It’s day two of Innistrad Remastered spoiler season! Sadly, this particular spoiler season won’t be around for long. After another day of new cards, everything in the set will have been revealed to the world. Considering that this set releases on January 24th, the quick reveal does make some sense. After all, this set is entirely comprised of reprints and there’s a new Standard-legal set is on the horizon.
While the spoiler season for Innistrad Remastered may be quick, it certainly packs some impressive cards. Today, we’ll look at three new treatments for fan-favorite MTG cards from Innistrad.
Griselbrand
Griselbrand is one of the biggest Innistrad characters we haven’t seen in Innistrad Remastered – until now. For a long time, Griselbrand was one of the scariest things that players could reanimate in the entire game. Thanks to the demon being able to repetitively draw cards, it’s easy to set up a win the same turn as this creature enters play. At worst, you’ll refill your hand while potentially having options if your life total is high.
Despite Griselbrand’s awesome power, it’s only worth about $10. That’s, ironically, because Griselbrand is a little too good. Griselbrand is banned in Commander, and for good reason. Thanks to the high life totals, Griselbrand could draw an alarming number of cards.
In constructed formats, Griselbrand has been outscaled by Atraxa, Grand Unifier. While Griselbrand is capable of drawing more cards, Atraxa finds about the same amount of value as one Griselbrand activation for no cost. The body attached to Atraxa is far more impressive than the hulking Demon, as well. For these reasons, there isn’t a ton of demand for Griselbrand nowadays which, in a way, just makes seeing this creature even scarier. If someone is still playing Griselbrand, it’s likely for a nefarious reason.
Griselbrand is confirmed to have a normal, retro and Poster variant in Innistrad Remastered.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope’s appearance in Innistrad Remastered was confirmed yesterday. The Angel appeared in players’ email inboxes with a retro variation. Today, we get to see the Poster variant of the $50 card. This is one of the most financially relevant reprints in the set.
Unfortunately, if you want to get your hands on this particular copy of Avacyn, you’ll need to crack some Collector Booster packs to do so. Avacyn, Angel of Hope’s nonfoil Retro Frame variant is available in Play Booster packs, but all of her other variants are Collector Booster exclusives.
That also means that this particular variant of Avacyn will likely have an even more extreme price tag. For reference, there are three copies of this card available on TCGplayer. Nonfoils are going for $100, and foils are going for $200.
Granting your entire board indestructible, it’s difficult to deal with Avacyn once she hits the board. Even if you manage to get her off the table, you’ll still need to deal with all the permanents left behind.
Gravecrawler
Many MTG players have a soft spot in their hearts for Gravecrawler. Sure, this little guy isn’t much of a looker, but the Zombie has been part of many powerful graveyard synergies throughout its history.
Appearing in Hogaak combo, Dredge, and more, Gravecrawler creates myriads of infinite combos. With a Zombie and something like Phyrexian Altar in play, it’s easy to sacrifice and re-cast Gravecrawler infinitely. Partner this with Zulaport Cutthroat or Blood Artist, and you drain the table for infinite damage.
Even in decks that aren’t trying to win in one big go, Gravecrawler can be an incredibly persistent threat. Requiring only a zombie to return from the bin, it’s not difficult to make Gravecrawler a creature that is, essentially, impossible to kill.
Since any Zombie or graveyard synergy deck that can run Gravecrawler likely wants it, the card has a secondary market value of about $6, but special variants of the card can go for as much as $25. Gravecrawler is confirmed to have a normal and a Retro Frame variant appearing in Innistrad Remastered. Since this card will be easily accessible in Play Boosters we would expect to see a price decline for the card overall.
