Weekly Update (Feb 28): Conspiracy 2, Blessed vs Cursed, UR Prowess
by mtggoldfish // Feb 29, 2016
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Conspiracy: Take the Crown |
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We're getting a new Conspiracy set! The set was first spoiled as The Reign of Brago, then The Empty Throne due to an untimely assassination, then finally, as Take the Crown, which Wizards confirmed is the official name for the set. The set releases August 26 with 221 cards at $3.99 / pack.Read more
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Goblin Warchief FNM Promo |
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May's FNM Promo will be Goblin Warchief. This is the second FNM promo printing for Goblin Warchief (and the first card to be featured twice as an FNM promo). Read more
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Blessed vs. Cursed Unboxing |
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Duel Decks: Blessed vs Cursed was released this week. See what's inside the box with our unboxing video and pickup your copy on Amazon for ~$16, or at your LGS or big box store!Read more
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Budget Magic: $58 (19 tix) Standard UR Prowess |
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Can UR Prowess still cantrip its way to success in Standard without Jace, Vryn's Prodigy and Abbot of Keral Keep? Let's see!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This was an odd week in finance, with all of the biggest news being tied to events that happened in the past. In Modern, we continue to see some big price spikes, but they are exclusively tied to the Eldrazi deck, which almost everyone agrees only has six weeks left in it before it is hit by a banning. As a result, I'd be looking to sell my copies of Thorn of Amethyst (up 298 % to $14.55), Ensnaring Bridge (up 28% to almost $50.00), Trinisphere (up 64% to $19.43) and Worship (up about 35% to around $20, depending on edition) now before the likely banning reduces their play and decreases their value.
The other big story of the week is the continued price spikes of Reserved List cards tied to the announcement of Eternal Masters. However, unlike last week where most of the big movers were Legacy staples, this week's Reserved List winners are odd casual cards. For example, Divine Intervention increased 79% to about $45, Great Whale jumped 213% to nearly $20, and Scorched Ruins shot up a massive 352% to $16.70. It's starting to look like the right thing to do is buy any Reserved List cards you might need as soon as possible, even if they aren't eternal staples — if you wait, they might very well cost four times as much as they do today, if you can find them at all.
Finally, we now have a Pauper Movers and Shakers page on the site. If you haven't checked it out yet, you definitely should. There's been a lot of talk about paper Pauper becoming a real format over the past couple of weeks, and the finance world is starting to take notice with the prime example being Battle Screech going from $0.40 to $4.00 over the past six weeks. If Pauper suddenly becomes a heavily played format, it may be the next frontier of price spikes as random old commons suddenly get a massive increase in demand. Pay special attention to cards like Battle Screech and Chainer's Edict that only have one uncommon printing (discounting promos) in paper, but are legal in Pauper thanks to being printed at common on Magic Online.
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Can't Miss Articles |
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Predicting Eternal Masters: Mythics |
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What might show up in Eternal Masters? Let's use expected value to make some mathematically sound predictions!Read more
Ahead of the Curve: My Best and Worst Oath of the Gatewatch Draft Decks |
Pennywise Pauper: Blue-Black Delver |
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My best and worst Oath of the Gatewatch draft decks, and what I learned from them. Read more |
Check out the power of a Pauper deck that plays big creatures for just one mana! Read more |
Against the Odds: Inverter of Truth |
Rough Drafts: Year of Modern Flashbacks - Champions/Champions/Betrayers |
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What are the odds of winning in Modern with a deck built around Inverter of Truth? We're about to figure it out! Read more |
How does adding a pack of Betrayers of Kamigawa change the format from Triple Champions? Let's see! Read more |
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Magic History: Breaking Bad Cards |
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Islandswamp looks at his favorite broken cards that started out as unplayable junk!Read more
Commander Clash 9: Pauper Commander |
Podcast 057: Eldrazi Winter, Eternal, Legacy |
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The crew tries out Pauper Commander, where only commons are allowed in your deck! Read more |
The crew discusses the Eldrazi Winter, the Eternal Format, and Legacy. Read more |
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were:
