Magic: The Gathering’s Edge of Eternities set is about to have its pre-release next Friday ahead of its official August 1 launch, and pre-orders for some of the set’s singles are already painting a clear picture of the most in-demand cards. As is typical for a new mainline set within theMagic: The Gatheringuniverse, Edge of Eternities introduces both reprints of oldMTGstaples alongside new, mechanically unique cards that stand to shift the ever-evolving meta of the game. Based on the preliminary lists of best-selling singles on sites like TCGPlayer and Card Kingdom, some of the early front-runners are helping to indicate what players might be running in Commander or other formats.
One of the biggest surprises of the Edge of Eternities set is the return of Slivers, which should make anyone who has a Sliver-centric Commander deck lying around very happy. But there are plenty of other noteworthy singles climbing the sales charts and seeing their value surge ahead of the set’s official release, including some cards that are being reprinted despite previously being banned forMagic: The Gathering's most popular format, Commander. The meta is bound to shift and affect the pricing of these cards once players actually get their hands on Edge of Eternities, but for now, these highly in-demand singles paint a picture of what to expect when the set drops.
Edge of Eternities Marks the Return of Slivers Thanks to Thrumming Hive
The current best-selling single on TCGPlayer isEdge of Eternities' Thrumming Hive, a 6 mana cost Artifact card that costs 1 less mana for each Sliver players already control. On top of that already strong ability, Thrumming Hive generates two 1/1 colorless Sliver tokens each turn and grants all Slivers the player controls double strike and haste. Paired with some of the other best Sliver cards throughoutMagic: The Gathering’s history, Thrumming Hive is set to bring these iconic creatures back in a big way for anyone hoping to run a Sliver Tribal deck.
Thrumming Hive’s utility as a value engine for any Sliver deck makes it an obvious front-runner among Edge of Eternities' best-selling cards, which is surprising to see for a standard colorless rare. And while rare cards going for high prices ahead of a set’s official release isn’t unheard of (just look at Kamigawa’s Boseiju), it does help to indicate how the overall meta ofMagic: The Gatheringmight shift in the wake ofEdge of Eternities' releaseand proliferation, especially if Slivers become incredibly popular as the creature type for a Tribal deck.
Other Magic: The Gathering Edge of Eternities Singles Already Fetching Top Dollar
Populating the battlefield with Slivers and buffing them up courtesy of Thrumming Hive may be the most popular card to stand out from what’s been revealed of Edge of Eternities so far, but it’s far from the only card to see a price hike ahead of the set’s release. Based on data available from TCGPlayer and Card Kingdom, there are several other singles that players have been fervently pre-ordering, causing their prices to steadily increase as they become valuable inclusions in decks for different formats. The following cards are some of the otherearly standouts from Edge of Eternities:
Some of the best-selling single pre-orders do a good job of illustrating their value in the context ofEdge of Eternities' new mechanics, like Uthros' place as one of the best new cards with the Station ability. But for the most part, many of the most popular cards that are currently surging in value are flexible staples that could easily be slotted into any number of decks, especially cards like The Endstone that can be tapped for major lifegain potential.
