It’s no secret that the MTG Hatsune Miku Secret Lairs were a hot commodity for the MTG community. Selling out in hours, both waves of the MTG Hatsune Miku product were incredibly popular. As a result, players trying to get their hands on various Hatsune Miku cards quickly pressured the amount of copies that were actually in print.
Now that the second Hatsune Miku Secret Lair drop, Digital Sensation, is finally beginning to land in players’ arms, singles prices are going through the roof.
MTG Hatusune Miku Mania
Child of Alara is not an expensive Magic card. Even paying a dollar for this five-colored Commander may be too much. The card is everpresent, and not very popular, cementing itself as bulk.
Miku, Child of Song, is a pretty expensive Magic card. Current sales suggest that this card is worth about $40 in foil at the moment, but TCGplayer market averages indicated that $40 is actually a good deal for it. The Hatsune Miku skin, as well as this card’s limited desirability, has literally allowed the price of Child of Alara to rise by 40 times.
All of the other cards in the Digital Sensations Secret Lair are showing similar trends. Depending on the format, Thespian’s Stage, a 50-cent combo piece, goes for $20 with a Hatsune Miku skin. Legacy and Pioneer enjoy Thespian’s Stage, using it to copy Dark Depths and Lotus Field.
Chord of Calling, a $5 competitive staple, goes for $25 and $40 for nonfoil and foil, respectively, when given a Hatsune Miku skin. Even though Chord of Calling is currently a core part of the best deck in Modern, players expect Nadu, Winged Wisdom to get banned soon. Regardless, the card still plays a core role in Pioneer, and will likely remain a part of Modern.
Song of Creation, a bulk bin card that sees fringe Legacy play, goes for $15 with a Hatsune Miku touch. Foils go for slightly over $20. Outside of Legacy Storm, Song of Creation does see play in some Commander decks, but this card generally does not create enjoyable play patterns, limiting its popularity.
Diabolic Tutor, a playable Commander card at a budget, loses its only appealing variable when given a Hatsune Miku skin, shooting up to $13 for its nonfoil variant. Foils go for a few dollars more.
Meanwhile, nonfoil Sol Rings from the Digital Sensation Secret Lair are going for as much as $50! Even though this card is generally only worth a dollar or two, it is an absolutely unparalleled super staple in the Commander format. Every deck is going to run this, which means that Hatsune Miku fans have an easy way to show off the cool artwork on this card. In Foil, the Hatsune Miku Sol Ring is retailing for as much as $80!
Will Monty Python Follow?
As we recently discussed, a Monty Python crossover was announced for the MTG Secret Lair franchise. The excitement for this particular crossover has been sky-high, with it being an instant-buy for many players and MTG personalities. Multiple MTG Rocks writers are also eager to get their hands on this particular Secret Lair.
Even though the reprints for these offerings are, frankly, underwhelming, the flavor is spot-on, which is more important. As we’ve seen with the Hatsune Miku phenomenon, if the crossover IP is popular enough, price isn’t going to matter. Magic and Monty Python fans will want this for the crossover, not the game pieces themselves.
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