The price of The Gathering's Splinter Twin skyrockets after the ban is lifted

Summary

  • The price of Splinter Twin is increasing rapidly after the ban was lifted.

  • Splinter Twin may not be as strong in Modern as it was in 2016.

  • The price of the One Ring has dropped, but not by much.

One certainty in life is that if a card is either banned or unbanned from its most popular format in Magic: The Gathering, the market will react appropriately. We've seen this several times before, such as banning several cards from the Commander format, which resulted in corresponding price drops. This particular decision proved so controversial that it actually collapsed the independent rules committee previously in charge of the fan-made format and handed control to Wizards of the Coast.

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The most recent round of bans and unbans wasn't as dramatic. Although several cards are affected, the highlight was the banning of The One Ring and the unbanning of Splinter Twin from Modern. Both changes were praised by the community. As you may have guessed, the unbanning of Splinter Twin has resulted in a corresponding increase in the price of the card.

On card resale website Card Market, the Rise of Eldrazi version of Splinter Twin has risen from an average price of around €6 ($6.30) to a price of €11 ($11.54). The same goes for the Modern Masters 2015 version, which has gone up from €5.25 ($5.50) to €11 ($11.54).

Jegantha Magic The Gathering
Jegantha, another forbidden card. Photo credit: Chris Rahn / Wizards of the Coast.

For those curious, the price of The One Ring is falling, but more slowly than expected. Although the card is no longer legal in Modern, it is still the most popular card in a hugely popular crossover and therefore still has sentimental value. Currently the price is €46.42 ($48.70), down from about €53.54 ($56.17).

The community has been calling for the ban on Splinter Twin to be lifted for some time. While the card was certainly overpowered in its heyday, other cards have since been released that negatively impacted the card's effectiveness, namely Force of Negation and Flare of Denial. Splinter Twin was very popular when Modern was most popular as a format, so the card's return may be an attempt by Wizard to recapture that special time.

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