Last updated on April 10, 2026 Call of the Herd | Illustration by Carl Critchlow Out of all the creature types in Magic: The Gathering, elephants are definitely one of the most overlooked
Metallic Mimic Now : $4 ($10 foil) Target Buy Price : $1 ($3 foil) Target Sell Price: $6 (+500%)/$10 foil (+333%) Timeline : Long Term (24+ months) Prices on this card are high for a rare so far, likely because the open ended synergy it represents in nearly every format is obvious, but I have a feeling that the one format it wont make a splash up front is Standard, and that should mean that peak supply and summer sales will get us to our price targets to stock up for the long game
See, this card gives all your Elemental creatures, including your Waves, +1/+1, turning them all into 2/1s
She looks like shell play out well in any of those decks, no matter whether theyre aggressive, controlling or somewhere in the middle, so I expect shell see plenty of Standard play moving forward
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It first appeared in the Sword & Shield era, which featured dozens of valuable cards but omitted Hisuian Arcanine from the upper echelon
