Hello everyone,
With the balancing phase of the DO set coming to a close, we ask ourselves, how will the price and performance of these card perform in the future. A card that will never be touched again makes one wonder will it always stay as good as it is, or might there come a certain gameplay and cards in the future that will ruin it.
Now if we look at history and past experiences, there were two previous sets before the DO that are Trial of the Gods and Genesis. Now if we look at how the cards of these sets are acting at the moment, we can see that cards which were very good at that time when the set was open, have their prices significantly rising and are still bringing so much value to a lot of decks.
Cards like Pyramid Warden and Demogorgon which the developers are trying to indirectly nerf with the sleep 2.0 mechanic, we can see that their prices rose insanely and will probably still rise in the future. Even for being only a rare card, the Pyramid Warden got so much more value even more than some legendary cards!
Now the question here is, will this also be the case with the DO cards? And if yes which cards have such potential and how much can their price actually rise?
Now no one can answer this question for sure, we can never predict what future gameplay will bring the DO or any other cards in the game. However, there are many cards that I think should have a much greater value in the future and I will be mentioning some of them for each god.
For Aeona Goddes of Nature:
Nature have many valuable DO cards at the moment, with a lot of them having a lot of potential in the future. But among these cards are the following:
Falling Stars
I can not see this card not having so much value in any way the game meta shifts. Usually the 5 mana spot is so crucial in the game, and the 6 burn with 3 creatures that will be 2/2 plus an extra 1 strength for each creature you control will always be so good in my opinion. I can see this card easily doing 30X in the long term.
Celestial Stag
This card is used in 90% of nature decks for a reason. The value it brings from it's ability is so good as well as the pressure in puts on the enemy to get rid of it as soon as possible. You never know when 1 card that this creature might give you can change the game! I can see this card price rising insanely in the future but not to the point where it reaches the price reached by the pyramid warden especially because of the huge amount of options that will increase in the future.
For Malissus Goddess of Death
I think we all know some of the cards that will be on this list before I even mention them. Whenever we think of death, there are some trademark cards that are directly associated with most of the death archetypes. Some of these cards are:
Necroscepter
Surprise, surprise! Of course think card will be on this list. I think this card have the most potential among all other cards especially for being so unique and I do not think there will be card similar to it in the future. So a 100X or even more is possible in the long term.
Cursed Obelisks
And of course, we can not mention the Necroscepter without also putting the Cursed Obelisks. This duo will do great in the future and I think this one has the same potential as the previous one!
Overseer of Vitality, Overgrown Rhino and Netherswam Lord
These 3 beasts are great card for death at the moment and they will always be in my opinion. Now their price will surely multiply but to what extent that depends on if the developers added similar cards in the future that might be a somewhat replacement for those cards!
For Auros the God of War
Aggro and Control war decks have been on top for a while now. So it is no surprise to see most of the cards on this list from these 2 decks.
Sole Survivor
Even after it's nerf, this spell is still widely used and the usage rate of it did not drop significantly. This goes to show how strong and solid this card is which shows us that it has a good future. I would say it has the same potential as the Falling Stars from the nature god.
Thunder Caller and Valka's Captain
These two cards are widely used in war decks at the moment. This is not the only reason that I added them to this list. The reason is that they both bring unique value into the game, the relic from the Valka's Captain and a creature that keeps getting strong like the Thunder Caller will always be of great use. I would say and easy 20 30X for both these card in the future.
Archangel Bruise and Nokkvi Warrior
Aggro war decks rely a lot on fast clearance of the board in some situation to keep dominating and being able to get more face damage in. Among the eliteclearing cards for war decks are these two cards. So these cards will always be valuable and I can see a big future for both of them!
For Thaeriel God of Light
Now you feel light decks are the most lacking decks most of the times because of the already expensive, very important cards that they need to excel. However, there will be some cards that you will also feel lacking in the future and that will be as expensive!
Helios Justicar and Watchful Hound
I think these two creature are very good not only for order light deck, but also for the Zoo ones. Even in the future they will only be better for the value they bring to the deck. Maybe a 30 or 40X in the price is very likely.
Divine Judgement
Order is everywhere in Light decks, thus this spell bring immense value as it can Obliterate any creature with 1 mana only! Imagine getting rid of a 6 7 mana creature for only 1 mana! Huge potential for this one!
Radiant Dawn
I think this one is the most important among all. Especially if the sleep 2.0 did not come into play! This spell is widely used at the moment and will only get better in the future for Light. I would say it can easily 50 or 100X in the future.
For Elyrian God of Magic
There are some spells and magic creature in DO that brought more value than other and were fairly more used overall and these are the ones that I think are among the best:
Vow of Learning and Shaped Blast
These two spells have so much value one for the massive clearing options that it provides, and the other for different choices that can alter the game tides in many ways! I could see and easy 50+X for both these spells in the future!
Miraculous Familiar
You see me whining all the time about not having this owl in my collection. Well I finally bought it XD. This card will be so important in the future since it is a very similar copy of the Celestial Stag but magic version. So I think both of them have similar potential and future values!
Wall of Lightning, Labyrinth Guard and All-seeing Spire
These three structures have been the foundation of Ramp and Tempo decks. For many different reasons each from the protection value, the drawing cards or the spell boosts. I can only see brought future for all these three and a 30X is very well possible.
For Ludia Goddess of Deception
I noticed that most of Ludia's deck hold more other sets card than the DO ones. However, there are some cards that are important for deceptions decks and here are ones that made the list:
Armor Lurker and Ludia's Dedicant
These two cards are very good for deception and will always be. This small lurking rat will always be an excellent option for either clreance or getting some damage in, and the Dedicant will always bring value especially with using the gods ability on him to hide him. So both these cards have a good future in my opinion.
Stoneskin Poison
This spell is so good and very much used so I had to include it on here. The value it provides for a 1 mana spell is so amazing anf I can only see it doing 50X and more in the future.
Neutral Cards
I had to include two neutral cards on this deck because I felt they have huge potential in the future.
Guild Enforcer
Now I think that this card is the most DO common used cards if not the most used common card among all sets in so much decks. It was a monster before nerf and still held its place after the nerf. I could say that this card might be the next pyramid warden of the 5 mana spot and it could very well do the same with its price in the future as the warden.
Munosian Infiltrator
This card is very useful in many situations especially because of how many times it got use rid of an annoying Marsh Walker and many others. Now as for its future potential I would say it will for sure multiply in a good way but it could even be better and multiply insanely if some annoying high HP low strength creatures were brought into the game!
Conclusion
Now I could say that this game have huge potential in the future, and the DO expansion cards will only keep getting better and better hopefully! So I would advise buying whatever of these cards you can snatch at the moment because they will be worth it later on.
Now keep in mind that all of this post is only my personal opinion and I could be very wrong about it, and although I personally think some of these cards have more potential I tried keeping the number a bit close to reality!
Let me know in the comments what do you think about these cards or any other cards in the DO set and what are your expectation for the DO cards and for the game itself! Make sure to drop a follow if you liked this post and this will be all for this one!
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