Weekly Update (Feb 02): Complete Aetherdrift Set Revealed
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Aetherdrift Previews |
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The entirety of Aetherdrift is out! Check out the new Gearhulks, Max Speed, and other Aetherdrift goodies over at www.mtgpreviews.com:
- Aetherdrift Spoilers — January 25-27 | Mill, Vampire and the Best New Gearhulk?
- Aetherdrift Spoilers — January 28 | New Lotus and Mimeoplasm, Special Guests
- Aetherdrift Spoilers — January 29 | Mythic White Vehicle, Discard Payoff and Blue Vanilla Legend
- Aetherdrift Spoilers — January 30 | Last Mythic and Gearhulk, Rare Goblin and New Oviya
- Aetherdrift Spoilers — January 31 | Full Set Reveal!
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in Magic finance the biggest gainer - by far - was Varina, Lich Queen, which shot up from around $1 to $15 thanks to the new Esper Zombie Aetherdrift Commander precon Eternal Might. Varina, Lich Queen is perfect for the deck which cares about Zombies, drawing cards, and filling the graveyard. It somehow managed to dodge being reprinted in the deck, which is odd considering it was only $1 when Wizards was designing the product. While new demand will likely keep Varina from falling back down to $1 anytime soon, the Double Masters 2022 reprinting makes me think that this is likely the peak for Varina, Lich Queen and that we'll see it start to fall back down into the $5 to $10 range in the coming weeks.
Speaking of Aetherdrift Commander, the Stronghold uncommon Tortured Existence is currently up to $15 after being just $3 at the start of the week thanks to a new combo with one of the backup commanders from the Zombies precon Hashaton, Scarab's Fist (borderless). The idea is to get Hashaton on the battlefield alongside Tortured Existence which allows you to pay three-mana to make a copy of any creature that you discard to Tortured Existence. Add Peregrine Drake (retro) to the mix to untap some lands and you have a loop that generates infinite mana and infinite 4/4 Peregrine Drake (retro)s. If you've got some old bulk sitting around, it's time to go digging for the one-mana enchantment.
Finally in Modern, cards from the WB Blink Taxes deck are still on the rise. We discussed Recruiter of the Guard (retro) last week and how it had doubled up to $10. This week it doubled up again and is now sitting at $22. Meanwhile, blink Dog Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd and sideboard all star Stony Silence each doubled up to around $8. The biggest takeaway here is that when a new Modern deck emerges, the format still has the power to move the markets and there is a big reward for getting in early before everyone else.
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This Gearhulk's Tide Rips | Exclusive Aetherdrift Spoiler |
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Thanks to Wizards' free preview, we've got a powerful new mythic from Aetherdrift to show off for you today: meet Riptide Gearhulk!Read more
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Top Budget Commander Cards 2024 |
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Tomer goes over all the best budget Commander cards from 2024 that are probably sitting in your bulk right now!Read more
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Podcast 520: Aetherdrift Spoilers |
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The crew discusses their first impression of Aetherdrift, break down the new mechanics from the set and a bunch of spoiler cards!Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 184: You Should Play More Mana Rocks |
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Special guest Morgan joins the cast to convince Richard and Seth to play more mana rocks!Read more
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Single Scoop: I SOLVED BEST OF ONE STANDARD |
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There are three cards that you can play in Mono White to cover your bases in Best of One! Read more
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Vintage 101: Unrestrict This! Part 2 |
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Joe Dyer continues to delve into the Vintage Restricted List!Read more
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Against the Odds: 52 Surveil Lands (Standard) |
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What are the odds of winning with a deck playing 52 surveil lands? Why would we possibly want so many lands? Let's find out!Read more
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Single Scoop: Drawing Cards and Hatching Drakes |
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We're going to draw cards with Think Twice and Proft's Edetic Memory and hopefully we can boost up Drake Hatcher's power enough to swarm the field with Drakes!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: The Midnight Guard |
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Joe Dyer dives into Midnight Guard Combo in Pauper!Read more
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We Can Play Anything and THIS is what you Bring?!?! | Commander Clash S17 E24 |
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This week anything goes! What does the crew bring to battle when there's no deckbuilding restriction? Let's find out!Read more
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Much Abrew: GSZ Combo Enchantress (Modern) |
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Can Green Sun's Zenith and some sneaky deck-building turn Modern Enchantress into a one-turn-kill combo deck? Let's find out!Read more
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Single Scoop: Bant Brings the Toxicity Standard Needs |
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Bant Toxic is the aggression we need to take down red and those darn pixie lists!Read more