Spoiler season for Edge of Eternities has officially begun, and boy is there a lot to look forward to. Tons of sweet designs, including a variety of Spacecraft have been revealed.
Beyond just the cards in the main set, we’ve also gotten a glimpse at what the bonus sheet and Special Guest slots have in store for us. The Warping Wail Special Guest card that was leaked earlier last week has been officially previewed, and on top of that, four other Special Guests are now revealed.
Among them is an elite Sliver legend that’s valued at over $50!
Sliver Overlord
First up, we have Sliver Overlord. This powerful creature was printed all the way back in Scourge and is one of a handful of five-color legendary Slivers that players can build around in Commander.
In this case, you get two extremely strong abilities that help bolster any Sliver deck. Getting to tutor any Sliver at will means you’ll never run out of good cards to play. Getting to gain control of opposing Slivers is obviously a narrower effect, but alongside cards like Unnatural Selection that can make any creature a Sliver on command, the world is your oyster.
Outside of Scourge, Sliver Overlord has only been printed in a Premium Deck Series supplemental product and a Secret Lair, both times available specifically in foil. The cheapest version of the card according to TCGplayer market price is the Premium Deck Series variant, which still boasts a price tag just under $54. This is an elite reprint choice, and one that fits nicely thematically with the set.
Nexus of Fate
Our next card is a mythic that used to be worth a fortune back when it was Standard legal. Nexus of Fate originally debuted in Core Set 2019 as a buy-a-box promo. The card quickly became infamous for its role alongside Wilderness Reclamation. The fact that it’s an instant that shuffles back into your deck made it rather easy to take turn after turn once you had your mana set up.
On top of being only available as a buy-a-box promo, it was also only printed in foil. There was even a point where players were forced to use proxies on camera at tournaments due to the curling of the foils and having no non-foil alternatives to turn to!
Those days are gone, though, and with Nexus banned in Pioneer, the card doesn’t have much of a home. Nexus was also reprinted in non-foil as part of The List, which further tanked the card’s price. It’s still worth nearly $5, which is solid, just nowhere near what it used to be worth.
Magus of the Moon
Magus of the Moon is a similarly priced card at this stage. Originally printed in Future Sight, this card is a direct callback to Blood Moon. Both of these effects see a decent amount of Constructed play. Which one you use largely depends on what you think is least likely to get removed.
As a 2/2, Magus is vulnerable to nearly all removal under the sun. This includes Lightning Bolt, which can easily be cast through Magus’s effect. By contrast, Blood Moon is vulnerable to Boseiju, Who Endures and other forms of enchantment removal. Decks that are heavy on artifacts and enchantments will sometimes bring in Magus out of the sideboard as the opponent brings in artifact and enchantment hate and trims creature removal.
Magus is a maindeck staple of mono-red Stompy in Legacy, too. Mono-red Stompy now gets to abuse Magus alongside Urza’s Saga thanks to a recent rules change. Urza’s Saga no longer goes to the graveyard in the face of Magus, and if you get to chapter II, Magus can lock the Saga on that chapter, and you can make Constructs every turn.
In short, Magus sees a lot more Constructed play nowadays than Nexus, though from a financial perspective, the cards aren’t far off. Magus has been reprinted as part of Iconic Masters, Time Spiral Remastered, The List, and a Secret Lair product. Nonetheless, it maintains a price tag over $5 in its cheapest form.
Paradox Haze
Lastly, we have a wild uncommon known as Paradox Haze. This enchantment has no impact on the game by itself. However, if you reliably have access to cards with potent upkeep triggers, it lets you double up on them.
As such, Paradox Haze is a Commander staple alongside legends with elite upkeep triggers. The card also commonly shows up in Jhoira of the Ghitu shells as a way to help you resolve your Suspended cards faster.
Despite the fact that Paradox Haze is an uncommon, its lack of printings has contributed to its $5 price tag. Its only non-foil printing was in Time Spiral. It has never seen any other reprint outside of The List, where it was foil only. This is the first time the card will appear with different artwork.
These Special Guests are all decent reprints, though Sliver Overlord clearly takes the cake. There are more Special Guests, bonus sheet cards, and main set spoilers coming our way in the following days, so be on the lookout for other neat designs.
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