Technically, Marvel Super Heroes was officially released last Friday. While this big official release date did happen, this time around, it hasn’t been as effective. Thanks to some production snafus, we’ve not seen the usual tidal wave of supply cause a dramatic price crash. This, in turn, has allowed some cards, like Black Widow, Agile Avenger, to sell for $25 right now.
MTG Black Widow, Agile Avenger
On the surface, Black Widow, Agile Avenger is a very simple, yet effective, MTG card. Against the right opponents, you can potentially draw 12 cards per turn cycle, while also buffing Black Widow. For three mana, this is an insane deal, even if you never intend to do any damage with her.
Notably, while Black Widow, Agile Avenger is powerful, she is notably worse than King T’Challa. Rather than triggering off any player, Black Widow only cares about opponents, which dramatically reduces consistency. While this is a pretty big downgrade, Black Widow is still more than worth playing, provided her color identity allows it.
Being a Boros-aligned card is a blessing and a curse for Black Widow, Agile Avenger. On the one hand, it’s not in prime card-draw colors; however, that just makes it a godsend for Boros decks. Considering these decks are more in need of a reliable card draw engine, it’s little wonder that Black Widow is proving popular.
According to EDHREC, Black Widow, Agile Avenger is currently the fifth most popular Commander card from the entire set. Appearing in around 3,880 decks so far, this legend has future staple written all over it. While this makes its price point somewhat understandable, realistically, it’s higher than it should be.
Currently, while the set has been released, supply for Marvel Super Heroes is still somewhat limited. Thanks to a delay affecting Bundles, Commander decks, and Jumpstart Boosters, many stores don’t have their entire allocation. Thanks to this, it’s little wonder that the card hasn’t been able to keep up with the strong sales following its release.
An Unusual Climb
Typically, whenever new cards get announced, they’re listed on secondary market sites at absolutely obscene prices. Thanks to this, the market price graph is often all out of whack; however, Black Widow, Agile Avenger bucks this trend. Since it was first listed on TCGplayer, it has only gotten more expensive, with prices climbing from around $9 to $25 now.
Sadly, even if you don’t care about card condition or variant, $24.85 is the cheapest listing right now. If you do want the extended art variant, you’ll need to pay upwards of $42 since supply is incredibly low. With just 18 extended art listings and the same for the regular version, prices could easily climb in the short term.
The good news, at least, is that the price of Black Widow, Agile Avenger should come down eventually. When the delays end and more Commander precons get delivered, a fresh wave of supply should hit the market. Ideally, this will bring the price down dramatically, since we’ve only seen around 560 sales since it was first listed.
As much as this number isn’t to be scoffed at, precon cards are typically much more available. Looking back at Secrets of Strixhaven, for instance, there are over 2,000 copies of cards like Augusta, Order Returned available for purchase. While this card is worse than Black Widow, it has also managed around 500 sales since its release, so supply is clearly a problem here.
The Waiting Game
With delays seemingly being the main cause of the currently impressive price, it may be worth holding out if you’re after Black Widow, Agile Avenger. Hopefully, the ongoing delays will end soon, but Wizards hasn’t been particularly forthcoming about that. Should you already have a copy, however, selling it sooner rather than later could be a profitable endeavor.
That being said, while $25 might seem like a lot now, Black Widow, Agile Avenger does have potential in Commander. Since opponents are so often drawing cards, Black Widow is incredibly consistent, so tons of decks will want it. Potentially, this could cause the price to continue to climb, even after the wave of post-delay supply hits the secondary market.
Ultimately, as always, while we can look at trends, we can’t predict the future. As such, we’re just going to have to wait and see what happens in the coming weeks and months.
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