Weekly Update (Nov 12): FTV Transform, Explorers of Ixalan
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From the Vault: Transform Complete Spoilers |
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From the Vault: Transform releases November 24. Check out the all fifteen cards including three with new art!Read more
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Explorers of Ixalan Contents and Decklists |
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Check out the contents of the upcoming Explorers of Ixalan!Read more
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Budget Magic: $92 (43 tix) Tempered Tokens (Modern) |
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Can some of the powerful artifact token producers from Standard make it in Modern with the help of Tempered Steel?Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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It's been another fairly quiet week in the finance world. In Standard we are seeing a bit of movement based on the Pro Tour with some of the winners including Angel of Invention, Rampaging Ferocidon, Nissa, Steward of Elements, Angel of Sanctions, and Glint-Sleeve Siphoner ticking up about 15%. Meanwhile, Jace, Cunning Castaway and Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh are heading down because they haven't seen much play in the format. At this point, Standard is mostly in a holding pattern for the next couple months. There's unlikely to be a ton of big movement over the holiday season before Rivals of Ixalan spoilers start the beginning of January.
The big news of the week is Iconic Masters finally hits the shelves on Friday. It's been a couple of weeks since we published our expected value breakdown, and over that time the total set price has dropped about 13%, putting the expected value of a box down into the $190 range. The good news is boxes are readily available for around $180, so if you pick up a cheap box, you should still break even (on average) at the new price point.
Finally, on Magic Online, Wizards announced this week they would be running a promo where they sell play points in the Magic Online store. This lead to a short-term panic with the value of event tix dropping about 10% in a day, although the price (mostly) recovered a day or two later. While the immediate change is unlikely to have a major impact on card values, the fact that Wizards is so willing to make major changes to the economy, combined with continuing unease about the program's future with Magic Arena on the horizon isn't great for consumer confidence and could have a long term impact.
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Pro Tour Ixalan: By the Numbers |
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Which decks and cards flew, and which ones failed at Pro Tour Ixalan? Let's break it down by the numbers!Read more
Much Abrew: Mono-White Tron (Modern) |
Possibility Storm #7: Ixalan |
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Can the tutoring power of Thalia's Lancers combined with newly legendary planeswalkers make Mono-White Tron work in Modern? Read more |
Can you find the right line to win this turn? Read more |
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Against the Odds: Swords and Strip Mines |
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Field of Ruin means we have have eight potential Strip Mines in Modern! Let's make some opponents miserable! Read more
This Week in Legacy: MKM Barcelona |
Vintage 101: Two Years Down |
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This week Sean runs through the metagame and Top 8 of MKM Barcelona! Read more |
Join Islandswamp as he celebrates Vintage: 101 turning two years old! Read more |
Brewer's Minute: Hidden Treasures—Planar Chaos |
Commander Clash S4 Episode 5: CMC Tribal |
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Which under-the-radar cards from Planar Chaos might have hidden potential in Modern? Let's discuss! Read more |
The crew build decks around a specific converted mana cost! Read more |
Oh My Gawd (Jeskai Gods and Humans, Modern) – Stream Highlights |
Podcast 147: Pro Tour Ixalan, FTV: Transform, Explorers |
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Like the idea of Humans in Modern, but always thought the tribe didn't play enough Gods? Well have we got a deck for you! Read more |
The crew discusses Pro Tour Ixalan and the Standard metagame, the 15 new FTV: Transform cards, and Explorers of Ixalan. Read more |
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Instant Deck Techs |
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Each day we'll be posting a short, three minute deck tech featuring some of the coolest decks that come across the site. The most popular deck will be made into videos the following week based on your views, likes and comments in the videos. Here's this week's Instant Deck Techs:
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Tournament Center |
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- Alex Lloyd took down Grand Prix Atlanta 2017 (standard) with Esper Approach.
- Song Huachao took down Grand Prix Shanghai 2017 (standard) with Temur Energy.
- Jean-emmanuel Depraz took down Grand Prix Warsaw 2017 (standard) with Temur Energy.
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were:
