Mutavault

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Posted on Jan. 29, 2014, 5:22 p.m. by megawurmple

What's going to happen to the price of Mutavault in future? Will it go up or down, or will it simply stay the same? I want to know whether or not I should invest now.

Thanks for your help.

raithe000 says... #2

It's been pretty steadily climbing this Standard season. I don't see it dropping until rotation, but not sure after that.

Also, I'm horrible at guessing card prices :P It's why I only trade for what I need.

January 29, 2014 5:25 p.m.

WovenNebula says... #3

Until a new deck archetype or rotation happens I don't see a price drop til either of those happen but when it does happen I don't see it higher than 20.00 after it rotates for a while.

January 29, 2014 5:55 p.m.

mmdw34 says... #4

It was 30$ out of rotation before m14 came out so It will probably go back in that range. It sees so much play out of standard that it's a good card to have, luckily I got a playset for legacy merfolk before they shot to 40$

January 30, 2014 12:56 a.m.

mckin says... #5

Ive beem turning mine into foils thanks to the price spike on nonfoil, but I dont see this card ever below $20 on scg again, maybe post rotation tbat standard only crowd will dump them and tcg will drop below $20, but in time deffinetly back towards $30

January 30, 2014 8:06 a.m.

SharuumNyan says... #6

It won't go anywhere but up in price after it rotates out of Standard. Modern is growing in popularity, and Mutavault is always going to be a Modern staple. Recently it seems like Modern has almost as much influence on card prices as Standard.

January 30, 2014 10:59 a.m.

megawurmple says... #7

So do you guys reckon it's worth buying them now?

January 30, 2014 11:21 a.m.

megawurmple says... #8

Also, is it worth buying foils? Will people trade for foils at all?

January 30, 2014 11:26 a.m.

mckin says... #9

foils have stayed pretty steady so im getting them for personal use while the nonfoil price is so inflated, post rotation i think theyll go up about the same rate, while standard foils dont tend to be a HUGE demand since eventually they rotate (ie foil lily vs foil Jace AoT/Elspeth/etc)

January 30, 2014 11:33 a.m.

SharuumNyan says... #10

I wouldn't say it's worth buying them now, but it is worth trading for them now. It's always a good idea to trade Standard-legal stuff that will go down in price once it rotates for Standard-legal stuff that won't go down in price. In a year or so Thassa, God of the Sea will probably be worth $5 tops. If you can trade them now for Mutavault , you're getting the better end of the deal.

January 30, 2014 11:39 a.m.

megawurmple says... #11

The problem is that I don't deal in Standard cards. I'm a Modern player, through and through. With that in mind, is it a good idea to grab a couple of Mutavault now before they increase further in price?

January 30, 2014 11:42 a.m.

SharuumNyan says... #12

I don't think they're going to go up in price a lot just yet. When (if?) the fetchlands are reprinted after M15, Modern will get even more popular and the price could rise a lot. That's just speculation though.

When they're about to rotate out of Standard you're going to see a bunch of non-Modern players trying to trade them away. At that point the price could either go up or down depending on lots of factors.

It's never going to be a bad investment to buy a Mutavault for $30. I just remember back in August when SCG was having their back to school sale, and had them for $12 a piece one day. That was the best time to buy them.

January 30, 2014 11:50 a.m.

megawurmple says... #13

All right, thanks for the advice guys. I think I'll hold onto my money for now.

January 30, 2014 1:03 p.m.

APPLE01DOJ says... #14

What deck do u plan to use them for? Mutavault is good in a lot of decks but most colors have other options, such as Treetop Village

January 30, 2014 10:39 p.m.

megawurmple says... #15

APPLE01DOJ I use them in an Izzet Tempo deck, so I don't really have any other options.

January 31, 2014 11:23 a.m.

SharuumNyan says... #16

Treetop Village isn't nearly as good as Mutavault . If you're playing Elves in green, it's usually more beneficial to have a land you can turn into an elf creature vs a land you can turn into an ape creature.

It's the "all creature types" part of Mutavaul that pushes it over the cliff.

January 31, 2014 11:36 a.m.

I think the only way to justify buying Mutavault right now is if it's for a tier 1 deck that you plan on winning tourneys with to make that money back.

January 31, 2014 11:45 a.m.

megawurmple says... #18

What about if I manage to find 2 foil Mutavault for $82? Does that change anything? I'd say that's a pretty solid deal given that foils go for $75.

January 31, 2014 4:06 p.m.

megawurmple says... #19

Actually, just ignore that statement. I was looking somewhere very expensive clearly.

January 31, 2014 4:07 p.m.

SharuumNyan says... #20

TitansFTW are they from Morningtide or M14? For M14, that price is pretty average. For Morningtide that price is great.

January 31, 2014 4:21 p.m.

megawurmple says... #21

M14. I realised that after I posted about the awesome price I found on Mutavault . What is the price difference between Morningtide and M14, for both foil and non foil?

January 31, 2014 4:34 p.m.

SharuumNyan says... #22

Yeah, the Morningtide ones are worth quite a bit more for foil and non foil. SCG currently has foil Morningtide ones listed at $99.

January 31, 2014 4:53 p.m.

megawurmple says... #23

Thanks guys. Your advice is appreciated.

January 31, 2014 5:37 p.m.

@SharuumNyan: I highly doubt fetches will be reprinted in M15. WOTC will likely wait until the shocks have left Standard before they reintroduce fetches to the Standard land lineup.

January 31, 2014 5:40 p.m.

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