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The Chain Veil has climbed out of the price range it reached after its Commander Masters reprint. MTG Rocks’ November 12 report puts a near-mint Magic 2015 copy at an $18.85 asking price including shipping, compared with $4.88 a few months earlier. Its accompanying chart shows a near-mint market indicator of $19.92 and volume bars throughout the rise. Those figures describe different things: the first is a listing snapshot, the second an indicator, and neither says every copy traded near $19.
The report counts more than 160 near-mint Magic 2015 sales over the preceding month. It does not list every sale price, so the count is evidence of turnover rather than proof of a specific clearing price. The listing snapshot also extends beyond the original printing: it gives near-mint asks of $18.48 for Commander Masters and $19.26 for The List. A cheaper $16.49 listing was lightly played, making condition an important part of the comparison. About 450 copies remained listed across the three printings at the time of reporting. That breadth and remaining supply make a thin, single-printing buyout less consistent with the evidence.
The demand explanation has a concrete link to deckbuilding. The report attributes more than 8,000 submitted lists using the card to Tam, the Possibility and Jace, Multiverse Architect combined. Several Mystery Booster commanders add roughly 1,500 more reported inclusions. These are decklist observations, not verified purchases or unique buyers, and The Chain Veil already had a large base of planeswalker decks. The new lists help explain why turnover persisted without establishing how much of the price change they caused.
For anyone comparing copies, watch completed sales and listing depth across printings rather than treating one ask as a floor. A reprint has reset the price before, and fewer new planeswalker lists or more copies coming to market could reverse part of the increase.
The report counts more than 160 near-mint Magic 2015 sales over the preceding month. It does not list every sale price, so the count is evidence of turnover rather than proof of a specific clearing price. The listing snapshot also extends beyond the original printing: it gives near-mint asks of $18.48 for Commander Masters and $19.26 for The List. A cheaper $16.49 listing was lightly played, making condition an important part of the comparison. About 450 copies remained listed across the three printings at the time of reporting. That breadth and remaining supply make a thin, single-printing buyout less consistent with the evidence.
The demand explanation has a concrete link to deckbuilding. The report attributes more than 8,000 submitted lists using the card to Tam, the Possibility and Jace, Multiverse Architect combined. Several Mystery Booster commanders add roughly 1,500 more reported inclusions. These are decklist observations, not verified purchases or unique buyers, and The Chain Veil already had a large base of planeswalker decks. The new lists help explain why turnover persisted without establishing how much of the price change they caused.
For anyone comparing copies, watch completed sales and listing depth across printings rather than treating one ask as a floor. A reprint has reset the price before, and fewer new planeswalker lists or more copies coming to market could reverse part of the increase.
Original source: This $5 MTG Card Is Now Nearly $19, Thanks to Reality Fracture ↗MTG Rocks