This week, Kelly and Doug talk about their experiences at the Pro Tour. They talked about doing coverage, watching the Eldrazi decks rise, and how the rest of the decks got mostly ignored.
Douglas Linn
Doug Linn has been playing Magic since 1996 and has had a keen interest in Legacy and Modern. By keeping up closely with emerging trends in the field, Doug is able to predict what cards to buy and when to sell them for a substantial profit. Since the Eternal market follows a routine boom-bust cycle, the time to buy and sell short-term speculative investments is often a narrow window. Because Eternal cards often spike in value once people know why they are good, it is essential for a trader to be connected to the format to get great buys before anyone else.
Outside of Magic, Doug is an attorney in the state of Ohio. Doug is a founding member of Quiet Speculation, and brings with him a tremendous amount of business savvy.
Kelly Reid and I (Doug Linn) are here in Atlanta, covering the Pro Tour for our Insiders! We’re going to send you the financial news that you need as it’s unfolding on the floor of the PT.
There’s this saying among Italians that they choose a “fat Pope” and then a “skinny Pope” – that is, one sits in the Throne for decades and the following one serves only a few years. Allow the cast to borrow that analogy today as they talk about the bounty of OGW as compared to the Eldrazi-related desolation of BFZ. This week, you’ll hear about cards with the hottest growth potential in both Standard and Modern.
As part of compiling our OGW cheatsheet, I computed the cards in BFZ that gained and lost value since the prerelease. Shocking nobody, the prices fell a lot. Here’s the data on the set.
This week, the cast talks about the positively massive events in Standard (Oakland) and Modern (Charlotte). You’ll find the cast’s best picks for financial hits in both formats. Doug and Chaz discuss the new rotation schedule and how it might not bring about the lower card prices that we all hoped for.
The spoilers keep getting better! Devoid decks could become a real force in Modern and Standard, while efficient spells like Oath of Nissa have people comparing the card to certain banned cantrips. Dig in this week with the cast as we reflect on the financial future of OGW.
This week, the ‘cast talks all about the new OGW spoilers. It seems like all of the good stuff that should have been in BFZ got pushed to OGW, as the set gets more interesting with every new colorless card.
On the heels of a big spoiler this week, the guys talk about the Expeditions and assorted colorless lands in OGW.
Breakout cards usually look obvious in retrospect, but hindsight is 20/20. Doug asks how we can approach spoilers better to predict the next format-defining staple.
This week, the cast digs into GP: Pittsburgh. They look at Twin, the lack of Tarmogoyfs, and a respectable and truly “budget” deck to play around with!
