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As with most Magic sets, Duskmourn has its fair share of financial bangers. Modern Magic sets are becoming known for their special printings, such as surge foils or ripple foils, and Duskmourn is no exception. With Duskmourn, the most expensive cards in the set are called "fracture foils" and they're only available on the Japanese Showcase versions of certain rares. There are ten total Fracture Foil Japanese Showcase cards in the set, and they consist of all five Overlords and all five Enduring cards. Specifically:
- Enduring Courage
- Enduring Curiosity
- Enduring Tenacity
- Enduring Innocence
- Enduring Vitality
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Overlord of the Boilerbilges
- Overlord of the Floodpits
- Overlord of the Hauntwoods
- Overlord of the Mistmoors
The Japanese Showcase versions also come in non-fracture foil editions, which are quite a bit cheaper, but these Japanese Showcase versions are only available in foil, either fracture or regular.
In addition to the fracture foils, there are also five textured foils in the set that are meant to highlight the key legendary players in Duskmourn. These are also different versions of the set's "Exposure" Showcase cards, which are called that because of their unique design that looks like two different photographs were exposed onto the same card. The typical Exposure Showcase cards from the set are purple and yellow, while the more rare textured foils are Black and Red.
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From most valuable to least valuable, these include:
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
- The Wandering Rescuer
- Tyvar, the Pummeler
- Niko, Light of Hope
Among the cards in Duskmourn, there are 13 of them that are going for over $70: all 10 of the fracture foils, along with textured foil versions of Valgavoth, Terror Eater; Kaito, Bane of Nightmares; and The Wandering Rescuer.
The most expensive cards in the set that have high prices based on their playability alone, and not the result of chase art or foiling process, are Abhorrent Oculus; Valgavoth, Terror Eater; and Overlord of the Hauntwoods, in that order.
Both versions of Abhorrent Oculus, regular and borderless, are the most expensive cards in the set that don't have a chase version or foiling process. This is primarily due to the Oculus' playability in both Modern and Legacy, where it's incredibly easy to get six cards into your graveyard, or to reanimate the Oculus with a simple Unearth.
All three versions of Valgavoth, Terror Eater are also some of the priciest cards in the set, with all three versions in the Top 28 cards of the set's value.
There are four versions of Overlord of the Hauntwoods, and all four of them are also some of the priciest cards in the set, with the extended art version as the 29th most expensive cards in the set.
Overlord of the Balemurk has recently jumped from around $8 to closer to $20 as it's been seeing more and more play, putting both versions into the upper echelons of Duskmourn value.
The sweet spot of the set, however, seems to be the $7 to $12 range for cards. This is where a lot of the value in the set resides, with cards like Enduring Innocence, Meathook Massacre II, Kaito, Bane of Nightmares, and all of the Verge lands (Gloomlake Verge, Floodfarm Verge, Blazemire Verge, Thornspire Verge, and Hushwood Verge).
Red also has two very aggressive creatures that are sitting at around $8 each, which are Razorkin Needlehead and Screaming Nemesis. These cards have highly desirable red effects, such as preventing players from gaining life for the rest of the game and dealing damage to each opponent whenever they draw a card.
Rooms were a new card type that debuted in Duskmourn, and there are also a handful of rooms that hover around $7 as well. From priciest to cheapest, these include the following:
- Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
- Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
- Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
- Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
All in all, there's a lot of value in Duskmourn, especially among the chase cards, including multiple different Showcase and foil versions, but there's also a lot of very reasonably priced cards that can fit in numerous decks, including a lot of the more versatile cards like the new land cycle.
Frank Lepore
