N's PP Up - 262/217 Weekly Spike: +$6 Current Market Price: $14 Investment Velocity: 75% Increase Perhaps not a card youd expect to see spiking, it hardly follows the typical chase cards weve come to expect
For instance, despite all five Titans being legal, Elesh Norn was a dominant Standard card on multiple occasions, most memorably in its role of what you can Birthing Pod a Titan or Wurmcoil Engine into. Creatures (28) 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Solemn Simulacrum 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Acidic Slime 1 Inferno Titan 1 Wurmcoil Engine 1 Viridian Emissary 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 4 Blade Splicer 1 Fiend Hunter 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim 1 Geist-Honored Monk 4 Strangleroot Geist 4 Huntmaster of the Fells Lands (24) Spells (8) In a format full of haymakers, Elesh Norn was one for the ages, particularly alongside lots of small, dorky creatures like Llanowar Elves and Germ tokens
You just wont be turning a profit anytime soon
I urge them to err on the side of player-friendly behaviour though, if only for their own sake - after all, recent live service models have shown you don't get anywhere by fighting the wishes of your audience
Its sometimes better having people read it, instead of having to explain what the card does, thus giving away your intentions and crazy plans on the table. I think that, overall, the signed card hobby is still a bit niche. As we head into 2025 and another years slate of in-person events centered around Magic or fantasy art, there are still plenty of Magic players and collectors who still fall into the category of I only get cards signed at events Im attending by artists Im meeting, said Schneider
