Danny reflects on his impressions of the Pro Tour, and what speculative moves can be made in Modern moving forward.
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Several months in advance of the Modern season, prices are already moving on MTGO. Sylvain Lehoux looks at the state of Modern in light of data from past years.
Danny looks at price disparities between electronic and paper versions of cards to find good investments for the coming months.
Ryan updates us on his search for a Vintage deck to play at his upcoming local event.
Sebastien Morin and Jeff Goupil return from a month-long hiatus for a review of their articles so far. They discuss what they got right and ask what they could improve upon.
Prices have been on a roller coaster ride during the Modern Masters online release weekend, presenting many opportunities. Sébastien and Jeff cover all the rares they are buying.
Mike Lanigan weighs in on availability of Modern Master’s and the recently-announced rule changes, then provides an update of his B/W Zombies list.
Grand Prix Columbus was a great time – I was there – and it pulled in almost 1,050 players, which is impressive for a format that people seem to hate on the internet. Most of my opponents had not played the format before, but just about everyone expressed that they thought it was a fun format that they’d like to keep playing.
I’m back again this week, scouring event results for more Modern speculation calls for your trading profit. Why should you care about Modern? Even if you don’t play, there is a lot of official support for the format. The Pro Tour for Avacyn Restored features Modern, as do several Grands Prix this year. Modern events fire almost every day on Magic Online, which brings us a steady feed of information. No doubt, pros are looking at these same results and compiling the best decks to bring to the Pro Tour. We’ve seen double-digit price changes during Pro Tours and I don’t think Modern events are any different. It’s the perfect time for breakout cards to shine. Let’s take a look at a few that I’ve identified early in the lead-up.
Corbin Hosler breaks down the price changes to Modern staples since the turn of the year, delivering some interesting results!
Sigmund takes a breather from Dark Ascension discussion to turn his attention toward the other evolving subject: Modern! Now that PTQ season is here, do you have the most popular winning cards in your trade binder?
Sakashima impersonates a solid artifact deck in Carlos Gutierrez’s deck in today’s article.
Mike Lanigan takes a look at a post-bannings Modern.
