Matthew Lewis revisits the MTGO-to-Paper metric, and explains how it should inform your buying and selling right now.
Lion’s Eye Diamond
Yet another week has gone by, yielding many dramatic shifts in card prices. But Sigmund has noticed a few trends in the commonalities between these price movers. This week he breaks down the mtgstocks “interests” to understand some underlying themes.
Sigmund digs up some old data to round out a prediction for what Modern Masters could do to current prices. Based on his predictions, it may be wise to…
Gatecrash is rapidly approaching, Modern season is here and a Legacy GP took place over the weekend. With so much buzz in Magic, it’s difficult to keep up on everything. This week Sigmund touches on some noteworthy trends in each format.
This week Sigmund takes a look at the history of Magic finance and proposes some tools that would benefit the community.
Sometimes seeking out some less popular cards can lead to better profitability. Sigmund discusses cards which may not see the tournament scene as frequently but may still be worth trading for.
Ryan recounts the tales of some very unique experiences, including EDH and playing Legacy Enchantress instead of attending an Avacyn Restored prerelease, encouraging readers to try playing with as many different decks as possible.
Cavern of Souls is going to redefine many formats, prepare for the move before everyone else figures it out.
I love doing my financial recaps of older sets where I mine the expensive cards, but going back further is a little harder in two ways. First, there are just so few good cards in older sets. Second, the good ones don’t often turn over, so it’s hard to establish prices. Luckily, Mirage Block was the first “modern” block and it brought in some great spells that wizards still sling today. Let’s take a walk through time as we re-acquaint ourselves with the block. Below is a list of some of the choice picks from the block; I left out the cards worth under two dollars, leaving only the prime cards on the list. There are some cards in here that I guarantee will surprise you.
Corbin Hosler breaks down the price changes to Modern staples since the turn of the year, delivering some interesting results!
Mike Hawthorne places 34th place in SCG’s Open Legacy tournament in Indianapolis, piloting New Horizons. Recap his nine rounds, learn a bit on sideboarding, and see the tweaks he’d make to the deck.
Corbin Hosler examines the pre-Mental Misstep Legacy metagame to identify potential movers and updates the situation at Black Lotus Project!
Dissension, the third (and chronically-misspelled) set in Ravnica, showcased the remaining three guilds. We were introduced to the hellbent Rakdos, the gene-splicing Simic and the board-stalling Azorius guilds. Ravnica block is good for a couple money rares, but it didn’t go as casually deep as I thought it would when I first thought about the block. Dissension has a few nice tournament staples aside from the obvious shocklands – let’s take a look at the set!