Weekly Update (Sep 08): We Play ANTE in Commander
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Duskmourn: House of Horror Previews |
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Duskmourn preview continue, with most of the main set revealed. We even got one of the Commander decks this week, with the rest coming next week! Check out www.mtgpreviews.com:
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Spoilers — September 2-3 | Doubling Room, Red Overlord and more!
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Spoilers — September 4 | Meathhook 2, Niko and Untapped Dual Lands!
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Spoilers — September 5- 6 | Modular Survivor, 3 mana 10/1 and Phyrexian Arena Room!
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Spoilers — September 7 | Legendary Rare Saga and Simic Commander Precon!
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We Take a Gamble and Unban Ante | Commander Clash S17 E3 |
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The crew plays for keeps with ante!Read more
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Duskmourn Commander Decklists |
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The decklists for the Commander precons for Duskmourn: House of HorrorRead more
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Budget Magic: $90 Necrotic Ooze Combo (Modern) |
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Can some new Modern Horizons 3 additions make Necrotic Ooze Combo work in post-ban Modern on just a $90 budget? Let's find out!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in Magic finance, the biggest gainer was Leovold, Emissary of Trest, which at least doubled in price (and in some cases tripled), with copies going from $7 to $20. Why would this fringe Legacy card that is banned in Commander and not legal in other formats spike? Well rumors have been flying about a new cEDH rules committee splintering cEDH from casual Commander and creating their own ban list, including unbanning Leovold. Rumors have also swirled that insiders who knew the card would be unbanned bought out the card. Whether any of this works or if the buyouts are even true is up for debate, but if you see some weird price spikes of banned Commander cards, this is the explanation.
Meanwhile in Standard, Laughing Jasper Flint (prerelease) gained 77% this week to over $4 thanks to Lizards where the three-drop has developed into a staple. I'd be surprised to see it climb much higher, which makes now a good time to sell extra copies. The bigger take away here is that paper Standard is back and having a meaningful impact on card prices.
Finally in Modern, while Energy might be the best deck in the post-ban meta, Eldrazi seem to be the biggest winners. A bunch of pieces for Eldrazi decks increased this week. The biggest gainer was Kozilek's Return which managed to double up to $4 even though it was just reprinted in a Commander deck. Emrakul, the Promised End, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, Trinisphere (Fallout Vault Boy), and All Is Dust all posted meaningful gains as well. If you've got a bunch of extra Eldrazi around now seems like a fine time to sell - the cards are so iconic you know they'll be reprinted eventually - otherwise, if you want to build Eldrazi in Modern, expect to pay a premium.
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Commander Clash Podcast 163: Cutting Down to 100 Cards |
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Tips and tricks to get your deck down to 100 cards.Read more
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Single Scoop: Remember Obstinate Baloth? Discard Doesn't. |
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Mono Green (yuck) is back and it got a bunch of new cards from Bloomburrow but all those discard decks can be annoying so its time to dust off Obstinate Baloth!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: This Frog is on Fire |
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Joe Dyer dives into the first week of Legacy without Grief.Read more
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Ranking All My Commander Decks |
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Tomer ranks all his Commander decks based on how likely he is to play them!Read more
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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Owl and Creature Locks |
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What are the odds of locking opponents out of ever having any creatures with Maha, Its Feathers Night and Night of Souls' Betrayal? Let's find out!Read more
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Vintage 101: Is Vintage Fixed? |
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Joe Dyer looks at the first major event with post-restriction Vintage!Read more
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Single Scoop: Can Rabbits Boost Naya Tokens Power? |
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Finneas can also be used in a Non-rabbit deck! Baylen is also a fun card to try to make work with all the token producers in Naya!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too |
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Joe Dyer talks about Carrot Cake in Pauper!Read more
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Single Scoop: Kaya and The Superfriends |
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With all the Planeswalker removal right now, Kaya, Intangible Slayer might be one of the better late game win conditions! Let's see what we can make with her and her army of superfriends. Read more
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I Build the Worst Deck Ever for My "Friend" |
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Brewer's Kitchen and SaffronOlive gift each other the worst decks ever...Read more
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Tournament Center |
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- Ivan Espinosa took down $10K RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Tampa - Friday - 10:00 am (modern) with 10-Rack.