A couple of days ago, Wizards of the Coast revealed four Final Fantasy Commander decks all at once. While Wizards did announce this was coming, players were nonetheless left shocked by 100 brand-new cards being revealed in an instant. Unsurprisingly, so much being revealed at once has had a pretty profound effect on the MTG financial markets.
While cards from Final Fantasy’s main set have been the first to cause price spikes, the new Commander cards aren’t far behind. In particular, we’re seeing equipment staples starting to spike thanks to the Final Fantasy VII-themed deck. Helmed by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER, this deck this deck heavily themed around equipment, so it’s little surprise that synergistic staples are now spiking.
Inventory Management
Hailing from 2024’s Fallout Commander Decks, Inventory Management has quickly become a staple within equipment-themed decks. At its core, this card lets you shuffle around all of your equipment and auras as you see fit. To sweeten the deal, Inventory Management even has Split Second, which prevents it from being countered outright.
Outside of board wipes, which can still ruin your day, Inventory Management is ideal in almost every situation. If you’re facing removal, this card lets you move your equipment from the target to save on future equip costs. Alternatively, you can use Inventory Management as a last-minute combat trick, building up an otherwise innocuous attacker into a game-ending threat.
Even if you’re going wide, Inventory Management can help you make great trades or simply save on equip costs. Since it only costs two mana, Inventory Management lets you avoid paying for expensive costs, like those on Colossus Hammer. Handily enough, Colossus Hammer actually got a reprint in the Limit Break precon.
As if that wasn’t enough to cause this spike, there are also plenty of new equipment cards in the main set. Admittedly, these Job-themed cards aren’t typically too powerful, but they nonetheless help put the spotlight on equipment.
The Spike
Despite being an absolutely fantastic staple in equipment decks, Inventory Management is not typically an expensive MTG card. Throughout most of April, this card was selling for just $1.25 on average. Prices even dipped down to $1.08 for much of May before Final Fantasy spoilers started. Since then, the price of Inventory Management has been on the up and up.
As soon as the Limit Break precon was revealed, Inventory Management began to spike in price. Several hundred copies of this card were sold in just a few days, which has pushed prices up to $5.84. While this is already a pretty significant price point, there’s a good chance it’ll climb even higher.
Currently, near-mint listings for Inventory Management start at $7.93 and quickly increase from there. Recent sales have been for as much as $8.25, so it’s clear people are willing to pay this price. With this in mind, it seems that this card’s price is going to increase even more before too long.
Thankfully, if $8 seems a bit steep, the Showcase variant of Inventory Management is currently selling for significantly cheaper. Currently, copies for this V.A.T.S-themed variant are going for around $5 on average. Sadly, while a few copies are available at this price point, they may also be snapped up soon.
The Future
Looking ahead, it seems there’s a very real chance that Inventory Management could be a $10 MTG card before too long. While there are a couple of variants for players to pick up, there’s clearly not a whole lot of supply to go around. Right now, there are only 40 near-mint non-foil copies of this card available at all on TCGplayer.
With this in mind, it seems that Inventory Management is destined to be an expensive MTG card; however, that thinking may be premature. For better or worse, this isn’t the first time that this card has spiked. Back in November of 2024, Inventory Management spiked following the reveal of Captain America, First Avenger.
During this spike, the price of Inventory Management briefly rose to $5.17, however, that peak didn’t last long. By early January, this card’s price had fallen back down to just $1.10 and remained there until recently. Judging by this past precedent, it seems that this current spike might not stick around after all.
That being said, the Limit Break precon should have slightly more staying power than Captain America, First Avenger. While Marvel is definitely a popular property, having to build a deck from nothing is always harder than upgrading a precon. For this reason, it’s little surprise that there have been significantly more sales for Inventory Management recently.
Ultimately, as much as we can look back at past trends, we can’t predict the future. Due to this, we’re just going to have to wait and see what happens in the coming weeks and months. At the very least, this card should have a two-month shelf life; however, don’t be surprised if it sticks around for much longer.
