Mathieu has a new batch of hot trade and buy targets for this week as we move deeper into Ravnica.
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With the Standard metagame finally starting to settle down a bit, Chad is looking to stay one step ahead of the tide of week-to-week tweaks with his new spec targets.
Jason reviews some often overlooked and valuable sources for MTG financial information before going over the usual weekly tournament results.
Predicting metagame shifts, watching price charts, and thinking about coming releases inform the investment targets Mathieu has for us this week.
Mike shares a recent brew of his combining Jund with elements of Boss Naya from years ago, notably the machine gun kill of Staticaster plus Nightshade Peddler.
This week Ryan riffs on some of the theories behind land count and attempts to go deep on his love of the 27th.
Mathieu has a number of hot spec targets to share this week, as well as a debate concerning the potential of the fishies.
Jason shares a personal story before weighing in on the typical internet Magic fare of the week, including decklists and Twitter controversies.
Matthew further elaborates his theory regarding set redemption and the MTGO market. As per usual his conclusions include a variety of recommended speculation targets.
Looking for some smart financial plays as Standard is heating up and Modern is cooling down? Read within to rundown Mathieu’s playbook.
Grand Prix: Chicago was this past weekend and the format was Modern. How good for us! Modern moves a lot of card prices, even though it doesn’t get played that much. It’s the reason that Remand and Kitchen Finks are worth so much; why Path to Exile pushes $5. The PTQ season is coming up and Modern cards are going to be in demand for awhile. With continued WOTC support, with Modern Masters, with shocklands being reprinted, this format is coming together… if it can deal with Jund.
Jason weighs in on internet reactions to the announcement of Dragon’s Maze before looking at top decks from GP Chicago and the SCG Dallas Open.
Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.