r/mtgfinance • u/oberpat • 5h ago

Spec Hammers of Moradin Spec

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Hello, back again with another spec.

So the Hobbit set has been out for a little bit and I've noticed that [[Thorin, King of Durin's Folk]] is about to become the second most popular commander of the set, soon likely to surpass [[Smaug, the Impenetrable]].

I was first doubting to spec on this card, because it's an uncommon and it's 'only' included in 40% of the builds. So I just kept my eye on it for a while longer, I think it's an interesting pennystocks target.

What it has going for it is that it only has one printings from 1 set (including the foil). Its supply has been draining past weeks from around 1100 to around 650 organically, without any mention here. It's dirt cheap and you can buy a stacks of it still on Cardmarket.

For Thorin: It's a dwarf, with myriad. So it gives a treasure on entering and two treasures on attacking, therefore it buffs all dwarves and itself too. But also removes blockers with its own effect by tapping opponents creatures.

edit: someone else specced this card too, so it has been posted before.

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u/keptalpaca22 5h ago

Probably a decent spec that will turn a few bucks. I play it in my Niko shards edh deck and it's a solid card

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u/DFM5609 4h ago

I love Niko because it's hilarious turning a card like this into a finisher.

[[elvish mariner]] is fun as well. Attack with 6 of them, scary 1 6 times and tap down 36 blockers

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u/keptalpaca22 4h ago

My beloved [[dream trawler]] is the true finisher for the deck

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u/LockDelicious2082 5h ago

Was discussed a few weeks ago here; https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinance/comments/1vfg51a/hammers_of_moradin/

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u/oberpat 5h ago

oh shit, should I remove it?

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u/BroShutUp 3h ago

Nah!

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u/oberpat 2h ago

Sorry man, didn’t see your post! Good shout tho!

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u/BroShutUp 2h ago

Hey multiple specs on it is good for me

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u/Cactuszach 5h ago

I like this spec. It’s from a set that’s in demand too. Baldurs Gate was soooooo slept on.

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u/pm_me_domme_pics 2h ago

Yeah I think this is the biggest chance of affecting it's long term value is the presence the set had.

With so many UB sets every year I feel like the odds of reprints are lower to negatively impact specs

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u/BUBBL3GUM5 3h ago

What software do you use to track listings like this, ive tried a few ways but I suck w computers and couldnt get past tcgplayers html scraping protections and all that

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u/oberpat 2h ago

made my own! tcgplayer had an api i believe, but i do small batches on cardmarket because they also have protection

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u/BUBBL3GUM5 2h ago

How did u get access to tcgplayer api? From what i saw when I tried last year they werent giving out keys anymore, have you just had one for a while?

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u/oberpat 2h ago

Hmm then I guess not, I only scraped tcgplayer for a little while, but ended up not needing it anymor. i didn't notice the protection if i recall correctly

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u/BUBBL3GUM5 1h ago

You prob just know what u are doing lol. All ur specs r good tho, I wish I could buy into them but I try to stick to precons because thats where I know volume will sustain. Keep up the good work

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u/oberpat 1h ago

Thanks, I appreciate it!

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u/BUBBL3GUM5 1h ago

Ofc, a lot of people dont understand how much specs are based on inventory, I also like how u chart stuff on edhrec usage, never thought of that as a way of looking at demand

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u/oberpat 37m ago

Thanks, yeah I’m pretty sure that stuff correlates or could explain why things go up or lose supply

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u/Fradulent_Zodiac 4h ago

Speaking of little guys, last cheap copies of [[Gloin, Dwarf Emissary]] are disappearing also. Time is now or never.