Weirdly, there aren’t a lot of reprints in Bloomburrow. Not in the main set, at least. Now that Bloomburrow’s spoiler season has finished, we’re rather shocked to see only 12 non-land reprints. Thankfully, one of these lands is a welcome rare land reprint, but still, that’s not a lot of reprints!
For better or worse, this surprising lack of reprints makes diving the best ones rather easy. A little too easy for our tastes. Due to this, we’ll be breaking tradition and looking further afield in this reprint round-up. Instead of just looking solely at the main set, today we’ll also be including the Courageous Critters and Special Guests too.
Additionally, since we’ve already covered the financial winners, we won’t be looking at cards from a purely financial perspective. Instead, we’ll be assessing them as additions to formats first and formats. Now, with that out of the way, let’s actually look at all the reprints, shall we?
Dishonorable Mention | Frogmite
Since we’re doing things differently today, I thought we’d kick things off with a dishonorable mention, rather than an honorable one. For this category, Frogmite is the most obvious choice. Not only is this card worth barely $0.60, but they’re not a mythic thanks to being a Special Guest.
For paper players, this reprint isn’t entirely terrible. In fact, the new art that Frogmite has received at long last looks fantastic and could propel this card’s value. Trouble, however, can be found on MTG Arena, where this card is a new addition.
Since Frogmite is only a Special Guest card on MTG Arena, it can only be crafted with mythic wildcards. This is a pretty major kick in the teeth considering that Frogmite has long been a pauper staple. Hopefully, Wizards of the Coast can fix this injustice in the near future, but there’s no guarantee that’s planned.
6 | Karn, the Great Creator
Selling for only around $7, Karn, the Great Creator is hardly the most expensive reprint on this entire list. They’re also not the most readily available, since they’re exclusively found in Collector Boosters. All that said, we can’t help but love this reprint.
Not only is Karn, the Great Creator a multiformat playable, in Vintage, Modern, and Legacy especially but they’re also a tree. Thanks to this, quite frankly bizarre, new art, there’s sure to be a lot of interest in this reprint.
Ultimately, Karn definitely isn’t the best reprint in all of Bloomburrow. That being said, they’re still a treat to see, and even more so now they’re a tree.
5 | Fabled Passage
To kick off our list, we have a Standard playable main-set reprint. Selling for around $5, this reprint is hardly the most expensive or powerful, but it’s probably the most effective. Since Fabled Passage is appearing in the main set, new copies of it will soon be flooding the market.
Considering Fabled Passage provides fantastic mid-to-late game fixing, this cost reduction is very welcome. It’s also an interesting addition to the post-rotation metagame. With New Capenna’s Triomes rotating out, Fabled Passage will give Domain decks another option. Admittedly this option isn’t anywhere near as versatile as a Triome, but it’s better than nothing.
Since we’ve mentioned it throughout this article, Fabled Passage is also great for MTG Arena players. Due to being printed twice on Arena, there’s a good chance many players already own a playset of this card. Ideally, this will allow players to save on their rare wildcards, which are always extra valuable when rotation happens.
Ultimately, Fabled Passage is certainly a nice reprint to see and perhaps the most impactful card on this entire list. That being said, it’s not game-breaking by any means.
4 | Relentless Rats
Somewhat similar to Frogmite, it’s upsetting that Relentless Rats are coming to MTG Arena as a mythic Special Guest card. Considering you need to craft four of them to unlock their potential, this makes them rather expensive. In fact, if you were buying mythic wildcards, four copies of Relentless Rats would set you back $19.99.
While this price point for Arena players is rather sore, it’s still great to finally be getting Relentless Rats. For years, this single card has been the core of myriad surprisingly powerful Commander decks. Now that they’re finally coming to MTG Arena, Brawl players can enjoy this novelty archetype too.
For paper players, this Relentless Rats may also be rather valuable. While the price of Special Guest cards does vary dramatically, Relentless Rats are always in demand. Recently, we’ve seen Secret Lair variants of this card selling for upwards of $14. Depending on how scarce they are, this new variant could theoretically achieve similarly impressive heights.
3 | Birds of Paradise
First printed all the way back in Alpha, Birds of Paradise is a truly iconic MTG card. Selling for around $5, they’re also a pretty reasonable reprint to find in a Booster. Thanks to their gorgeous new art, they may even be worth more than this lowest available price.
Competitively, Birds of Paradise doesn’t see a huge amount of play. Currently, they are doing the rounds in Modern as a rare part of the Nadu Shuko combo, but that deck may not last. Outside of this small resurgence, Birds of Paradise is mostly confined to being a niche Legacy or Pre-Modern card.
Despite not having widespread competitive appeal, Birds of Paradise is incredible in Commander. By being able to create any color of mana, this beloved bird is an auto-include in any multicolor green deck. If you want ramp and fixing too, Birds of Paradise is hands down one of the best options in all of MTG.
On top of being a great reprint for paper players, this Special Guest reprint also brings Birds of Paradise to MTG Arena. Once they arrive, Birds of Paradise is bound to see a huge amount of play in Brawl, just like Commander. Since they’re legacy playable, they could even sneak into Historic or Timeless lists too potentially.
2 | Sylvan Tutor
In all respects, Sylvan Tutor is a fantastic reprint. Being new to Arena, and seriously expensive too, this reprint has been a long time coming. Considering it’s one of the best creature tutors in MTG, it’s hard not to get excited about this reprint.
While Sylvan Tutor is powerful, it probably won’t take MTG Arena by storm and invert the Historic and Timeless metagames. Instead, this card will likely only see play in Brawl. While this doesn’t seem too impressive, Sylvan Tutor is absolutely insane in Commander and Commander-esque formats.
Thanks to being played in around 17,000 Commander decks, while being rather scarce, Sylvan Tutor is worth around $38 on paper. Hopefully, this new Bloomburrow-themed reprint will help bring that price down a little bit, at least. That being said, Special Guests are hardly the most available cards, so I wouldn’t expect a massive price decline.
1 | Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Last, but definitely not least, Jace, the Mind Sculptor is the best reprint from the wider Bloomburrow set. Selling for $19, this iconic Jace is still worth a pretty penny, and this reprint also marks their MTG Arena debut, Admittedly we don’t know how that is happening yet, but it’s nonetheless incredibly exciting.
Despite being one of the most iconic planeswalkers in all of MTG, Jace, the Mind Sculptor isn’t actually played that much anymore. At the moment, they’re mostly confined to fringe control decks in Legacy alongside being a popular choice in Vintage Cube. That being said, Jace does still see play in Commander, just as they’ll be played in Brawl.
Once Jace, the Mind Sculptor lands on MTG Arena, there’s sure to be some experimentation with them. Given the dream of exiling your opponent’s entire library, it’s hard not to brew an experimental list or two. Despite this, it’s highly unlikely this iconic card is going to break the Historic or Timeless metagame in two.
To top it all off, this new reprint of Jace, the Mind Sculptor has absolutely fantastic art. Admittedly, it probably won’t be to everyone’s tastes, but those who enjoy this kind of art will be practically rabid for fox Jace. The same is true for most of the Imagine: Courageous Critters cards, but Jace is the best of the bunch.
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