Derek takes a look at the announcements from the PAX convention and the first wave of spoilers from Dragons of Tarkir.
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Sylvain reviews his specs for this Modern season. In the light of changes in the Modern format, Pro Tour hype and expectations from players and speculators he analyses the different price trends in an attempt to improve his profit next Modern season.
A lot of familiar decks saw success at Pro Tour Fate Reforged. A few gems managed to break through though.
It’s easy to speculate liberally based on the results from last weekned’s Pro Tour, but there are reprint risks you need to be wary of. This week Sigmund recommends the cards with the best risk/reward equation coming out of the event.
Following the shockwave of last week’s banlist announcement a lot will happen for MTGO speculators in February, including a Pro Tour, a Modern MOCS season and Fate Reforged release events. Sylvain tells us how to get ready.
Last week’s B&R announcement caused tidal waves in the MTG Finance world. Many writers suggested an array of strong pick-ups throughout the week. Before you buy deeply into any one card, Sigmund urges you to consider one key risk.
Derek shares some ideas for cards may get caught in the wake of Grave-Troll’s unbanning as well as a few cards he’s found to work well with Modern graveyard strategies from his own brewing experience.
The Modern bans are certain to have sweeping effects on the format, and likewise on prices. Corbin surveys the winners and losers and recommends what to target in the lead-up to the Modern Pro Tour in February.
Adam provides an extensive look at cards likely to support Golgari Grave-Troll in Modern. These cards are poised for a price increase, so don’t miss this article!
This week Derek evaluates the challenges of spoiler seasons and offers some advice on how you can be a responsible speculator.