Weekly Update (Oct 10): World Championship Decklists
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World Championship XXVII Top 4 Decklists |
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Top 4 decklists from the Magic World Championship!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of Magic finance, the big winner was Child of Alara, which more than double in price to just over $18. Why did a decade old five-color mythic suddenly see a huge price spike? The answer seems to be the banning of Golos, Tireless Pilgrim in Commander a couple of weeks ago. While many good-stuff Golos, Tireless Pilgrim decks could replace the Construct with just about anything, Golos Lands decks didn't have an obvious replacement available. It seems that players have decided that Child of Alara is the best option, which makes sense. If your goal is to win with something like Maze's End, Child of Alara won't ramp you to victory like Golos, Tireless Pilgrim could, but repeatedly sweeping the nonland permanents from the battlefield is a great way to buy enough time to set up the kill.
Meanwhile in Standard, Alrund's Epiphany (planeswalker stamp) is on the rise. The mythic has proven to be one of the best finishers in Standard and the most-played card in the format, leading to a 24% increase up to $18. Just how high Alrund's Epiphany (planeswalker stamp) can go remains to be seen. It doesn't really see much play in Commander (only showing up in 2% of decks according to EDHRec), which limits its potential, as does the possibility of a Standard banning. Increasing a bit more seems likely, especially if it dominates Worlds this weekend, although buy in with caution, since it seems to be the card that's most likely to be banned in Standard at some point if Wizards deems it necessary to make a change.
Finally, the expected value of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is mostly holding steady, with the expected value of all boxes coming in at slightly less than the retail price of the sealed box. The long term future of the set is interesting. On one hand, Innistrad: Crimson Vow is releasing in about a month, which greatly limits the amount of time players will be opening Innistrad: Midnight Hunt compared to past fall sets. On the other hand, we already know that a bunch of cards from the set will be reprinted this winter in Innistrad: Double Feature, which could keep prices low. Either way, it's important to note that the set will be in Standard for two years and the prices of Standard often peaks during the winter before rotation. I'd lean towards picking up the best Standard cards from the set over the next few months, which will likely be their low point.
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Against the Odds: Old Stickfingers (Standard) |
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What are the odds of winning with Old Stickfingers in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard? Let's find out!Read more
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Fish Five-0: Mono Black Control |
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Mono-Black Control is an archetype we haven't had in a long time so let's try it out!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: Legacy Round Table - Harvesttide Festival Edition |
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Joe Dyer assembles the Round Table yet again to talk about Legacy!Read more
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Vintage 101: Unrestrictable |
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Joe Dyer dives into cards on the Restricted List that could conceivably be unrestricted!Read more
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Historic 101: Si-Fun Control |
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Siphon Insight is all the rage....according to TheAsianAvenger. Naturally he's going to take this to Historic where Memory Lapse exists!Read more
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More Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | Commander Clash S11E09 |
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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt has so many sweet legends that for the second week in a row the crew builds arounds commander from Magic's newest set!Read more
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Much Abrew: Zombardment with Champion of the Perished (Modern) |
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Are Zombies the real deal in Modern thanks to the printing of Champion of the Perished in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt? Let's find out!Read more
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The Fish Tank: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Edition (October 3-9, 2021) |
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What sweet decks did viewers submit this week? Let's find out!Read more
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Single Scoop: Spirits of Historic |
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TheAsianAvenger gets spooky with Spirits in Historic on Magic Arena!Read more
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Power Creep, Spectral Bears, and Alrund's Epiphany |
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Alrund's Epiphany is dominating Standard. Why is this seemingly mediocre extra-turn spell so good? Let's take a look at the lineage of Spectral Bears and find out!Read more
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Meme or Dream? Tribal Tribal (Historic) |
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No sideboard, a bunch of changelings, and payoffs and lords from various tribes. It must be Meme or Dream time!Read more
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Podcast 349: Who Is Magic's Michael Jordan? |
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The crew discusses the state of Standard, this weekend's MTG Worlds and what Magic needs to do to thrive as an esport before answering #M...Read more
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Tournament Center |
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- Yuta Takahashi took down World Championship XXVII (standard) with Izzet Dragons.
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: