Weekly Update (May 21): Aftermath Tier List
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Gatherers' Tavern Liliana Vess Statue Review & Chandra Nalaar Statue Giveaway |
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Check out these 1:4 scale statues of Liliana Vess and Chandra Nalaar, and enter to win your own!Read more
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Budget Magic: $100 Hardened Scales but in Standard |
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Thanks to March of the Machine, we now have multiple Hardened Scales effects in Standard. Can we mash them together with a bunch of +1/+1 counter synergies to make a spicy, budget-friendly deck? Let's see!Read more
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Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive |
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This week in the world of Magic finance the biggest winner was the new March of the Machine: Aftermath mythic Nissa, Resurgent Animist which saw a massive 147% increase to settle at just below $40 after managing to win last weekend's MTGO Modern Preliminary in a Four-Color Elementals shell. In a deck full of fetchlands, Nissa, Resurgent Animist can be pretty strong, potentially letting you draw an Omnath, Locus of Creation (showcase) or an evoke Elemental like Solitude, Fury, or Endurance each turn. The question is whether this new tech actually sticks. The three-drop slot in Omnath decks is all over the place. Some people play Risen Reef, others Eternal Witness (borderless), and some Seasoned Pyromancer. Is Nissa, Resurgent Animist the new best option for this slot? Only time will tell. For now I'd lean towards selling Nissa while prices are high. Even if it does end up an archetype staple in Modern, it's hard for me to imagine it sticking anywhere near $40, although it's also possible the unpopularity of Aftermath restricts supply enough for it to happen.
Speaking of Aftermath, I'm starting to come around to the idea that some of the singles from the set could be a good buy. Here's the reasoning: Aftermath is unpopular and we've heard stories of both players and stores going out of their way to avoid cracking sealed product as a result. As I mentioned a moment ago, this could limit the supply of cards in the set. We've seen in the past that unpopular sets (original Kamigawa block, Dragon's Maze) often end up having some very expensive cards in the long run since there simply aren't that many cards from those sets in the wild. When you toss in that pretty much all the rares in Aftermath are already bulk, picking up cards that could end up popular in Commander seems wise. Can you really go wrong snagging The Kenriths' Royal Funeral for $0.50? Nahiri's Resolve for $0.60 or Open the Way for $1? From a financial perspective the worst case is the cards stay bulk and there's a small opportunity cost. Best case they slowly climb up to $5 or $10 over the next few years thanks to their lacking supply and you end up thankful that you snagged your copies while they were cheap.
Finally, last week we talked about Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp) doubling in price thanks to a new Indomitable Creativity deck in Pioneer that looks to use the mythic to make a Treasure and then turn that Treasure into a Torrential Gearhulk with Indomitable Creativity to flashback Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp). Well, Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp) doubled up again this week. After being as low as $3 just two weeks ago, it is now up to $13 after gaining another 162% in the past seven days, making it the most expensive card from the underwhelming Strixhaven set. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the peak for Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp). It really only sees play in a single deck, and while the deck is popular right now, who knows how popular it will be a month from now or a year from now. More importantly, if you look at underlying sales data you'll see that pretty much no one is actually buying copies of Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp) for $13, with recent sales being completed in the $6-$8 range. My guess is that we'll see Magma Opus (planeswalker stamp) start to fall back into this price range over the coming days and weeks.
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Aftermath Commander Tier List |
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Tomer ranks all the new commanders from MOM: Aftermath in a tier list!Read more
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Podcast 433: Aftermath Flopped, Where Does Standard Go from Here? |
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The crew discusses Aftermath, the future of Standard and answers #MTGFishmail.Read more
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Commander Clash Podcast 095: Top 10 Aftermath Cards |
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We share our favorite Commander cards from the new mini-set, March of the Machine: Aftermath!Read more
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Single Scoop: THAT IS ONE BIG VAMPIRIC DINO (Explorer) |
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Ghalta and Mavren has been talked about for quite some time during Preview season so it's only natural we take a crack at it and see how the big vampire dino does in Explorer!Read more
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This Week in Legacy: Player Spotlight Series - How to Be Heard Before Being Seen |
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Joe Dyer spotlights UK based Sahar Mirhadi, one of the founding members of the European Legacy Masters circuit!Read more
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Against the Odds: Ob Will Be One (Standard) |
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What are the odds of comboing off with Ob Nixilis Captive Kingpin and All Will Be One in Standard? Let's find out!Read more
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Single Scoop: Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is Sweet in Standard |
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Dragons continue to get more support in Standard. Lets see how a desparked Sarkhan does on the ladder?Read more
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Crush Tables With This $35 Equipment Deck! | Nahiri, Forged in Fury |
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Yes, you CAN build a powerful Equipment deck without using expensive staples! Check out the new Nahiri!Read more
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Vintage 101: Tales of a Bygone Era, Part 2 |
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Joe Dyer returns to the series on historical Vintage with a focus on 2006-2009!Read more
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Much Abrew: Five-Color Yorion Battle Blink (Explorer) |
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What happens if you don't bother even trying to flip your battles and instead just blink them with Yorion, Sky Nomad, hopefully with an Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines on the battlefield? Let's find out!Read more
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The Power of Pauper: I Haven't the Foggiest! |
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Joe Dyer dives into the foggiest of Fogs with Turbo Fog!Read more
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Single Scoop: Nashi, the Rat King! (Explorer) |
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Let's take Nashi, Moon's Legacy and a ton of Rat Colonies to the explorer ladder!Read more
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The Most Miraculous Topdeck in the History of Magic: the Gathering |
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If a team of mostly unknown Taiwanese players is going to take down the mighty team USA lead by Brian Kibler and LSV in the World Magic Cup it's going to take a miracle...Read more
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#Trending Cards |
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The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: