Updated September 25 at prerelease: the Original Forecast is locked, and later evidence is logged separately. No exact version has a reliable starting price yet; the live set guide covers current cards and availability.
Measurement
Preview watch from September 8; complete gallery September 18; Original Forecast frozen September 25 (evidence through September 24); per-version baseline qualification from September 29.
Thranduil has the highest ceiling, Smaug the Magnificent should lead popularity, and Pyrohemia is the cleanest existing-card demand check. This forecast keeps Commander interest, collector treatments, and exact-print market baselines separate until release data arrives.
Measurement
Pre-release forecast as of July 31, 2026; checkpoint windows are 7, 30, 90, and 180 days after baseline capture.
Wizards acted on seven Magic cards in 2020. This report separates that official action from older legal comparison cards and shows which exact prints NeoCardAlpha can still measure.
Measurement
Historical policy review; market coverage checked from current NeoCardAlpha data.
The Ur-Sphinx rewards expensive Sphinxes cast ahead of curve and wide Sphinx attacks. Unesh, Urza's Incubator, and Maskwood Nexus lead early synergy, while Unesh's own market is a severe U.S. supply shock that Europe has not confirmed.
Each report freezes an original baseline so later results stay comparable with where the forecast started. Pricing, inventory, and validation sourcing follow NeoCardAlpha's standard methodology, linked below.