Weekly Update (Sep 20): Zendikar Rising Top 10s
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Budget Magic: Incinerator Burn (Modern) |
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How good is Chandra's Incinerator in Modern? Is Goblin Guide a Budget Magic card now thanks to its Double Masters reprinting? Let's find out!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of finance the biggest winner come from Zendikar Rising with Scute Swarm moving from under $2 to close to $12. While the self-replicating landfall Insect looks like a meme, early Zendikar Rising testing suggest it could be a competitive card, offering landfall ramp decks a way to stabilize the board in the early game by making a bunch of chump blockers and then in the late game it can take over the game all by itself. While there's little chance that Scute Swarm can stick at $12 - almost no Standard rares can maintain such a price once the set increases and the set is opened - it is possible that it remains one of the most expensive rares from the set.
Meanwhile in Modern Flagstones of Trokair is on the rise with both the Ultimate Masters and Time Spiral printings shooting up from just over $5 to near $20 in the past couple of days. The land has proven itself to be a key part of the new Selesnya Valakut deck (which you can see in action on today's Much Abrew) which uses the land in conjuction with Elvish Reclaimer to turn the Elf into a ramp spell along with being a land tutor. While sticking at its $20 post-buyout price is unlikely, Flagstones of Trokair was likely legitimatly underprices at $5 based on its unique ability and increasing Modern play. Settling in the $10-$15 range wouldn't be a surprise.
Along the same lines the Morningtide uncommon Recross the Paths jumped from bulk to near $5 thanks to the new Zendikar Rising double faced model cards and their ability to power up Goblin Charbelcher. If your deck has zero lands (which new Belcher decks manage to pull off by playing all double face model cards) Recross the Paths becomes a weird super tutor that allows you to stack your entire deck whoever you like. This makes it a Goblin Charbelcher tutor that also can find whatever rituals or support cards are needed to get the seven mana necessary to win with Goblin Charbelcher. If Modern Belcher is real the price could continue to rise, just keep in mind that Recross the Paths is very reprintable in a supplimental product, and if it stays expensive it should move towards the top of Wizards potential reprint list.
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Top 10 Standard Cards from Zendikar Rising |
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Seth and Crim count down their top 10 Standard cards from Zendikar Rising!Read more
Much Abrew: UW Jace Embalm (Historic) |
Fish Five-0: Bye Bye Bolas (Standard, Magic Arena) |
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How many copies of Jace, Cunning Castaway can we make in Historic with the help of Anointed Procession and Mythos of Illuna? Let's see! Read more |
As rotation approaches, it's time to send off our friend, Nicol Bolas! Read more |
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Assembling The Almighty Kaldra! | Commander Abridged Gameplay | Mono White Equipment |
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IT'S KALDRA TIME!Read more
This Week in Legacy: The Rise of Zendikar - Part 2 |
Top 10 Historic Cards from Zendikar Rising |
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Joe Dyer finishes his set review of Zendikar Rising for Legacy! Read more |
Seth and Crim count down their top 10 Historic cards from Zendikar Rising! Read more |
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Against the Odds: Pirate Stompy (Modern) |
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What are the odds of stomping opponents with Pirates in Modern? Let's find out!Read more
Top 10 Pioneer Cards from Zendikar Rising |
Vintage 101: Rising Power - Part 2 |
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Seth and Crim count down their top 10 Pioneer cards from Zendikar Rising! Read more |
Joe Dyer finishes his look into Zendikar Rising for Vintage! Read more |
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Theorycrafting Zendikar Rising |
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TheAsianAvenger has a few Zendikar Rising decklists to share that he's excited to brew around on Day 1!Read more
Zendikar Rising Instant-Speed Tricks |
Top 10 Modern Cards from Zendikar Rising |
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A reference table of all the instant-speed tricks in Zendikar Rising. Read more |
Seth and Crim count down their top 10 Modern cards from Zendikar Rising! Read more |
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Commander Clash S9 E10: Viewer Submitted Decks | Jori En vs. Kenrith vs. Tasigur vs. Yidris |
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The crew duke it out with decks submitted by you, the viewers!Read more
Commander Review: Zendikar Rising | Part 1 | White, Blue |
The Fish Tank: Sweet and Spicy User Decks (September 13-19, 2020) |
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Tomer evaluates the best new Commander cards from Zendikar Rising starting with White and Blue! Read more |
What sweet Zendikar Rising-influenced decks did users submit this week? Let's find out! Read more |
Single Scoop: An Early Look at Standard Rogues |
Podcast 294: Mythic Invitational Coverage Issues and More Zendikar Rising |
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To nobody's surprise, TheAsianAvenger's first video for Zendikar Rising standard is going to be Rogues! Watch as he battles other content creators in the Early Access Event for Zendikar Rising! Read more |
The crew discusses issues at the Mythic Invitational, a new Secret Lair drop, the rest of Zendikar Rising and answers #MTGFishmail. Read more |
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were:
