Comments on: Insider: PTM15 Standard and Finance

By: Mike Lanigan

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:53:38 +0000

In reply to Sebastian. I think all three of those cards are great long term holds. Ooze is more accepted as a staple but there are likely as many copies of all three of those cards at any tournament. They're all good in modern. Thanks for mentioning voice though. It was supposed to be in the article and I forgot about it. I like voice maybe the most of the three because it's played in one of the best decks, melira pod, as well as in other decks too.

By: Mike Lanigan

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:49:27 +0000

In reply to Justin S. I dont think Stormbreath is what jund walkers is looking for. Polukranos might work because he is a creature and a removal spell all in one. Stormbreath is a great threat but doesn't help control the game so it doesn't seem like it would fit here. I think Liliana Vess would make a great addition main or board but only one or two copies total.

By: Mike Lanigan

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:27:36 +0000

In reply to Justin. No problem. I love writing articles that people get a lot out of. Yeah launch the fleet is a big part of this deck too. I feel like id always get blown out when I tried to cast it though. It is a very strong card though.

By: Mike Lanigan

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:17:46 +0000

In reply to phyrexian trader. This is extremely interesting. Thanks for posting it. Maybe the answer is to trade into these cards and then move them once they spike. I know a lot of guys in the US do that a lot and it works out for them.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:43:44 +0000

Great article, though I am wondering if Voice of Resurgence and Sphinxs Revelation are going to be as good as Ooze for Modern specs.

By: Justin S

Justin S — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:19:13 +0000

What do you think about Stormbreath Dragon in the Jund Walkers deck as an additional threat? Also, Liliana Vess is another walker that could be decent for the control matchup.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:30:44 +0000

No big deal, just thought I would mention that launch the fleet is also a creature producer, along with raise the the alarm. Launch the fleet is a bomb in this deck has won me a ton of games.

Great article and thanks for the insightful information!

By: phyrexian trader

phyrexian trader — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:35:31 +0000

Prices on magiccardmarket (or the story why EU speculators need to be careful!)

I focus on English cards.

* Goblin rabblemasters:

Before the PT, they sold for around 1€. Now 1,5-2€.

If you bought them, you can get shipping costs back, that’s all.

* Liliana Vess:

2€ before, now 3€.

* Galerider Sliver:

1,5€ before, 2,5€ after. Now easy to buy for less than 2€

* Pack rat:

1€ before, go up to 1,5€. Now again easy to buy for 1€

* Legion Loyalist

Sold for less than 2€ before, now around 2-3€.

This weekend is GP Utrecht, Standard format. Utrecht is in the Netherlands, next to Germany, which is the base market for this site.

You could see that influence on the site this week (pack rat was popular buy this week). There is also WMCQ this month, so demand is really visible.

But as you see, you can’t speculate that easy on EU market.

The site is protected against buyouts (you can’t go put all cards in basket, there is a max). You can pay and fill basket again. Also plenty of non english card stops cascade effect, because buy outs are not really visible.

I like a stable market. This shows that the US market on mtg is very unstable and fragile.

If a price jump is real, than you’ll see it on MCM. Best indicator.