1) Bloodline Kepper (Theme – Tribal)
He's the new Vampire Nocturnous, and once we see more vampires in the next two sets will be KEY to building the deck. He's already $3-4, so isn;t very cheap right now, but he's going to get more expensive before he drops, so I'd pick up a few in trades if you can. I'm actually trying to get a few on MODO right now @ around 0.7 tix as well. I think he's going to hit $5 at least.

2) Moorland Haunt (Theme: Tokens / Is just good!)
Seeing tons of play EVERYWHERE. Channel Fireball splashed U into tempered steel just for this card, and their deck took 4 of 8 top places at worlds. Also seeing play as a 4x in humans, and who knows if spirits will ever get anything good to compliment it as well. Somehow it actually seems to have gone DOWN to $1 so I'll be buying at least 12. I can see this hitting $3-5 in the future, as it has casual appeal as well!

Hey Matt! OOooo I like the vial tactic… didn't even think of that! :). I'm thinking it also has potential if there is a big mill card like "Glimpse the Unthinkable". T2 Glimpse will enable a T3 Ruinator everytime and may even give enough to bring him back once!

I like your mention of Skaab Ruinator here. He is one of those unforgotten Mythics. Some pros were stoked to brew with this card when he was first spoiled, but thus far he has fallen flat. Much like Stoneforge Mystic with equipment, Skaab Ruinator should get better as more milling cards are made. Definitely worth keeping an eye on.

Look forward to reading more!
Sigmund

Good stuff in here.
I really like the way you explain your calls. Easy to understand, yet you focus on the important things = how you came to your conclusion and how we can learn to do the same.
Thanks!

^^ Ooops! I'm paying around $4 for Mikaeus as well! You won't find him for a toonie for awhile 😛

Todd: Those are great suggestions for next time… love it!

Indeed, I do suggest the three that you'd listed with an emphasis on the Reaper and the Skaab since they're mythics, and the Instigator because he's what really makes the Werewolf deck lethal with that +3/+0 to attack. While I am collecting ALL of those listed in the article, some others that I would put major focus on would be:Mirror-Mad Phantasm (Unique Ability / Mythic), Kessig Cagebreakers (Try him as a Pod target!), GHM, Elite Inquisitor, and Mikaeus (because of his placing at worlds).

It's funny because of those, I wouldn't pay more than $2 for the mythics listed (except for the Skaab, which I'm paying around $3-4 ea. right now) and $1 for the rares. I really think the mythics are the place to be however, as they tend to jump highest in price quickest (see Olivia).

2) Right now I don't think there is enough to make spirits a good tribe. They are in the set, yes, but don't have a feel as something that would show up in a COMPETITIVE decklist yet. We have a good base in Geist Honored Monk and Doomed Traveller, but I feel spirits are going to end up more the token route, less the tribal route. On top of that, it seems like they are trying to tie the spirits in with humans, which takes away from their focus. Look at Dearly Deprted for example: It's a spirit that doesn't even help the spirit tribe… it helps humans! This division in the tribe is going to hurt it if it continues into the next set. So as far as the spirit tribe is concerned, just pick up those that would actually be good on their own (like the GHM), as there don't seem to be any complimentary sprits out there right now. Should this change, I still don't see any other spirits that really make me say: "Wow, this guy would be great if they were to release a lord!". Maybe the next set will set up up for spirits in the third?

If you're planning on buying them for cash, I still think it would be a good time since now that worlds is finished, people are going to be homing in on those decklists and trying to buy the cards that have ALREADY made it big-time, which could cause a secondary dip in the market for sleepers since none of them were breakouts at worlds so aren't on the radar (yet). Lucky for us, we ARE taking that second glance so that we can continue to look ahead instead of setting our sights behind us on what has already been proven to be good… we want to get them BEFORE they're identified as playable.

Hi Greg, thanks for the feedback! 🙂 Let's see if I can answer those questions for you…

1) Yes, I think now is as good a time as any to start buying into the $1-3 cards. We already missed out on the Olivia jump, but just think where we could have been had we been speculating on it all along because of the fact that it's a vampire (one of the Innistrad themes we'd identified)? We want to try and eliminate our chances of misses as best we can, so picking up a few of these here or there for these prices at ANY time is reccomended. If you can avoid outright BUYING these cards and just trade for them, you'll be much better off! There aren't many people out there who would hesitate to throw in a Splinterfright or lesser Werewolf into a deal to finalize it.

I do have a couple questions:
1) Is NOW the time to buy for some of these ~$2-3 cards, or should we wait until sometime around late December, when the prices may have dropped even lower? When I look at BLP for the history of sets like Zendikar and SoM, it seems that the lowest average price point for mythics and rares in these first sets is right around the start of the new year. I guess in a nutshell, what I'm asking is, do you think any of these prices will go even lower?

2) You had a lot of love for werewolves and zombies in this article. Do you think tribes like Spirits will be worth looking into at all?

I do have a couple questions:
1) Is NOW the time to buy for some of these ~$2-3 cards, or should we wait until sometime around late December, when the prices may have dropped even lower? When I look at BLP for the history of sets like Zendikar and SoM, it seems that the lowest average price point for mythics and rares in these first sets is right around the start of the new year. I guess in a nutshell, what I'm asking is, do you think any of these prices will go even lower?

2) You had a lot of love for werewolves and zombies in this article. Do you think tribes like Spirits will be worth looking into at all?