Thoughts from the Wanderer

So I had a very interesting experience yesterday....bought 3 packs of Innistrad, the first 3 I've gotten actually, and pulled Liliana of the Veil out of one of them. And you know what I did with it? I went back into the store and traded her in. I got a very fair price for the card yes, but I think I was a bit hasty and actually kind of regret the situation. I wish I'd hung on to the card.



Granted, I know she's pretty close to, if not right at, her peak price, but there's something about having such a sought after card in my collection. Oh well, as they say, who is John Galt? Cheers.

New Planeswalkers coming in "Roll"

We have a bit of confirmed rumorings that indicate there will be two new Planeswalkers in the third set of the Innistrad block (code named "Roll"). The early betting is on Dack Fayden, though Ral Zarek is also a possibility.

Planeswalker Report

Hayden here, and I'm starting a new segment, which I've tentatively titled the "Planeswalker Report," in which I'll examine the current cost of Magic the Gathering Planeswalker cards (generally from sites around the internet). Ultimately, I'd like to be able to establish trends for the savvy collector, so here goes nothing:

#1: Jace, the Mind Sculptor
No surprise here, JtMS remains the top Planeswalker in terms of average cost.


Current Value: $65.27 Trending Down with a low end cost of around $41 (EBay)



#2: Liliana of the Veil
While I'm not surprised that LotV is high now, I don't expect this price to last long (despite a current upward trend). What's surprising about Liliana at the moment is the wild diversity in price. Some sites had her listed at almost $60, while others as low as $40. How high will she go before she peaks?


Current Value: $48.31 Trending Up with a low cost of $35 (EBay) and a high of $59 (MTGFanatic)



#3: Jace, Memory Adept
JMA continues to hold its value (surprisingly) considering (in my opinion) its rather limited scope of use.


Current Value: $31.73 Trending Steady with a low cost of $20 (EBay).


#4: Garruk, Primal Hunter
The primal hunter continues to trend downward, though not as quickly as the falls of Gideon Jura and Chandra, the Firebrand.


Current Value: $25.97 Trending Down with a low cost of $20 (Troll and Toad)



#5: Garruk Relentless///Garruk, the Veil-Cursed
The new double sided version of Garruk has already enjoyed several jumps and dips, and that was all prior to the Innistrad release.


Current Value: $25.31 Trending Down with a low cost of less then $20 (EBay)



#6: Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas $24.98 Trending Down with a lost cost of $18.99 (EBay)
#7: Koth of the Hammer $24.88 Trending Steady with a low cost of $14.99 (EBay)
#8: Chandra, the Firebrand $21.64 Trending Down with a low cost of $11.68 (EBay)
#9: Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker $20.81/(Duel Deck Version) $15.31 Trending Down with a low cost of $12.99 (Troll and Toad)/(Duel Deck Version) $9.35 (EBay)
#10: Venser the Sojourner $17.72 Trending Down with a low cost of $12 (EBay)

Perhaps you've noticed what I did about the Planeswalker market as a whole, its dropping steadily. With the exception of the of the two new Planeswalkers from Innistrad, which are enjoying the usual new release boom, all of the Planeswalkers are dropping, even the budget options. Jace Berelen is about the only Planeswalker enjoying anysort of a real upward trend, and is getting close to cracking the top 10. As an avid collector of Planeswalkers, I am very disappointed with this overall downward trend, especially when just a couple months ago Planeswalkers were booming.

Fantasy Planeswalkers

That last post got me thinking about other potential Planeswalkers. Personally, I'm a Magic purist, I think that Wizards should stick to historical Planeswalkers who've appeared in the past history of Dominaria. I don't necessarily mind new Planeswalkers, so here are a few I found on the web that look pretty cool.

  

This is probably the best one out there. And a Sliver Planeswalker is kind of due anyway.

 

  

These are decent, I could see them (or something similar) being printed one day.

  

  

  



That last one would not only be useful, I'd be willing to bet it gets printed on day (though with a little less of an anime feeling picture).

  

  

  

Not too bad. The last couple below are just for fun.

  

Thats all for this time. Expect some more fantasy planeswalkers, perhaps even a few more made by me. Cheers.

Karn, Planeswalker?

I heard this rumor before anyone even knew a return to Mirrodin was in the future. Call it inside information. Though it may not be true. So I guess rumor is an appropriate term. In any event, here are the best fantasy versions of Karn (Silver Golem) as a Planeswalker.

These are some of thethe better versions I found:

     

This was probably the worst I found:



And this was the best (and the best looking one too):



Diggin the sideways styling too. Anyway, the first one is my Planeswalker version, the next two are non-planeswalker version I thought were pretty good too:

   

Will we get a Planeswalker version of Karn? I don't know, but it would be pretty dang cool. Cheers.