The artwork in Edge of Eternities is absolutely incredible, especially with the Stellar Sights Bonus Sheet and the Special Guests, in particular. A lot of this incredible art, unfortunately, appears in lackluster reprints, but there are certainly some gems nestled away amongst the chaff.
We saw an incredible reprint yesterday in Ancient Tomb, and now, some powerful Commander cards are appearing with beautiful Special Guests reprints. These last five reprints round out the Edge of Eternities Special Guest lineup, and a lot of the new cards, while niche, are surprisingly expensive.
Burgeoning
Burgeoning is one of the best turn-one plays in Commander, provided you have the lands to support it. Since Commander is a four-player game, Burgeoning can get you up to five lands as early as turn two. It’s hard to lose a game of Commander with a mana advantage that severe. This warrants Burgeoning’s inclusion in any green Commander deck, but the card obviously excels in Landfall strategies, making it a flavorful inclusion in Edge of Eternities.
Seeing its most recent reprint on The List, Burgeoning is a very exciting $35 reprint. The card is on the same power level as some Commander Game Changers, but does not appear on that list as of yet. That said, while this is an amazing reprint, Special Guest cards are rather rare, making it a challenge to open these. These reprints commonly don’t affect secondary market values, so Burgeoning should remain an incredible pull for Edge of Eternities’ entire lifecycle. Sliver Hivelord aside, this is the best Bonus Sheet reprint in Edge of Eternities.
Green Sun’s Zenith
Green Sun’s Zenith is one of the best creature tutors in Magic: The Gathering. The card can only find green creatures, but it puts them straight to the battlefield, and shuffles back into your deck afterwards. After being unbanned in Modern, Green Sun’s Zenith now commonly appears in Primeval Titan decks, as well as some less common Green toolbox decks like Heliod Combo, Yawgmoth Combo, and similar strategies. In Legacy, Green Sun’s Zenith commonly appears in Nadu, Winged Wisdom decks, while any Green Commander deck could have this card as an auto-include option.
Despite its recent unbanning in Modern, the cheapest copy of Green Sun’s Zenith only demands about $20, but every other copy of the card is significantly more expensive. Because of this, we expect a decent premium for the rarer Special Guest version of this card.
Robe of Stars
Robe of Stars may be a step down from our first two newly revealed Edge of Eternities Special Guests reprints, but it’s still an amazing reprint in its own right. First printed in Adventures of the Forgotten Realms Commander, Robe of Stars is a $15 reprint. This tricky equipment spell basically ensures that whatever it’s equipped to cannot be removed by any means, as long as you have mana available to Phase it out.
Since this card has only seen print in a Commander product, Robe of Stars certainly has some of its secondary market value because of a lack of supply. Combine that with the massive amounts of equipment demand thanks to Final Fantasy, and it’s no wonder that this card is so expensive.
It’s great to see Robe of Stars getting such a beautiful reprint, but, realistically, this card deserves a more accessible reprint than a Special Guests one. Either way, some lucky players will be opening a Robe of Stars in their Edge of Eternities packs, making it very difficult to remove whatever bombs they choose to equip it with.
Darkness
Darkness may not look that impressive from an effect perspective, but this black Fog is bizarrely a $15 card at its cheapest. Last reprinted in the Warhammer 40K Commander decks, Darkness has only been printed in Legends and as a Timeshifted Time Spiral chase card. Supply certainly has a big impact on this card’s secondary market value, and yet another scarce reprint is unlikely to change that much.
Notably, Darkness does provide Fog effects for Black Commander decks that do not have green in their identity, which, while rather specific, can be valuable. This allows Darkness to see some, albeit very limited, cEDH play in non-green decks like Edgar Markov and Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin. Darkness also sees consistent play in Pauper Turbo Fog decks, one of the strongest archetypes in the current format. So, while Darkness is a rather niche MTG card, it does play a role in multiple formats.
Deafening Silence
Unfortunately, the rest of the new additions to the Special Guest list for Edge of Eternities aren’t nearly as interesting from a secondary market value perspective. Deafening Silence only costs $1.50 to grab, but the card does see lots of play. Thanks to stopping a ton of common strategies in multiple formats, Deafening Silence sees tons of play in Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy sideboards. The card does appear in Commander as well, but only at competitive tables.
Despite its lack of secondary market value, this reprint will at least have its admirers, thanks to Deafening Silence seeing lots of play. Considering how strong the other four new Edge of Eternities Bonus Sheet reprints were, it’s okay to have a slight miss.
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