Weekly Update (May 28): The Worst Cards Ever Banned
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of Magic finance, the two biggest winners are Standard cards, but the reason for their massive price increases is Pioneer! Over the past few days, a new Boros Convoke deck has been the talk of Pioneer (if you want to see the archetype in action make sure to check out tomorrow's Budget Magic where we play a $100 budget build). One of the key cards in the deck is Knight-Errant of Eos, which jumped a massive 745% this week from $1 to nearly $7.50. It joins Venerated Loxodon as one of the two convoke creatures at the core of the deck. The deck also plays Invasion of Gobakhan in the sideboard, which caused the battle to nearly triple up to $12. Rumors are that the deck is broken - literally Hogaak in Pioneer - and needs to be banned. While I'm not convinced this is true, it is worth keeping in mind if you are thinking about buying into the archetype. Considering that both cards are in print and, discounting the Aftermath debacle, is from Magic's newest set, I'd lean towards selling while prices are high unless you plan on building the deck yourself.
Speaking of Aftermath, while most rares in the set are below $1, one card has started to climb this week: Sigarda, Font of Blessings doubled up to $4. This is mostly because of Commander where the Angel is one of the most popular Aftermath cards to play in the 99 as a creature version of Privileged Position (borderless) with upsides in both Human and Angel-themed decks, although the Angel tribe might have some potential in Standard after tomorrow's bannings. After seeing Sigarda's rise, I think it might be time to pick up other cheap rares from Aftermath. Over the long term, the unpopularity of the set could make it easier for these cards to end up fairly expensive, especially the ones that end up catching on in Commander.
In weirder news the Alliances uncommon Nature's Chosen was bought out this week, with the price spiking from $2 to $12 (although it is currently falling). Exactly why isn't clear. Some people think it's because it has never been reprinted and has Rebecca Guay art, which has been a topic of interest lately thanks to her recent Secret Lair drop. Others people claim it is new cEDH tech for untapping Gaea's Cradle. Regardless, it's worth pulling from your bulk and selling or trading away why the hype is high, prices should continue to fall as supply re-enters the market post-buyout.
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The Worst Cards Ever Banned in Magic: the Gathering |
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Normally Magic: the Gathering cards get banned because they are too powerful, but this isn't always the case. Over the years some really bad cards have ended up banned in various formats, and today we're going to count down the worst of the worst!Read more
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Podcast 434: Our Banning Predictions |
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The crew talks about Wizards new philosophy for bannings, shares what they would ban in Standard and more!Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 096: University of Jank |
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Each crew member is teaching a class on how to be better at Commander! Which course will you enroll in?Read more
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Single Scoop: Let Rocco, Street Chef Cook! |
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Rocco, Street Chef + Drannith Magistrate? Yeah, that sounds like we're going to try to build a sweet Explorer hate bears deck!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: A Month Goes By |
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Joe Dyer looks at the metagame of Legacy and how the format is evolving.Read more
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Against the Odds: Gideon Deification Lock (Modern) |
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What are the odds of winning the game (by making it so we are unable to lose the game) with Gideon of the Trials, Gideon Jura, and Deification in Modern? Let's see!Read more
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Vintage 101: This is the May |
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Joe Dyer dives into the current Vintage metagame for May 2023!Read more
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This New Ping Commander Is BUSTED! | Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin | $50 |
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Ob Nixilis has an offer you cannot refuse: a powerhouse ping commander deck for only $50!Read more
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Single Scoop: Does Reducing Activated Ability Costs Matter? (Explorer) |
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We now have Training Grounds and Biomancer's Familiar but does Explorer have enough activated abilities to make it worth while?Read more
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The Power of Pauper: The Trickery of the Fae |
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Joe Dyer dives into the world of Faeries and Ninjas in Pauper!Read more
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Much Abrew: Abzan Angels at Mythic in Standard |
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Do new Aftermath additions like Metropolis Reformer and Sigarda, Font of Blessings mean that Angels are playable at mythic in best of one Standard on Magic Arena? Let's find out!Read more
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Ob Nixilis vs. Kiora vs. Nahiri vs. Tyvar | Commander Clash w/ Our Editor! |
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Our editor joins us as we build decks around the new commanders from MOM: Aftermath!Read more
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Single Scoop: Monk Tribal (Standard) |
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Narset, Enlightened Exile is hoping to help all of our monks pop off as everything will have prowess!Read more
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: