Weekly Update (Feb 05): Ranking Every Karlov Manor Commander
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Ranking Every Murders at Karlov Manor Commander |
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Tomer ranks all the new commander options from Murders at Karlov Manor!Read more
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Budget Magic: $65 Surveil Surprise |
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Can a new Lost Caverns of Ixalan addition and a surprise transformational sideboard plan let a $65 build of Surveil compete in Pioneer? Let's find out!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week the world of Magic finance was a surprisingly quiet one. The biggest gainer this week was Dream Chisel which jumped from under $2 to over $5 thanks to the face-down theme of Murders at Karlov Manor. While the artifact is a decent ramp spell for a face-down deck, expect the gains to be short term. We've already seen Dream Chisel spike once before - all the way up to $9 - right after the Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer Commander precon was printed back in 2019, but over the past few years the card has slowly but steadily dropped all the way back down under $2 even though it hasn't been reprinted. If you have extra copies I'd look to sell them now - after the hype for the new Murders at Karlov Manor disguise and cloak cards start to fade, the price of Dream Chisel will fall. Plus sooner or later it will get reprinted which should push the rare back down to bulk prices.
Meanwhile in Commander, Hall of the Bandit Lord is on the rise, gaining 42% this week to $17 thanks to Anzrag, the Quake-Mole. The Mole God is currently the third most popular new Murders at Karlov Manor commander according to EDHRec and the Mole God really likes haste, making Hall of the Bandit Lord the perfect addition to an Anzrag deck. Personally I'd be looking to sell my copies into the hype - Wizards has focused heavily on reprinting Kamigawa legendary lands lately and while Hall of the Bandit Lord has shown up on the List and in a Secret Lair drop, it hasn't gotten a full reprinting. But odds are it will happen soon, which will crush the price of the land, since outside of a couple of Commander decks, it doesn't see meaningful play.
Speaking of Murders at Karlov Manor, the value of the set doesn't seem great for box openers. I opened five collector booster boxes this week and didn't even manage to break even on a single one. Sure, you can hit a serialized card or maybe an expensive invisible ink card and come out ahead, but it seems super hard to get your money back without winning the special treatment/serialized lotto. Even with Forensic Gadgeteer nearly tripling up in price this week to $5, this seems like the type of set where you should definitely buy singles rather than opening boxes.
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Podcast 469: The Most Exciting Cards from Murders at Karlov Manor |
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The crew breaks down Murders of Karlov Manor for 60 card constructed formats by discussing the ten best cards in the set!Read more
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Single Scoop: Merfolk Are A Timeless Archetype |
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Merfolk is so close to being playable in Timeless. Let's see if this deck can run the Timeless ladder!Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 132: Should CEDH Be Its Own Thing? |
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Should CEDH formally be its own format?Read more
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This Week in Legacy: Only Murders in the Manor |
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Joe Dyer dives into the Murder Mystery of "Murders at Karlov Manor" for Legacy!Read more
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Against the Odds: Someone's Dying on Turn Two, but Who? (Timeless) |
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Someone is going to die by Turn 2, but who?Read more
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This Guy Slid Into My DMs, and Then I Bought His Collection |
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What do you do when a stranger messages offering to sell their collection for $500? Buy it without seeing a single card, of course!Read more
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Single Scoop: Timeless Affinity Will Steal Games! |
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Affinity was once a Modern all-star aggro deck. Can it steal some games and Sharpnel Blast a few folks along the way?Read more
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Much Abrew: Dredge, but Timeless |
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Can Dredge work in Timeless even though no literal dredge cards exist in the format? Let's find out!Read more
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Somewhere Between CEDH and Jank | Commander Clash S16 E3 |
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This week anything goes! What does the crew bring to battle with no deckbuilding restriction? Let's find out!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: Murder on the Common Express |
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Joe Dyer dives into Murders at Karlov Manor for Pauper!Read more
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Single Scoop: WHAT IS A MIND GOBLIN? |
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Goblins were feared on MTGArena. We need to make Timeless players fear them once again as I assume that's why they're called the Mind Goblins.Read more
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I Opened the Chase Mythic and Still Lost Money |
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We've been running hot with our box openings lately...but then Murders at Karlov Manor happened.Read more