while the description was slightly off, some of the cards on the list still fit, maybe not as well i skithiryx. i remember people thinking that lux canon would be really good, and at the prerelease i'm pretty sure it was going for $10-12. now its like 4-5. i think that if the next set gives some nice tools for big red, it could spike. hand of the preators too, was 6-7, went down to 3.

by the way thanks for the speculations. i have some hand of the praetors i couldn't seem to get rid of but i guess i might as well hang onto them and wait for the next set

Expect it to go higher as well. The angel and Skittles could both prove to be key pieces in each of ther themed decks. Eye of Ugin was a very low value mythic until Rise of the Eldrazi came out, and then it saw a price explosion.

Chas,

That is completely true, you're right. I suppose I could have worded that better. Thaks for pointing that out, I will be sure to not blanket statement the cards in each of those categories as much.

Knight of the Reliquary was one of the most hyped cards in Conflux, and could be easily traded for $8-$10 at the prerelease. Lotus Cobra was not "considered junk when it first came out" – it was selling for over $40! All is Dust, too, was over $10 at release. Only Frost Titan of your examples was considered junk upon release.

What you're really describing are two separate card value phenomena. The "Lotus Cobra Phenomenon," in my mind, describes a card that is hyped up early, but doesn't find a home right away. The backlash pushes it down lower than it should be, and so it has a nice rebound once a use for it is found.

What you mostly are talking about here are cards that are plants for strategies that haven't been fully realized because the block hasn't yet finished releasing.

I think Skithryx is the most likely of these to see a strong uptick in price. My guess is that the next set is 50% poison, and the last set is 80% poison. If Skittles ends up being the finisher of choice in that deck, I could see the dragon pushing $20-$25 easily.