Weekly Update (Feb 28): Time Spiral Remastered Previews
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Time Spiral Remastered Previews |
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Time Spiral Remastered previews are here, with this week featuring mostly Blue and White cards. A lot of Commander/Eternal staples are showing up in the "old border reprint" slot, so be sure to check out www.mtgpreviews.com for all the latest cards.
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Budget Magic: Mystic Terror Combo (4 Mythic / 11 Rare) | Standard |
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Does Mystic Reflection mean it's time for a new 20-damage instant-win combo with Terror of the Peaks to shine in Kaldheim Standard on a budget? Let's see!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of finance, our biggest Standard winner was Alrund's Epiphany. The mythic extra turn spell shot up 48% to over $4. Traditionally extra turn spells, especially those printed at mythic, manage to hold a reasonable amount of value based on casual play, but the increase of Alrund's Epiphany is tied mostly to Standard where it has become one of the 50 most-played cards in the format, showing up in various ramp and control decks. As a mythic it has the potential to continue to increase if it continues to see heavy Standard play, although perhaps the bigger lesson is that if you see a mythic extra turn spell selling for $2.50, it might be worth buying. Outside of Part the Waterveil, they pretty much all end up costing at least $5 or $10 eventually.
Meanwhile in Commander, Imp's Mischief nearly double in price this week to $30. On one hand, this makes sense. The card offers non-blue decks a way to win counterspell battles and is showing up frequently in decks built around new legends like Tergrid, God of Fright, Valki, God of Lies, and Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools. On the other hand, it's from Planar Chaos, which makes it a likely reprint in Time Spiral Remastered. A reprinting would have a huge impact on the price of the instant since one of the biggest reasons it is so pricey is that it has never been reprinted. If you need copies, don't pay the current price without waiting to see if Imp's Mischief shows up in Time Spiral Remastered. If it is reprinted, you should be able to pick up copies for $10 or less.
Speaking of Time Spiral Remastered, by far the most interesting aspect of the set is the old border reprints, which so far, have featured a ton of very playable cards for formats ranging from Commander to Vintage. While you'll open one old border card each pack, the rarity of any individual old border card is very similar to a mythic rare. This means that something like old border Ponder could easily end up being quite expensive, even though you can pick up other printings for just a couple of dollars. Keep this in mind during the rest of spoiler season: even though there might be a lot of bulk rares in the set proper, it will likely be the old border cards that add the most value to a booster box.
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Blind Counterbalance Hot Streak | Commander Clash Moment #7 ft. Gavin Verhey |
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Crim gets a bit lucky with blind Counterbalance flips!Read more
Tomer's Toshiro Umezawa Deck Tour | Mono Black Spellslinger Control |
Single Scoop: Black Snow (Historic, Magic Arena) |
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Tomer shows you his personal Toshiro Umezawa deck! Read more |
Maybe Mono Black Aggro just needed a little snow to help boost its power level? Read more |
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Against the Odds: Five-Color "Bears" (Modern) |
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Today, we're bruin in Modern! What are the odds of mauling our way to some wins with The Bears of Littjara and Ayula, Queen of Bears in Five-Color "Bear" Tribal? Let's find out!Read more
This Week in Legacy: Boom Baby! Legacy's Back! |
Vintage 101: I Am Human, Hear Me Roar |
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Joe Dyer dives into the brave new world of Legacy post ban. Spoiler: It's great! Read more |
Joe Dyer looks at various Humans and Hatebears lists in Vintage, and our first week of Vintage with a freed Cat! Read more |
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Historic 101: Grixstoric |
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Uro left a pretty big void in Historic. TheAsianAvenger attempts to fill that void with Nicol Bolas and a bunch of sweet new weapons from Kaldheim!Read more
Much Abrew: Squirrel Blade (Modern) |
The Fish Tank: Sweet and Spicy Viewer Decks (February 21-27, 2021) |
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Nothing's as scary as a Squirrel with a sword. Read more |
What sweet decks did viewers submit this week? Let's see! Read more |
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Commander Clash S10 E4: Viewer Submitted Decks | Arcum Dagsson vs. Belbe vs. Endrek Sahr vs. Toski |
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The crew plays decks submitted by you, the viewers!Read more
Modern Mayhem: Naya Midrange |
Meme or Dream? No-Sideboard Historic Rats |
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The shake up in Modern has TheAsianAvenger excited to play again. First stop, Naya Midrange! Read more |
How many copies of Rat Colony does it take to win a match in Historic without the help of a sideboard? Let's find out! Read more |
Introducing... Penny Dreadful (Season 19) |
Podcast 317: Are Strixhaven Commands Good? |
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Introducing the Penny Dreadful format with a guide to the format and Season 19. Read more |
The crew discusses early Strixhaven spoilers and asnwers #MTGFishmail! Read more |
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were:
