Part of it is that tangible commodities (like Magic cards) feel like better investments to some people during times of uncertainty, and part of it is that the cards that are spiking are relatively safe Commander staples and Reserved List cards that will likely not be invalidated by future shifts in the metagame
Its ability to Special summon itself from the Graveyard during your Standby Phase when controlling no spell or trap cards made it useful tribute fodder in Monarch decks
And that assumes theyre trading the next most valuable mythic in the set, and not one of the less valuable mythics like Jodah, the Unifier ($3.81), or Ajani, Sleeper Agent ($1.87)
Esper Sentinel might be the best (and most annoying) creature you can play turn 1 in a game of Magic, and it scales well if you can pump its power
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