Weekly Update (Aug 25): Commander Shark Tank
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Budget Magic: $54 (16-Rare) Goyf & Beans | Standard |
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Does the printing of Huskburster Swarm in Bloomburrow mean it's finally time for Urborg Lhurgoyf to shine in Standard on a budget? Let's find out!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in Magic finance, the biggest winner comes from Standard where Urabrask's Forge (extended) doubled up to over $12. The artifact has long been a sideboard card for aggro to fight against control but thanks to Caretaker's Talent, it has moved into the main deck of the Boros Token Control deck, which is driving the demand for the rare. The big news here is that paper Standard is increasingly showing signs of life. Toss in the announcement of the GP-like Showdown series starting next year which, according to Wizards, will heavily feature Standard, and it seems like being heavily-played in Standard is once again enough to drive the price of a card.
Speaking of Standard, Fountainport also doubled up this week to $5.50. I've been preaching the power of the card since the day it was spoiled, and its play rate is starting to back up the hype. If you look at the list of the most-played lands in Standard, you'll see the five basic lands, Fabled Passage (extended), and then Fountainport. I think the rare likely still has room to grow. It should be a Standard staple for the next three years and is already seeing some Pioneer play. As a colorless card it can go into any deck, so you might as well get some extra value out of your manabase. We've seen in the past that heavily-played lands can end up super expensive. Hitting $10 at some point during its life in Standard certainly isn't out of the question, and it could go even higher.
Finally in Commander, the Shadowmoor rare Plague of Vermin gained 118% this week up to a massive $60. While this huge price jump is enabled by the fact that Plague of Vermin is nearly 20 years old and has never been reprinted, the catalyst for the spike was the printing of Wick, the Whorled Mind in Bloomburrow. Being able to dump all of your life into making Rat tokens can be a combo kill with Wick if you have enough life, growing the Snail token it makes large enough that you can sacrifice it to Wick, the Whorled Mind's ability to burn the entire table out of the game. While Plague of Vermin is one of the best cards you can play in Wick, it doesn't really see play with any other commanders, which means once the Commander world moves on to Duskmourn in a few weeks, the price will likely start to slowly drop. Once it eventually gets reprinted, it should end at $5 or less. Assuming you don't need your copies to build Wick, I'd sell into the hype.
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Podcast 498: We Predict the Ban List and Foundations |
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With Richard away Seth and Crim make predictions for next week's ban list update, discuss what they hope to come to Standard in foundatio...Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 161: Commander Shark Tank |
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We pitch to a panel of sharks in hopes of funding for our Commander ideas.Read more
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Single Scoop: Jaya Believers, It Might Be Our Time?! |
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TheAsianAvenger double downed on Jaya, Fiery Negotiator being good eventually. Jaya's time has to be now, right?Read more
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Against the Odds: One Last Job Combo (Standard) |
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Can a certain starter deck reprint turn One Last Job from unplayable into a one-card-kill combo piece in Standard? Let's find out!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: Buffalo Chicken Dip Double Header! |
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Joe Dyer covers both BCDL events from the past weekend!Read more
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Single Scoop: Muerra and Friends Are Trash(tacticians) |
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Muerra and a ton of legends including Djeru and Hazoret are going to help us spam legendary creatures onto the board!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: The Current Pillars of Pauper |
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Joe Dyer talks about the big pillars of current Pauper!Read more
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We Play The Most Popular Commanders of All Time | Commander Clash S17 E1 |
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The crew brings the top 4 most popular decks in the format!Read more
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Much Abrew: Cannibal Cats Combo (Pioneer) |
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What happens when Ygra turns Cauldron Familiar into food? Let's find out!Read more
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Single Scoop: Deepmuck Virtue Mill |
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Mill continues to get more tools. Lets try to be cute on the ladder with Scanger's Talent, Virtue of Knowledge, Jace the Perfected Mind, and Jace's crabs (Deepmuck Desperado!)Read more