Fantastic Market Watch: A pick of the week’s biggest price drops and gains
Blog Andrew Joseph 17 Nov , 2025 0
Magic: The Gathering This week, with the announcement of the new ban, we saw a nice and very welcome shake-up – thus ending the era of Vivi Ornitier.
This means the troublesome mage's value has declined, but synergies abound with games like Secret Lair on PlayStation. It’s this week’s Climbers and Climbers.
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dock blackmailer Mentioned again this time. It was reprinted in Avatar Reward Table, and while it hasn't been unbanned yet, that could change at any time. The non-Universes Beyond version has now climbed to around $24, up from around $20 a week or two ago.
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Next, those smart people war player Found another climber dystopia. This card dates back to 1996 (gosh) and its price is rising, most recently $4 and now closer to $20.
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Thanks to synergy with the PlayStation Secret Lair Nathan Drake card, thief rat is climbing to around $10, and gives you mana to cast spells that don't belong to you – perfect for Drake's thievery.
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Examples of not eating the feastMurder in Karloff Manor is also climbing. For a single mana, each creature that enters the battlefield gains life, and you can then bring back cards from the graveyard. It used to be 30 cents, but now it's up to 50 cents and it's still going up.
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Look, this has to happen eventually. Vivi Ornitier has been a pain in the back end for some, and a completely homogenized meta for others that is falling apart after the ban was announced.
Sephiroth, the legendary soldier/Sephiroth, the one-winged angel
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Stick to Final Fantasy, Sephiroth, the legendary soldier Now under $30 for the first time in a while, it flips into a One-Winged Angel variant, while Tifa, martial artistnow less than a dollar, is one of the most interesting card designs in a Commander deck in the series.
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starting townwhich costs a life to hit no color or any color, and serves as the perfect early game ramp, with the price down to less than $10.
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Finally, I picked up a few more Warhammer Commander decks and was surprised to find a Necron Dynasty Commander deck titled, Szarak, the Silent Kingwell under a dollar – neat!
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Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in the tech, gaming and fitness sectors, having worked for Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and more. He was a huge fan of Magic: The Gathering and other trading card games, much to the dismay of his wife.