The fall-set Pro Tour is one of the most financially important events of the year, and this one will be no exception. This summer, I focused mainly on Theros block cards, and many of them have started to hit since Khans of Tarkir was released.

At the end of July, I felt like the best two cards to target moving forward were Xenagos, the Reveler and Temple of Abandon. Unfortunately, I was unable to go as deep as I wanted due to the birth of my son, but I hope you managed to make some money.

Thankfully, I was in a better position to buy a month later when I put the crosshairs on Hornet Queen. The past week has made that look like a good decision, too, so I hope you bought in at a dollar back then.

I've also been touting Anger of the Gods for months, mentioning it multiple times. I'm glad to see it's gained some value, and I would not be surprised to see it gain even more if it sees lots of play at the Pro Tour. Without a four-mana sweeper in the format, this may be the best we have.

Some of my other targets in the past few months were casual cards like Agent of the Fates and Phenax, God of Deception. Those haven't hit just yet, but I'm confident, at least in the case of Phenax. I bought a few playsets of Agent in response to a tiny spread and apparent confidence from Card Kingdom, but that hasn't turned out quite as well, at least yet.

Despite at least some of my specs hitting, I haven't actually sold anything yet. With the Pro Tour happening this weekend, it's unlikely that too many, if any, cards will crash in value, but it's virtually guaranteed that many will spike. We see the same pattern in Standard year after year, and if that pattern holds, the time to sell Theros block cards will be in a week or two. I'm looking forward to putting together those buylists.

Haven't Hit Yet

Even though many cards from Theros block have spiked in the last few weeks, many have not. Trying to battle the many other speculators on TCGplayer during the final rounds of the Pro Tour will result in many cancelled orders, but if you make your orders in the days before or even the first day of the Pro Tour, there's a much better chance they'll be shipped. This article will be published the morning of day one of the Pro Tour, so if you're reading this then, note that you only have about half a day before receiving placed orders will become very difficult.

I mentioned Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx a few weeks ago, and I still think it's a very good target. Green devotion decks put up some pretty good results in the first week of this format, and Nykthos remains at an all-time low price. For a Modern-playable card, this seems wrong.

Whip of Erebos decks have done decently in the first few weeks, but the namesake card has not seen any price increase yet. This doesn't have much (any) Eternal playability and is a rare from a large fall set, but around a dollar seems low for a card that could define an entire archetype. Expect a large increase if a Whip deck makes Top 8 this weekend.

Steam Augury has seen some play in Jeskai decks since rotation, and despite being nowhere close to Fact or Fiction, it may be a reasonable card, especially given that it provides either cards in hand or delve fuel. This is available at just about bulk prices, so the risk is very low.

Eidolon of Blossoms has some real potential to double up or more if a deck needs it. This was a huge player at Pro Tour Journey into Nyx and its success there may translate to Standard, especially with the Elvish Mystic, Sylvan Caryatid, Courser of Kruphix metagame being so dominant.

The buy-in is a little higher than I'd like for a card like this, but there are real possibilities here.

Doomwake Giant was a prerelease promo, severely limiting its upside, but it's currently at bulk rare pricing and has seen some play in successful post-rotation decks. As an answer to both Goblin Rabblemaster and Elspeth, Sun's Champion tokens at the very least, this is a versatile and powerful card. The fact that it can be fetched at instant speed with Chord of Calling just makes it even better. I don't foresee huge things, but the risk is low.

Non-Standard Options

Just a couple more things for today:

Some of the gods from Theros block are getting to bulk mythic prices, especially Karametra and Ephara. While I wouldn't dump a ton of money into these cards, casual demand should make them worth more than their current prices within a year or two. Picking these up in trades over the following year seems like a low-risk, high-reward plan.

Finally, Spirit of the Labyrinth is down to about a dollar. I don't expect this card to make any impact on Standard, but it has already seen some play in Legacy Death and Taxes decks. This is another card that should increase over time, and getting copies as throw-ins at this point shouldn't be too difficult. Keep an eye out for them.

Don't forget: if you want to receive cards you order this weekend, order them early. If you buy on Friday, there's a good chance a package gets put in the mail the same day. If you wait for the weekend, you give shop owners the opportunity to wait until Monday to send your items out—and if you made a good buy, you can probably assume they will do just the opposite. Know what to expect!