very useful!thx

In most cases, this is just the 3rd set effect in action. There are a few unusual circumstances like Shadowmoor and Eventide because (if I remember correctly) these coincided with the transition to ver 3, which was a disaster. Thus, even lower than normal print runs.

I think an article talking about each set legal in modern could be a great read. In particular I would like to know your opinion in Lorwyn-Shadowmoon

I like them all as Modern investments. The catch is, they might not be profitable this year. You have to be ready to hold them for 12+ months. It’s a bit unpredictable.

Last year, I bought a lot of fetch lands when Zendikar rotated. Only Scalding Tarn was really profitable to sell during Modern season, but a year later and all were at least a double. Something similar will probably happen with the SOM lands where one out of the 5 is profitable in the short term. But long term they will all be good bets. Just make sure you don’t over pay.

I agree, there’s lots of cards to speculate on. Pyromancer Ascension has been a profitable one for me in the last year, but I feel it’s too pricey right now. Maybe next year!

Thanks for reading! Let’s stick to one article per week for now, 😉

how do you think about Seachrome Coast and other SOM lands going?

thx:)

Nice article and great concrete examples!

There is also tons of low to very low price cards that is easy to speculate on with a Tix stack smaller than Matt’s one. I thinking about Pyromancer Ascension, Manamorphose, Aethersworn Canonist, Aether Vial…

There’s maybe a sort of little “fee” to pay due to <1 Tix card, but once you have "paid" your 0.5Tix per bot you want to use (some you'll buy from, some you'll sell to) is also easy to create couple of tix with a small initial capital.

I only invest (and play) in MTGO, so I look forward to your articles every week. Don’t you want to write 3 or 4 times per week instead? 🙂

Not to worry, I do have positions in both Sacred Foundry and Watery Grave, and considered including them here. They are more of a play on Gatecrash releases though, so I decided to leave them out of this article, even though Modern season will probably impact their prices.

Thanks for reading!