Weekly Update (May 8): Nahiri, MTGO Redemption Guide
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Board Game Sale |
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Amazon.com currently has Arena of the Planeswalker, the Magic: the Gathering board game, on sale for ~$13. If you haven't tried it, I'd say it's definitely worth it at under $15 — I picked it up for $40 at release! There's also a BFZ expansion available for $20 featuring Ob Nixilis and Kiora if you want to go all-in. View on Amazon.com
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Fat Pack Giveaway |
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We've launched our mtggoldfish twitch.tv channel and to celebrate we're giving away a Shadows over Innistrad Fat Pack. Be sure to join us live on stream to interact with the MTGGoldfish community. Contest ends tomorrow so be sure to enter right away! Enter the giveaway here!Read more
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Budget Magic: $45 (13 tix) Standard Insolent Red |
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Who would have thought that Insolent Neonate would have a deck named after it, and the deck would actually be good?Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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The biggest finance news this week is the sudden excitement for Nahiri, the Harbinger in Standard, Modern and even Legacy, leading to a 77 percent increase up to $22, making her the second most expensive card in Shadows over Innistrad behind Archangel Avacyn. Everything from Legacy Miracles to Modern Kiki Chord is testing out the card, and while she hasn't put up a big finish yet, Magic Online results suggest it's only a matter of time. I wouldn't be surprised if she maintains her spot as most expensive planeswalker in Shadows over Innistrad at least until fall rotation, and possibly even longer if the eternal hype is backed up by results.
Surprisingly, two of the other biggest winners this week are Budget Magic cards Part the Waterveil (up 47 percent to $5.49) and Brain in a Jar (up 80 percent to $2.84). While we've seen Budget Magic related price increases on Magic Online before (although nearly all of these spikes are short lived as a ton of people try to buy the same cards all at once), these changes almost never creep over into the paper world. I expect that this is a outlier rather than the new normal — the stars just happened to align perfectly for Mono-U Brains.
Finally, we are seeing price decreases from a lot of the cards that spiked during Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad, including Seasons Past (down 9 percent to $7.68) and Pyromancer's Goggles (down 8 percent to $16). Jace, Vryn's Prodigy is also on the downswing, a trend I expect to continue through the summer heading towards fall rotation. If you are holding Dragons of Tarkir or Magic Origins cards that you aren't currently playing, I'd look to sell/trade them soon — they are likely at or just past their peak.
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Can't Miss Articles |
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Guide to Redemption: How to Get Cheap Standard Staples |
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Have you ever wished you could get cards at buylist prices? Well, you can! Today we'll walk through the hows and whys, step-by-step!Read more
Much Abrew About Nothing: Demonic Tentacles |
Against the Odds: Startling Jeskai |
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Crushing the competition in last week's Instant Deck Tech voting, today we are looking to make a Demonic Pact and Languish our opponents! Read more |
What are the odds of being Startled Awake in Standard? We're about to find out! Read more |
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Getting Started on Magic Online for $20 (2016 Edition) |
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Confused about how to get started on Magic Online? Think it's too expensive? Here's a step-by-step guide to starting Magic Online for $20!Read more
Things to Track When Drafting Shadows over Innistrad |
Wizardry Foundry Grimoire Deck Box Review |
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See how many cards are in or care about each mechanic in Shadows over Innistrad. Read more |
The Wizardry Foundry Grimoire is one of the most unique Magic accessories on the market, but is it worth the price? Read more |
Rough Drafts: Time Spiral |
Vintage 101: Gushstravaganza! |
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Our break from the year of modern flashbacks is over! This week we get to play one of the most nostalgic sets ever, Time Spiral! Read more |
The latest Power Nine Challenge happened, and it was a real Gush-Fest! Read more |
Duel Commander: Jace vs. Tasigur |
Podcast 067: Magic E-sports |
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Seth and Tomer dip their toes in the Duel Commander format! Read more |
The crew discusses Magic as an E-sport and a ton of fishmail questions. Read more |
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Instant Deck Techs |
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Each day we'll be posting a short, three minute deck tech featuring some of the coolest decks that come across the site. The most popular deck will be made into videos the following week based on your views, likes and comments in the videos. Here's this week's Instant Deck Techs:
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were:
