Weekly Update (May 14): Chandra Nalaar Statue Giveaway
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Gatherers' Tavern Liliana Vess Statue Review & Chandra Nalaar Statue Giveaway |
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Check out these 1:4 scale statues of Liliana Vess and Chandra Nalaar, and enter to win your own!Read more
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Announcement: Standard Rotation Extended to 3 Years |
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Wilds of Eldraine rotation has been canceled!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of Magic finance, Standard is flexing its muscles, with the biggest winner of the week being Breach the Multiverse (up 169% to $4). The seven mana reanimation spell had a great performance at last weekend's Pro Tour March of the Machine, being a key part in Nathan Steuer's first place Rakdos deck. Not far behind was another breakout card from the same deck - Chandra, Hope's Beacon - which saw a 47% increase to $6.79. While these numbers aren't huge in an absolute sense, combined with Wizards' new found focus on making paper Standard popular again, it does suggests that we might be re-entering a world where being a great Standard card and showing up at a paper Pro Tour can increase a card's price. While older formats and Commander will still drive the market, it seems like Standard might once again have a seat at the table at least.
Speaking of Standard, this week was also the release of March of the Machine: Aftermath and so far the set is looking like a flop. Right now the most valuable card in the set is Nissa, Resurgent Animist at just under $15, two other mythics are above $10, and a single rare (the reprinted Training Grounds) being worth more than $1.50. While the smallness of Aftermath certainly plays a role (the set has roughly half the number of rares and mythics as a normal set), compare this to March of the Machine proper which has three mythics worth at least $19.99 and five rares worth $5 or more. Based on value, it's impossible to justify cracking a box of Aftermath and doubly so considering Wizards decided to try to price it as a normal set (although prices of sealed boxes are dropping thanks to a lack of demand). The good news is that singles from the set are cheap, so if you need something to round out a deck, feel free to snag it. It's hard to imagine prices crashing a ton more just because they set is already so cheap.
Finally in Pioneer, Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp) is ticking up with the mythic gaining 35% on the week to just over $5. This is thanks to the increasing popularity of a new take on Indomitable Creativity for Pioneer which looks to discard Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp) to make a Treasure and then turn that Treasure into a Torrential Gearhulk with Indomitable Creativity to flashback Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp). While the plan has been lurking beneath the surface of the format for a while, it has just recently broken out, climbing the ranks to become a solid tier two Pioneer deck and surpassing the Temur Indomitable Creativity deck was saw at Pro Tour Phyrexia a few months back. Torrential Gearhulk may be worth watching as well. The Construct is a four-of in the archetype and as a one-print mythic from an even older set than Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp). It could start to rise from its current $2.67 price tag if the deck continues to stake its claim as a real archetype in Pioneer.
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Meme or Dream? "What if I Play More Dinosaurs and Battles Than Lands?!?" (Standard) |
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I love Dinosaurs. I love battles. I hate lands. Let's build a deck!Read more
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Podcast 432: Wizards "Fixes" Standard |
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With Crim away Seth and Richard discuss Pro Tour March of the Machine, some huge changes to Standard, a bunch of spoiler news and answer ...Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 094: Sword of X and Y Tier List |
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With Wizards finally completing the Sword of X and Y cycle after over a decade, the crew finally sits down and ranks them all in a tier l...Read more
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Single Scoop: Invasion of Tarkir in Explorer |
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Explorer/Pioneer is a format with a ton of sweet draconic payoffs so naturally, we've got to make a deck work around Invasion of Tarkir!Read more
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Against the Odds: Aether Snap Battles (Modern) |
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How many battles can we flip with Aether Snap in Modern? Let's find out!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: The Aftermath and Beyond |
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Joe Dyer reviews March of the Machine: Aftermath for Legacy and beyond!Read more
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Vintage 101: After the Aftermath |
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Joe Dyer dives into March of the Machine: Aftermath for Vintage and also some spoilers in the future!Read more
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Single Scoop: I Turn My Planeswalkers Into Creatures! (Standard) |
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Spark Rupture is exactly what we need to close out with a planeswalker heavy deck!Read more
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Commander Clash Season 14 Stats Episode |
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Math nerds, rejoice! We check out Season 14's juiciest stats this episode!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: The Wacky Wonderful World of Combo |
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Joe Dyer dives into the wild world of Combo decks in Pauper!Read more
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Single Scoop: Invoking With Chandra |
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Chandra, Hope's Beacon has a passive that is looking to copy a ton of Invokes!!Read more
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Much Abrew: Djeru and Hazoret Double Reanimator (Modern) |
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Is Djeru and Hazoret's power to cheat legendary creatures into play from the top of our deck enough to let it compete in a Modern reanimator deck? Let's find out!Read more
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: