Secrets of Strixhaven seems to be ticking all of the right boxes so far. It has something for everyone, whether you enjoy 1v1 Magic or Commander. It’s even, dare I say it, a fantastic set for Cube pickups. Here are our Top 10 Best Selling Secrets of Strixhaven cards so far – the hottest, most in demand cards.
THE BEST SELLING SECRETS OF STRIXHAVEN CARDS OF THE WEEK
While we’ll get to our definitive list of the best selling cards in a moment, it’s worth taking a moment to look at the pricier cards that are making a splash. Usually it’s the mid-range cards that tend to sell the best, as they’re more affordable – but that hasn’t stopped folks capitalizing on the excellent reprints of Force of Will and Vampiric Tutor in the Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive bonus sheet, or quelled the temptation of casting Ancestral Recall that Emeritus of Ideation offers.
Where the Mythic Elder Dragon cycle is concerned, it’s Witherbloom, the Balancer and Prismari, the Inspiration that are turning heads. It’s easy to see why: both cards are nuts and breakable, and exactly the kind of thing players are looking for – powerful Dragons to lead powerful decks. Oh, and it seems like Ral Zarek’s new Spring colors are turning heads. Just what is going on here? Well, you can find out in our guide to what’s happening in the Secrets of Strixhaven story.
Anyways, let’s get into it – the best selling SoS cards of the week.
10. GRAVE RESEARCHER
It’s easy to see why Grave Researcher is so popular – it’s a repeatable Reanimate every turn, basically, because you’re always going to hit that prepared trigger. It’s also one of the Prepare cards that can trigger before the end of your turn (which makes it way more playable. There are countless Commander decks that would love to have access to this absolute house of a card, and I can think of two or three alone in just the decks I like to play.
9. TURBULENT STEPPE
Our first Turbulent land of the list (Octo-land? Swiss Roll land?) and it’s the RW one. Turbulent lands are obviously a big pickup for Commander players, as they benefit the players going third and fourth in turn order, who can bring these in untapped from Turn 3 onwards (with everyone else having to wait for Turn 4). A little surprised to see the Boros one so low, given the shenanigans possible with Emeria, the Sky Ruin and Sun Titan, but hey – we’re not all Lorehold die-hards, I guess.
8. LOREHOLD CHARM
But while I’ve got you for a moment… Lorehold Charm is exceedingly good. This one offers three extremely relevant modes, and is playable in basically every format. Hell, it might even make Boros playable in Modern. For real though, the edict clause is situational but could be relevant for hitting Scion of Draco, among others. Recursion in aggressive decks can be great (especially at Instant speed) and a mini overrun in colors known for aggression seals the deal.
7. TURBULENT WILDERNESS
Turbulent Wilderness is next up, and it’s no surprise that the UG fetchable dual-typed land is looking so good. UG is usually the basis for all landfall decks in Commander (unless you’re in Jund colors, which we’ll get to in a moment). Whether you’re the classic Tatyova, Benthic Druid, the scary Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, or doing the full-house with Omnath, Locus of Creation, fetchable lands are the bread and butter of your decks.
6. TURBULENT FEN
I mentioned Jund a moment ago, and for good reason – Jund Landfall is the flavor of the week right now (or maybe month, or even year). Fetchable lands will always be there for you, especially when life totals start to fall. Enter Hearthhull, the Worldseed, still one of the most popular Commanders in ages, and one of our most popular precon upgrade guides. It’s no surprise that Turbulent Fen is selling so well.
5. TURBULENT MOOR
Turbulent Moor is popular for a similar reason to why I figured the Boros land would be high – it’s in the right colors to do Emeria, the Sky Ruin and Emeria Shepherd shenanigans. The only reason it’s not higher is because it features in the Silverquill Precon, Silverquill Influence, which also contains Eclipsed Steppe and Umbral Expanse. These finish the tango land and bicycle land cycle for Orzhov, making it a really attractive pickup (It also has a Land Tax, and a Flickering Ward – holy valuetown!).
4. TURBULENT SPRINGS
Fetchable dual-typed lands that aren’t original Dual Lands are perfect for those on a budget in Commander, and in spellslinger decks that are very particular about their mana, having access to as many (potentially) untapped lands that are fetchable is key to pulling off your big turns. It’s no surprise, then, that Turbulent Springs is our best selling Turbulent land of the lot.
3. PRISMARI CHARM
Another all-timer modal spell for Izzet, Prismari Charm has us excited for brewing in 1v1 formats. While each of the modes aren’t the most exciting on their own, having access to all of them on one card is pretty incredible. Card draw, removal and bounce – with the removal also able to hit face – makes this perfectly playable. That said, I think the Lorehold one is a lot better in a vacuum.
2. FLASHBACK
Snapcaster Mage is still great, even when it costs {R} and doesn’t give you a 2/1 body. Simple, clean and powerful, Flashback is the kind of card that’s going to make waves in all formats. It’s a shoe-in for cube, it’s great for Canlander, it’ll be a staple in Commander, and in Modern it gives you a whole host of options for red-based spellslinger decks. What a fantastic design.
1. ERODE
Our most popular card – our bestselling single of Secrets of Strixhaven so far – is Erode. And we’re expecting that to stay our bestselling card, to be quite honest. Erode is another one mana white removal spell that provides a hard answer to a creature. While it doesn’t exile like Path to Exile or Swords to Plowshares, it does also hit Planeswalkers.
This is going to be played in Standard the entire time it’s legal, and the same for Commander. In fact, I’m personally very excited for my Orzhov and Boros decks that already like to Path to Exile a token or Settle the Wreckage my own attackers in order to ramp – they’re going to be picking up another pseudo-ramp spell that is also removal. The same can be said for Earthbend decks that are more than happy to hit their Earthbended lands, and for those decks who like to target their own indestructible lands with spells like Cleansing Wildfire.
Now I’m nostalgic for the Flagstones Nahiri Modern deck all over again.
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Those are our best selling Secrets of Strixhaven cards of the week. So far, our best-sellers list has few surprises – it’s safe to say, SoS is gonna be a banger of a set, and we’re all very hyped to get stuck in. What cards are your hot picks from the set so far?
Kristen is Card Kingdom’s Head Writer and a member of the Commander Format Panel. Formerly a competitive Pokémon TCG grinder, she has been playing Magic since Shadows Over Innistrad, which in her opinion, was a great set to start with. When she’s not taking names with Equipment and Aggro strategies in Commander, she loves to play any form of Limited.