At Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad we saw some exciting tech and spiking cards in the midst of a highly varied metagame. Chaz recaps all the action from Day 2 and the Top 8.
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As part of our dual-coverage for this event, we wanted to compile the PT:SOI Deck techs in one place for everyone’s convenience. We will look at all of the Deck Techs provided and break down each one with some notes–and some key cards to consider from each deck.
Day 1 of PT Shadows over Innistrad is in the books. Chaz summarizes the metagame developments and financial activity we’ve seen so far during this Pro Tour.
1st, 10th, and 11th is a great set of results for a week one deck. Bant Company should definitely be in everyone’s gauntlet going into this weekend.
Any playable deck in Shadows Standard will need to be able to beat an Archangel Avacyn. If your brews can’t tango with today’s deck, then you might need to shelf them.
On the cusp of the Spring rotation Mike covers the cards you’ll want to stock up on. These cards are sure to make waves in Constructed moving forward.
Luca covers the new Standard rotation and what kinds of MTGO specs you can expect to cash in on when Shadows over Innistrad finally arrives.
Spoiler season is fast approaching, and that means we should already be investing in rotation. Ryan highlights some cards that are available for a discount right now.
Hardened Scales is back, and tougher than ever!
The MOCS presented a number of innovative decks, and Mike is here to show them off! It appears Standard is nowhere near solved, and these newcomers are shaking things up.
The Atlanta Open saw a very diverse metagame. Ryan outlines the most important cards from week one of Oath of the Gatewatch Standard and predicts their price trajectory.
Mike presents his Box Report for Oath of the Gatewatch! He breaks down several boxes cracked for his store’s inventory to get an idea of the average value contained in the new set.
Chaz begins his financial set review of Oath of the Gatewatch with the mythics. He breaks them down into tiers, explaining his reasoning behind each card.
