This week in the world of Magic finance, one of the biggest gainers was March of Otherworldly Light which increased a massive 140% to $7. During spoiler season there were some questions about whether the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty rare would be able to break into Modern due to the presence of Prismatic Ending in the format, but early results suggests that March of Otherworldly Light is more than good enough for the format with it showing up alongside Prismatic Ending in many builds (especially decks with Yorion, Sky Nomad as a companion, which are on the rise thanks to the Lurrus of the Dream-Den banning) and even in place of Prismatic Ending in some decks. Combined with immediately becoming the premiere white removal in Pioneer and seeing a bit of Standard play, it's not a surprise that March of Otherworldly Light is on the rise. This said, when you consider that the only Standard-legal rare worth more than $10 is Boseiju, Who Endures, it's hard to imagine March of Otherworldly Light climbing too much more in the near future. It's likely near its short-term ceiling already.

Speaking of Modern, the big news of the week was the banning of Lurrus of the Dream-Den which had a big impact on card prices with the biggest winners being powerful three-drops that were mostly pushed out of the format thanks to Lurrus. Leading the way was Seasoned Pyromancer, which increased 54% to $50 with Liliana of the Veil and Ranger-Captain of Eos close behind, each shooting up 16% and 42% respectively. Expect more price movement in the future as the new post-Lurrus metagame shakes out. In a very real sense, banning Lurrus of the Dream-Den also "unbanned" a bunch of powerful cards. As some of these cards rise to the top of the meta, expect prices to follow.

The new legends from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty are still having an impact on card prices with random enchantress cards (like Starfield of Nyx and Setessan Champion (planeswalker stamp)) ticking up alongside attacking trigger cards for Isshin, Two Heavens as One decks. While Aurelia, the Warleader increasing 18% to just under $30 makes sense - it's one of the best attack triggers in Magic - seeing Combat Celebrant creep up 8% is a bit strange because its exert ability isn't technically an attack trigger (even though it happens when a creature attacks), which means it isn't doubled by Isshin, Two Heavens as One. While perhaps there is another, non-Isshin reason for the Combat Celebrant price increase that I'm missing, it does offer a good lesson to make sure to double check that the cards you are buying actually do what you want them to do. While you'll always be able to sell or trade away your mistakes, you'll lose some value in the process.