Weekly Update (May 29): Complete Baldur's Gate Previews
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Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Previews |
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The entirety of the Commander Legends: Baldur's Gate main set has been previewed. This week we still have the four Baldur's Gate precons coming, so be sure to check out all the latest previews at www.mtgpreviews.com.
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Spoilers — May 23 | Sultai Gate Commander
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Spoilers — May 24 | Temur Legendary Dragon
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Spoilers — May 25 | Elder Dragons
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Spoilers — May 26 | Attack Swapping Angel
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Spoilers — May 27 | Final Previews
- Alchemy Spoilers — May 29 | A Lot of Seeking
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week the world of Magic finance was once again surprisingly quiet considering we've been in the middle of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate spoilers. The biggest winner this week was a Streets of New Capenna Commander card, Lethal Scheme. The convoke, connive removal spell jumped from $3 to around $12, based mostly on a Reddit post about how it could be a good speculation target. While Lethal Scheme probably is underrated, it's also in the same commander precon as Smuggler's Share - the most hyped and expensive card from Streets of New Capenna Commander - which may limit its upside, at least while the deck is in print. If you need a copy, the best plan is probably to pick up the Obscura Operation (aka the Esper Kamiz, Obscura Oculus) precon itself. You can get it on Amazon for $50 (and perhaps even less from your local game store) and you'll not only get a $12 Lethal Scheme, but a $35 Smuggler's Share, and a $6 Currency Converter, along with a bunch of $2-$3 cards.
Meanwhile, Cryptolith Rite is on the rise thanks to Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss, with the enchantment jumping 20% on the week to nearly $17. There's only so many ways to turn all of your creatures into mana dorks, and Cryptolith Rites is one of the most efficient. As a result, it seems likely to be a new staple in Raggadragga decks. However, part of the reason that the enchantment is nearing $20 is that it has never been reprinted, and considering how many products we get these days (and how many of those products are focused on Commander), this could happen at any time. While Cryptolith Rite does show up in a handful of other Commander decks (Emmara, Soul of the Accord and Rhys the Redeemed, for example) it's not really a generic staple that every Commander player wants in their collection. As a result, when the reprint does come, expect the price to drop a lot. If you need a copy to complete Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss you'll have to pay a premium, otherwise wait until it gets reprinted and snag your copies on the cheap for when the next mana dork loving legend is printed.
Speaking of much needed reprints, Doubling Season (which synergizies with essentially everything in Commander) is once again pushing $100. As a likely Double Masters 2022 reprint, Doubling Season offers a good excuse to discuss how Masters set reprints impact the market. Doubling Season was reprinted in the first Double Masters two years ago, dropping from a high of $73 pre-reprint to a low of $43 in December of 2021. By April of 2021, Doubling Season was over $93, and while it has bounced around a bit since, it's at basically the same price today. Expect the same thing to happen to chase reprints (especially Commander-focused reprints) in Double Masters 2022. Prices will drop and drop by a lot, but this decrease will be temporary. What a Masters set does is essentially put staples on sale for around half price starting a few months after the set drops and often lasting for less than a year total. As such, the best way to take advantage of Double Masters 2022 isn't to buy boxes, but to wait a couple of months after the set releases to buy the singles while they are discounted. Just don't wait too long or you'll end up missing your chance.
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Commander Clash Podcast 044: What's the Best Color in Commander? |
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The crew analyzes each color in Commander to determine the best one! Read more
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Single Scoop: Slitherwisp is Playable in Explorer!? |
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Slitherwisp never saw a home but that changes now! We're taking it into the Explorer meta!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: The Infection of Legacy |
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Joe Dyer spotlights another player in the Legacy community, Legacy Infect Master Sam Dams!Read more
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Against the Odds: Angel of Suffering Lock (Explorer) |
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What are the odds of locking our Explorer opponents out of ever killing us (at least with damage) with the help of Angel of Suffering and Gaea's Blessing? Let's find out!Read more
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Single Scoop: This Deck Shreds! (Explorer, Magic Arena) |
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Ledger Shredder has taken every format by storm and we're looking to try it in a Dimir Delver shell for Explorer!Read more
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Single Scoop: Is Esper Better Than Azorius Control? |
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Azorius Control has dominated Pioneer and Explorer, but is it time to splash black?Read more
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Raffine vs. Jinnie Fay vs. Ognis vs. Giada | Commander Clash S12E15 |
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The crew builds decks around the most popular commanders from New Capenna!Read more
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Single Scoop: What If Our Opponents Didn't Have Lands? (Standard) |
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Can Land Destruction work on the ladder or is it just an Streets of New Capenna Championship meta call?Read more
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Podcast 382: The Best Standard Since War of the Spark? |
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The crew discusses the New Capenna Championship, the state of Standard and Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate spoilers!Read more
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Tournament Center |
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- Samuel Giselsson took down Modern SM 2022 (modern) with Jeskai Control.
- Felipe Landim took down $500 Cash GGtoor M:TG Arena Duel #13 (FREE!) (standard) with Jeskai Hinata.
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: