of Scarabs: In any generalised -1/-1 strategy you're going to be making scenes that look like something from the Mummy. It has a single printing and a handful of remaining copies. It was less than $1 when we first highlighted it a couple weeks ago, but is now at the $5 mark so maybe less upside than it had a while back.


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Jace & Garruk

 
 
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