Welcome back everyone! Today we are going to be doing a little reflecting, taking a look at cards that some readers might not have known were brought up and are still at a good buy/trade rate. Some cards might not particularly skyrocket in monetary value, but that does not mean we cannot get playing value from them! Just remember that not everything has to be competitive and there are casual players that look to find solid budget friendly options for their builds. I hope by the end of today's read you will consider acquiring some of the cards discussed!

I discussed something similar in a previous article, but Desecration Demon has more upside in creature control. Nobody wants to deal with a 6/6 flier on turn four or possibly turn three if we are using Green to ramp. Most opponents would opt to sacrifice a weenie to keep it tapped down. However, as Desecration Demon's trigger states, it will get a +1/+1 counter in the event they sacrifice to tap it down. This is what we want our opponent to do given our strategy. We want them to tap it down, beef it up, and then fling it when an opportunity presents itself. I would especially love to do this in conjunction with another pet card in Unleash Fury. We could ping our opponent enough to get them to at least 14, and possibly have Desecration Demon at 7/7 due to our opponent sacrificing a creature, use Unleash Fury to double its power, and then Fling for the win if it resolves. Even without a sacrifice, we can get lethal damage with other buff spells prior to casting Unleash Fury, like Titan's Strength. Our Desecration Demon would be an 18/7 creature after those resolved.

I like Desecration Demon because of its ability to help control the board. Weenie decks are on their heels once this hits, as they have to make some tough decisions in the coming turns. I would like to see Black decks at the least consider this for their sideboard if it makes sense for their build. Overall, it is a pretty solid card to consider.

Outside of Pioneer, Commander would abuse Omnispell Adept's to the fullest. From an offensive standpoint I've always liked the idea of Frontline Medic's ability to give all of our attacking creatures indestructible, and once it resolves we use Omnispell Adept's ability to cast a board wipe. I would do that in the event we could either win the game or get Omnispell Adept back somehow after the board wipe resolves. There is a slew of scenarios in which we could plug and play certain cards with Omnispell Adepts ability. I hope you consider picking up a playset of the foils while they are still low!

Next up is Eidolon of Countless Battles. Its current price is $2.01 for non-foils and $4.72 for foils. This is one of those cards that's great however you play it. It can become a great mid-game creature, or potential late-game aura to buff a creature of ours up to end the game. I do Like the idea of playing this in a boggles styled brew, or a creature heavy deck filled with hexproof or indestructibility. That way, when used as an aura, we get the most from it and not feel like we made a wasted play. I do feel like this is more of a Pioneer card over Commander. In the end, I would acquire these sooner rather than later, as it has been slowly going up in value since about October of last year.

Our last card of the day is Immortal Servitude. I cannot stress enough how this needs to be in everyone's binders if you play either Pioneer or Commander. The current price is $0.51 for non-foils and $3.79 for foils. The price of the foils has gone up over 100% since July of last year. It is still at a good price point, but I feel this will just keep slowly going up over time without a reprint.

Depending on style of deck, this can be used to bring back a horde of little creatures or big creatures as late game threats. I prefer flexibility in my decks, but I lean toward smaller creatures when I build. That being said, I will usually throw in a few big creatures for potential help. With Immortal Servitude it would benefit most from a Golgari (Green/Black) deck that throws everything in the graveyard. Then, going into late game, we can cast Immortal Servitude to bring most or all of what is in the graveyard back to the battlefield. With Golgari it gives us opportunities to both ramp and have access to bigger creatures. The same goes with Commander, as there are more options for creatures and quantity given the larger deck size.

That is all for today, I hope you enjoyed the read and will consider picking up some of the cards discussed!