New Horizons: Winter Superdrop 2023 - Part 2, Plus the One of One Ring
Welcome back to New Horizons. This week's article will cover the One Of One Ring , as well as finish our review of the Secret Lair Winter Superdrop 2023.
As always, emphasis is on prices, foils, and potential value of the new art prints.
The One Of One Ring
“Keep it hidden, keep it safe.” In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, Wizards of the Coast have forged a print of
As a regular card commonly available in three other art prints, The One Ring possesses two very strong abilities. First there is protection from everything for the turn it's cast, which can be very easily abused with cards like
In the unlikely scenario that the serialized ring is not found or perhaps destroyed in transit or discarded without being opened, the price of associated collector boosters are likely to continue rising until this adventure is concluded.
Now back to the Secret Lair.
Ertai, the Corrupted (Step-and-Compleat Foil)
Ertai, the Corrupted is a very niche card with a simplistic effect and cost associated with it. While some time ago it may have been considered powerful, now it largely falls behind the curve of efficiency. Played mainly in EDH, and usually as part of the 99 rather than the commander itself, the card has failed to gain immense popularity.
Printed originally in
The secret lair variant of Ertai is available in step-and-compleat foil treatment only, the price of which is currently in the margins of $18. Reviewing the prices of other cards such as
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| Secret Lair Series | ||
| Planeshift | ||
| The List | ||
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth (Phyrexian)
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth is a popular EDH commander which has caused a decent amount of speculation around its release. Beyond initial brainstorming, K'rrik has displayed a downward pricing trend, currently faced at $7.75. First printed in
With five printings available and a steadily declining price, there is a good chance that the average for the commonly reprinted variants will fall to their lowest historical price at ~$5. This card pairs well with
| K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth | ||
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| Commander 2019 | ||
| Secret Lair Series | ||
| Secret Lair Series | ||
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable is perhaps the most deserving or thematic secret lair we have seen to date. Originally a Buy-A-Box Promo for
The current demand for the card comes largely, or perhaps exclusively, from EDH. Played predominantly as a commander, the Dog and Cat duo tick a lot of boxes for interested players. Being an underrepresented tribe as well as having a payoff for pushing tribal cards in colors that reward token generation is quite the combination.
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| Buy-A-Box Promos | ||
| Secret Lair Series | ||
Conclusion
With the direct sale of alternative art and styles, collaborations with artists, and now continued serialization of cards, Wizards of the Coast has not only increased the choices in deck building and flavor, but also achieved record profits in revenue. While alternative and special treatments of cards are welcomed by many, the concept of product fatigue is becoming more and more prevalent.
Join me again in two weeks, where we’ll cover
Matt Grzechnik started playing Magic with the release of Dragon's Maze. Since then he has tried and experimented with all of the formats before discovering his love for EDH and Pauper. Piloting the same Jund deck for the last 10 years, he now tries to both understand and break Sealed as a format.
