The price of Animation Module, a Magic: The Gathering card from the 2016 Kaladesh set, has increased significantly on secondary trading card game markets. Between January 17 and 19, its price rose 400% on MTGGoldfish and 283% on TCGPlayer. The card costs one colorless mana to play and allows players to create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token when +1/+1 counters are placed on a permanent under their control. It can also be tapped to give a permanent or player a counter of a type it already has. The reason for the price spike was initially unclear, but speculation has focused on the card’s combo capabilities with Crime Novelist from the recent Murders at Karlov Manor set. The potential for an infinite combo has generated interest in the card, and with only one printing of the rare Kaladesh card, supplies are low. If enough people buy into the analysis, scarcity could drive up the price of the card. This situation highlights the impact of speculation and combo potential on the prices of Magic: The Gathering cards.
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Old Kaladesh MTG card sees mystery 400% price spike
