Weekly Update (Jul 30): Pro Tour Lord of the Ring Decklists
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Wilds of Eldraine Previews |
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We got an early peak at Wilds of Eldraine and Doctor Who at Magic Con Barcelona. Be sure to check out all of the cards at www.mtgpreviews.com:
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Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings Top 8 Decklists |
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Tron and Rhinos dominate the Top 8 of Pro Tour Lord of the Rings.Read more
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Budget Magic: Swords and Artifacts (15-Rare Budget Standard) |
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Is getting aggro with Sword of Forge and Frontier and cheap artifact creatures they way to crush Standard on a 15-rare budget? Let's find out!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week will probably go down as the greatest week in the history of MTG finance, with one of the biggest winners of the week being Flumph (prerelease)! Everyone's favorite Jellyfish was bought out, spiking from bulk rare prices to $2 or $3! It turns out that the D&D meme card combos with Orcish Bowmasters. If you make Flumph (prerelease) indestructible, you can use Orcish Bowmasters to ping it which will make both players draw a card, which then triggers Bowmasters to ping Flumph (prerelease) again, and so on and so forth. Basically, the combo makes both players draw their entire deck, so to win the game you simply play more cards than your opponent so they mill out first! If you want to see why Flumph (prerelease) is shooting to the moon, make sure to check out this week's Against the Odds where we Jellyfish Combo in Modern. Memes aside, I'd be selling my Flumph (prerelease)s into the hype. While Flumph (prerelease) is probably the funniest way to win with Orcish Bowmasters, it's probably not the most competitive.
Meanwhile if you listened to the Commander Clash Podcast this week, you'll know that the crew was super high on Lorien Revealed in Commander, naming it one of the best blue cards under $1. Well sadly it's not under $1 anymore after increasing 437% to $2.64, although I don't think this one is our fault. This weekend was Pro Tour Lord of the Rings featuring the Modern format and Lorien Revealed was one of the most-played cards in the format, showing up in everything from Control to Murktide to Rhinos. If you opened some Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth, makes sure to pull the island-cycler from your bulk. The card is very strong both in Commander and in 60-card formats, although as an uncommon the price shouldn't get too out of control.
Last but not least, keep an eye on the old Alliances Reserved List rare Soldevi Digger. The artifact's ability to put a card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library is generating some hype thanks to a new Doctor Who legend River Song, which lets you draw cards from the bottom of your deck rather than the top. In just the past couple of days since River Song was revealed, the price has been trending up sharply, with near mint copies on TCGPlayer jumping from around $1.50 to nearly $5. If you really want a copy for your River Song deck, snagging one soon makes sense. If you look at the price chart for Soldevi Digger, you'll see that it has spiked multiple times in the past, and the normal pattern is that it shoots up from bulk to $6 or $8, and then slowly trends back down over the course of the next year. My guess is the same thing will happen this time, so if you need copies, try to snag one soon if you can find one at pre-spike prices, or plan on waiting quite a while for prices to come down.
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"Eldrazi Unbound" Precon Upgrade Guide | Commander Masters |
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Turn this precon into a true Eldrazi menace with this $50 upgrade guide!Read more
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"Enduring Enchantments" Precon Upgrade Guide | Commander Masters |
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Take your Enchantress deck to the next level with this $50 upgrade guide!Read more
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Podcast 443: We Rate Doctor Who Cards, but Know Nothing About Doctor Who |
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With Crim traveling to MagicCon Barcelona, Richard and Seth try to figure out Doctor Who, discuss the current state of Modern heading int...Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 105: Underrated Blue Cards Under $1 |
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Check out these cheap Blue cards in your next deck!Read more
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Single Scoop: Blasting My Opponents With Shrapnel and Scissors |
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Shrapnel Blast is in Explorer and a bunch of new artifact aggro support from March of the Machine are still untested in Explorer! Let's make it happen.Read more
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This Week in Legacy: Commanderin' |
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Joe Dyer covers the new cards in the Commander Masters Precons for Legacy!Read more
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Against the Odds: Flumph Combo (Modern) |
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Is the ultimate D&D meme card Flump now an all star Modern combo piece? Let's find out!Read more
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Vintage 101: Master, Master! |
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Joe Dyer looks at any new cards from Commander Masters Precons for Vintage!Read more
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Single Scoop: Want To Join My Clique? |
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Are we casting Vendilion Clique like its still 2013?!Read more
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Wilds of Eldraine Spoilers — July 28 | Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator |
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A new Ashiok Planeswalker and a new Legendary Faerie!Read more
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Doctor Who Spoilers — July 28 | The Fourth, Tenth, and Thirteenth Doctor |
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A big drop of Doctor Who cards, including more serialized cards.Read more
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Fractured Phage vs. Donate Dralnu vs. Mono G Combo vs. Gruul Prosper | Commander Clash S15E8 |
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The crew play decks submitted by you, the viewers!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: Pauper Horizons! |
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Joe Dyer dives into the massive amount of downshifts from Commander Masters for Pauper, and what implications those cards will have on the format!Read more
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Single Scoop: Mono Black Devotion Finally Has Grave Titan |
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The coolest and TheAsianAvenger's favorite titan is here and Mono Black Devotion is a fun home for it! Read more
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Tournament Center |
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- Jake Beardsley took down Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings (modern) with Rakdos Evoke.
- Javier Dominguez took down Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings (draft) with Mono-Green Tron.
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: