Opening any of these will make you feel like a shining star
Edge of Eternities is here, and with it comes a star-studded line-up of cards that are bound to make a massive impact competitively and casually. There isn’t a Magic: The Gathering set quite like Edge of Eternities, as it’s Wizards of the Coast’s first proper foray into space, and brings a classic-feeling release while preserving the charm that makes the game so special to play.
From incredible worldbuilding to well-thought-out mechanics, there’s something for everyone with Edge of Eternities, and if you’re struggling for reasons to appreciate the upcoming Standard release, there’s even a Lobster Citizen as a Magic: The Gathering card. That’s right, a Lobster Citizen.
Spacefaring aside, there’s a ton of value and plenty of exotic treatments to discuss with Edge of Eternities. So, let’s have a peek at some of the cards you’ll be delighted to open from Edge of Eternities Play and Collector Boosters on release day and beyond!
#10 Tannuk, Steadfast Second (Borderless Triumphant)
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Edge of Eternities, Mythic
While it’s not swimming with unique options compared to the omnipresent Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY, Edge of Eternities boasts a slew of exciting Commanders such as Tannuk, Steadfast Second, who turns every red and artifact card in your hand with Warp, allowing for some serious nonsense to occur at the Commander table. Essentially, what this means is you can pay three mana to Warp a red or artifact card from your hand (such as Portal to Phyrexia), reap the enter-the-battlefield trigger, and then recast the card from the exile at a later stage to get another enter-the-battlefield trigger. It’s a gnarly ability.
At the time of publication, Tannuk, Steadfast Second is the second-most registered Commander on EDHREC, with Ragost, Deft Gastronaut currently in the lead because how can you ever beat a Lobster Citizen, honestly? That aside, Tannuk looks to be remarkably strong for Commander, as effects that enable you to cheat on high mana value spells (even if temporarily) are historically popular. While it looks like normal printings of the Kavu Pilot will be somewhat affordable upon Edge of Eternities’ release, the Borderless Triumphant printing will bring the most value, as it’s a card that will take the helm of a Commander strategy (rather than in the ninety-nine).
#9 Thrumming Hivepool (Extended Art)
Thrumming Hivepool
Edge of Eternities, Rare
Thrumming Hivepool is the only Sliver card in Edge of Eternities, but that hasn’t stopped long-time Sliver Commander players from wanting a copy to add to their builds. For six colorless mana, Thrumming Hivepool grants every Sliver you control with double strike and haste, but also creates two 1/1 Sliver tokens at the beginning of your upkeep. A consistent way to create Slivers is always ideal, and one that can be cast for zero mana thanks to the unique Affinity for Slivers ability.
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With the reveal of Thrumming Hivepool, it’s also moved the Sliver-shaped needle on a few other cards, such as Lazotep Sliver, Sliver Hivelord, and Hatchery Sliver from Commander Masters, as players are once again re-invested in playing the creature-focused Commander strategy. With Edge of Eternities’ release, Thrumming Hivepool appears in the popular Extended Art frame, with foil and non-foil copies appearing in Collector Boosters only. If there’s one thing long-time Sliver players love, it’s having the most bling-out variants of staple cards for their decks, and Thrumming Hivepool is certainly one of them.
#8 Exalted Sunborn
Exalted Sunborn
Edge of Eternities, Mythic
Exalted Sunborn joins the much-loved class of token-doubling effects we’ve seen in Magic: The Gathering as of late, with Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s Elspeth, Storm Slayer being one of the more popular and recent additions. With Exalted Sunborn, however, the card comes with the incredibly powerful Warp ability, allowing you to have a short “burst” on any other token generation at the reasonable cost of two mana. Then, at a later stage of the game, you can cast Exalted Sunborn for the full five mana to put the creature into play.
In the realm of Commander, any effect that can essentially “double-up” remains desirable and is basically evergreen in the format. And since Exalted Sunborn comes with the crucial Angel typing, meaning there will be a subset of Commander players wanting the card for their Angel-themed decks. While opening any copy of Exalted Sunborn will be resilient in terms of value, there will be an incredible multiplier on any Extended Art or Japan Showcase variants, becoming one of the many cards you’ll want to open from Edge of Eternities.
#7 Anticausal Vestige (Japan Showcase)
Anticausal Vestige
Edge of Eternities, Mythic
Speaking of Japan Showcase, the treatment returns in Edge of Eternities and appears on ten cards to support this space fantasy release. Anticausal Vestige is one of these, who also happens to be the only Eldrazi card printed in the set and comes with an incredibly powerful ability if you’re able to ramp up on lands specifically. Whenever Anticausal Vestige leaves the battlefield, you draw a card, and then you may put a permanent card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control onto the battlefield. Sure, the permanent enters play tapped, but you can flavorfully throw some Eldrazi into play, such as Zhulodok, Void Gorger, Sire of Seven Deaths, or even Roaming Throne if you want to be silly with triggered abilities!
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Since the release of Commander Masters, Eldrazi have razed Commander tables and continue to be one of the more powerful “creature type” matter archetypes in the format. Modern Horizons 3 only bolstered this sentiment with the excellent Eldrazi Incursion Commander Deck, making Anticausal Vestige a strong addition to any Eldrazi Commander strategy. If you’re not in the market for Japan Showcase treatments, the Eldrazi also appears in Extended Art and traditional printings if you’re looking for something more budget-friendly.
#6 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain (Borderless Triumphant)
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
Edge of Eternities, Mythic
Edge of Eternities upholds the theme of incorporating one Planeswalker per in-Magic release, where Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is the offering this time around, and oh boy, what a Planeswalker it is! For three mana, you receive a ton of value if you happen to center your strategy around artifacts. From searching for a one mana value artifact to putting +1/+1 on artifact creatures, Tezzeret can churn out a lot of value while also just being incredibly difficult to remove thanks to the passive ability. Tezzeret the Seeker still sees Commander play even today as it’s essentially a tutor for Sol Ring, and this latest variant of Tezzeret can achieve a similar feat.
While you’re likely to be thrilled to open any copy of Tezzeret, Cruel Captain given the current value, there will be a high multiplier on any Borderless Triumphant (or foil) printings because it’s just that good in any artifact strategy. And at the end of the day, we did it — we finally broke Time Vault.
#5 Sliver Overlord (Special Guests)
Sliver Overlord
Special Guests, Mythic
Along with the Japan Showcase cards, the Special Guests returns in Edge of Eternities and these are Masters-style reprints that carry the flavor of the set they’re printed in. With Edge of Eternities, the ten Special Guests cards all theme a classic space theme, as if something you’d see on a poster advertising a classic piece of sci-fi media. Out of the bunch, Sliver Overlord is currently the most desirable because, as mentioned with Thrumming Hivepool, there are Sliver players out there who want to own the most exotic variants to flaunt their Commander deck while playing.
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While not every Special Guests card is worth something, they certainly have their fans and bring the Secret Lair experience to Play and Collector Boosters. At the time of publication, Sliver Overlord, Green Sun’s Zenith, and Burgeoning are some of the high-value hits from the Special Guests, with a further multiplier on any foil copies opened in Collector Boosters.
#4 The Shock Lands (Borderless Viewport – Galaxy Foil)
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One of the biggest highlights from Edge of Eternities is the return of the Shock Lands, as these are some of the best mana options you can play in Magic: The Gathering. Wizards of the Coast is taking a different approach to reprinting the Shock Lands this time around, as these aren’t married to the Enemy and Allied pairings we’ve seen in the past. In Edge of Eternities, Godless Shrine, Sacred Foundry, Watery Grave, Stomping Ground, and Breeding Pool are the Shock Lands you can collect from cracking open Play and Collector Boosters.
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With Collector Boosters, in particular, you have the opportunity to open a stunning Borderless Viewport variant in Galaxy Foil, which is going to be worth serious money given the remarkably low pull rates (around 2%). Either way, opening any Shock Land from Edge of Eternities is a fantastic pull, as these cards see play in about every single format they’re legal in and remain evergreen in Commander.
#3 Icetill Explorer (Japan Showcase – Fracture Foil)
Icetill Explorer
Edge of Eternities, Mythic
Edge of Eternities sees the return of Insect cards, adding further flavor to the sci-fi theming of the Standard release. Icetill Explorer is one of the many Insect cards in the set, and is the one that’s seeing a ton of interest leading up to Edge of Eternities’ release. Getting a head on mana (specifically, on lands) is a popular strategy in Commander, and Icetill Explorer does this and so much more for the reasonable cost of four mana. It even offers a way to consistently mill away cards, which is unbelievable. Oh, and it’s gross with Strip Mine, you’re welcome.
And while opening any variant of Icetill Explorer will be excellent, it’s the Japan Showcase Fracture Foil printings exclusive to Collector Boosters that will command the most value and will be one of the most-expensive cards from the set. Any card that encourages a Crucible of Worlds-style effect in Commander is always popular, and this one allows you to play an extra land on each of your turns!
#2 Ancient Tomb (Stellar Sights – Borderless Galaxy Foil)
Ancient Tomb
Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights, Mythic
Stellar Sights is the incredible bonus sheet supporting the release of Edge of Eternities, which includes 45 cards from the subset that can appear in both Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. In Collector Boosters, you run the chance to open a Stellar Sights card in Galaxy Foil, and these can boast some serious value! At the time of publication, Ancient Tomb remains as one of the high-value hits from the Stellar Sights, which have a ton of pull for Commander (especially since it’s a Game Changer). Any card that can propel you on mana in the early turns is powerful, and Ancient Tomb has plenty of history behind it competitively and casually.
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With the Stellar Sights, there are two different types of treatment you can open, with the Poster variant encapsulating the classic sci-fi poster aesthetic as seen in popular media over the years. Opening any of the Borderless Poster cards will likely run you a bit more in value than the other, but it’s any of the Stellar Sights cards in the glistening Galaxy Foil treatment that will provide the most value. On a side note, the Stellar Sights offers a nice opportunity to snap up reprinted cards at a cheaper rate, especially if you’re eying up some nice utility lands such as Strip Mine, Grove of the Burnwillows, or Inkmoth Nexus.
#1 Sothera, the Supervoid (Singularity Foil)
Sothera, the Supervoid
Edge of Eternities, Mythic
And lastly, we have the Headliner card from Edge of Eternities — Sothera, the Supervoid in the brand-new Singularity Foil treatment. Headliner cards are an effort introduced by Wizards of the Coast with Innistrad Remastered, allowing you the chance to open a truly unique card at a reduced pull rate (lower than 1%) in Collector Boosters. We’ve had Edgar Markov (Serialized), The Aetherspark (Serialized), and Mox Jasper (Serialized) earlier this year, and now we have Sothera, the Supervoid, making it the first Headliner card without any serialization.
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As for the card? Sothera, the Supervoid packs a mean space-sized punch, as the enchantment forces an opponent to exile a creature whenever a creature you control dies, meaning it’s incredible in any sacrifice-based (or Aristocrats) strategy. If that wasn’t enough, you can also sacrifice Sothera to put an exiled creature onto the battlefield under your control (with a few +1/+1 counters for good measure). You do need to ensure your opponent has no creatures in play for the second ability to trigger, but it’s an incredibly powerful effect. At the time of publication, opening this remarkably unique printing of Sothera will command around four figures, with that number varying on a few factors (a similar sentiment shared with serialized cards), but it will be by far-and-away the card you’ll be stoked to open from Edge of Eternities.
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Edge of Eternities releaseson August 1, where Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Kits will be available to purchase upon release day and beyond. There’s also two incredible Commander Decks to collect, and you can find our upgrade guides for those right here!