Weekly Update (Mar 12): Commander Zombie Tier List
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Commander Clash Podcast 085: Zombie Tier List |
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The crew ranks the best zombies for a Zombie deck in a handy tier list!Read more
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Budget Magic: $82 Gleeful 8 Whack (Modern) |
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Can #MTGONE's Gleeful Demolition help us make the fastest (and maybe best?) version of 8 Whack yet in Modern? Let's find out!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of Magic finance the biggest winner was, for the second week on a row, a Modern card in Goryo's Vengeance. It really does seem like competitive Magic is starting to make a comeback now that events have resumed and Pro Tours are back. Anyway, Goryo's Vengeance increased nearly 400% this week as a result of a new reanimator build featuring Atraxa, Grand Unifier. If you want to put together the deck, look for Ultimate Masters printings of Goryo's Vengeance. While the UMA version also jumped around 400% on the week, you can snag copies for around $17 while the Betrayers of Kamigawa version will set you back $30. This is normally where I'd give a disclaimer about Goryo's Vengeance eventually being reprinted, and while it will eventually be reprinted, considering we know that our next two big supplemental products are Lord of the Rings and Commander Masters, it might be a while before we get a Modern-focused reprint set, although Goryo's Vengeance showing up in a Secret Lair is always a possibility.
Meanwhile in Modern Fiend Artisan is on the rise, increasing 23% to nearly $12. The two-drop was pretty hyped when it first came out in Ikoria, but was more or less a flop, but this seems to be changing thanks to Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler, which not only reanimates a massive Fiend Artisan but lets you activate its Birthing Pod-esque ability right away. Some builds of Devoted Druid Combo are now running Fiend Artisan, as are some Yawgmoth Combo decks, and players are just scratching the surface of what Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler can do, so expect to see more brewing in the future. For now Fiend Artisan seems like a fairly safe buy - before Tyvar it wasn't really on the radar for needing a reprint and it's a one-print mythic - so if you think you might be building around the card in Modern or Pioneer, I'd lean towards picking up copies now. As we've seen from Indomitable Creativity, if a one-print mythic becomes the centerpiece of a top-tier deck, the sky is the limit as far as prices go.
In stranger news, the Fortnite version of Triumph of the Hordes doubled in price this week from around $20 to $45. While you can still snag normal printings for around $18, if you want the Fortnite art you'll have to pay a huge premium. On one hand, this makes sense: poison is a hot topic in Commander right now and Triumph of the Hordes is one of the best ways to poison the entire table out of the game. On the other hand, the normal printings of Triumph of the Hordes have only increased slightly and the other cards in the Fortnite Secret Lair drop are trending down rather than up, making Triumph of the Hordes increase a bit confusing. It could just be a nonsensical buyout. If so, prices should start to fall soon. It could also be that players like the idea of the Fortnite Triumph of the Hordes troll value, since poison counters tilt some Magic players and Fortnite cards tilt others. Adding both together offers the potential for the ultimate troll deck. Regardless, at least for now, if you want to kill your opponents with Battle Royale you're going to have to pay a heavy price.
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Banned and Restricted Update, March 6, 2023: Legacy Bannings |
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Expressive Iteration and White Plume Adventurer are banned in Legacy!Read more
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Podcast 423: What Does Shadows Over Innistrad Add to Arena? |
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The crew is joined by special guest Joe Dyer to discuss today's Legacy bannings, breaks down the impact of Shadows over Innistrad to Magi...Read more
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Single Scoop: An Absolutely Legendary Deck (Standard) |
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This deck is unified by Jodah and loaded by some of the multiverse's best in Standard!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy 11 |
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Joe Dyer talks about the most recent Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy event!Read more
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I Made 8.83414E+71 Tokens (but Arena Wouldn't Let Me) | Standard Magic: the Gathering |
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The other day, I broke Magic Arena by going infinite with Blade of Shared Souls, and today, I'm going to show you exactly how I did it!Read more
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Budget Commander: Yargle Meme Dream | Go Tall Sacrifice | $69 |
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Yargle may be a meme but it's a powerful one! Crush tables with this $69 brew!Read more
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Vintage 101: A Challenger Approaches! |
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Joe Dyer dives into the UW Initiative Tinker deck in addition to commentary on this past week's BnR announcement!Read more
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Fish Five-0: This Deck Is Pure Greed |
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Sometimes you just gotta scratch your inner greed and play a deck that is extremely slow and clunky.Read more
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Much Abrew: Trash for Juggernauts (Modern) |
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Move over, Atraxa, it's time to reanimate Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut!Read more
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Fish Five-0: Grixis Karn-age |
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Time to crowd surf Karn through Explorer! We're going to be using Karn fairly so this is the purest form of "honest Magic"Read more
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Every "You Win The Game" Card Ranked (from Hardest to Easiest) | Magic: the Gathering (MTG) |
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"You win the game" are the four sweetest words that can be found on a Magic card, but not all "win the game" cards are created equal, so today we're going to rank all 30 of them from hardest to easiest! Read more
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Tournament Center |
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- Steven Li took down MTGA Grand Prix Season 1-Explorer (explorer) with Five-color Fires.
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: