M12 Financial - Second glance

We are entering the short term pricing period for M12 now and prices have changed a bit since we first reviewed it two weeks ago.  Prices are still changing but lets look at the most dramatic changes and which ones we should keep or get rid of:

Angelic Destiny

Starting Price(price quoted when I made my finanical guide) - $7.49

Current Price(price as of today) - $9.99

My Prediction(the price that I had predicted earlier) - $5.99

I had predicted a drop in pricing, however people have been entertaining the thought of this on a Mirran Crusader (or Serra's Ascendant) and there is indeed a white weenie deck in the works.  I still believe this card will drop in price and it is at its peak right now.  The interaction with this and a Mirran Crusader with Squadron Hawk as back up brings us back to a Caw-Blade style format and I have no doubt this card will see play, but its not as good as the price shows.

Chandra, The Firebrand

Starting Price - $29.99

Current Price - $39.99

My Prediction - $22.50

How this card is seeing a $40 price tag is beyond me.  Its seeing no play and it goes up.  Go figure.  The potential for this card still is unknown, but I'm just waiting to see it show up in Pyromancer's Ascension.

Jace, Memory Adept

Starting Price - $39.99

Current Price - $34.99

My Prediction - $30

This card will see play, will win games, and will be even better in Innistrad.  Right now its not doing a damn thing, hence the price drop.  Be patient, and it may pay off...

Solemn Simulacrum

Starting Price - $4.99

Current Price - $5.99

My Prediction - $5.99

This card is popping up in some decklists, but they arent abusing him.  Just using him as a cantrip seems to be powerful enough, but this guy has much more going for him.  Let's dig a little better guys.  I'll start you off....Smallpox.

Visions of Beyond

Starting Price - $7.49

Current Price - $5.99

My Prediction - $5.99

Let's make this clear: This card will see zero play until Innistrad.  And even there its a toss up.  I really cant say if this would be the time to pick these up, but my plan is to horde a couple and trade the rest.  That way I'm not stuck with a ton if they drop and if they are needed I'll only need two more to make a playset.

Phanstamal Image

Starting Price - $2.49

Current Price - $3.99

My Prediction - $2.99

Well, I did guess it would go up, but not by that much!  People dont even care about the Illusion part, they just want a two mana destroy target legendary creature or two mana primeval titan.  Looks like he with hover around 5 bucks for a while, maybe keeping up with Phyrexian Metamorph.

Cards I wrote off too soon as a bulk:

- Rune-Scarred Demon: Going to see commander play.  Also great as a 7 mana squadron hawk as it can keep searching for copies of itself. (Current Price - $1.49)

- Sphinx of Uthunn: See Above.  Great for combo decks as well. (Current Price - $1.49)

Yeah, Yeah, so what, I missed a few of them.  But if you want to nitpick, compare my prediction prices with starcitygames.com prices and see how many I got right!  Plus, we are still just beginning to enter the priceshift.  How much will the 3 new walkers be next month?  Its anyones guess.