We’ve got a lot to go over this week! First, I want to talk to you about quirks of the collector market in Legacy and Vintage. I’ll also touch on a pop-up card and some out-there picks in anticipation of Return to Ravnica.
Splinter Twin
Wizards announced three more Modern Grands Prix this year, bringing the schedule to two American GPs, a Euro GP and a Canadian GP so close that I’d imagine plenty of players are hunting for their passports. Modern is a ripe field for speculation and it’s a great time to be stocking up on some hot cards for the format. This week, we’re going to take a look at what you should pick up, what you should hold off on, and what the Modern metagame will shape up to. You’re also going to get some Insider-only tech that could pay off in a big way.
Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It’s what you’d get if you built a set with the premise of “no rush till turn 7” and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There’s a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.
Mike Lanigan reviews Modern and the means of entering the format, outlining the variety of archetypes and pointing out valuable resources.
Doug takes you through the world’s greediest Modern deck. Find out how Coalition Relic powers up Cruel Ultimatum, shrugs off Blood Moon and maximizes Gifts Ungiven in this special tournament report and primer!
Conflux was the second set from Shards of Alara – more gold spells, more interesting monsters and of course, more pricey cards for you! The set has a good amount of tournament-worthy cards, on top of a solid base of fun Commander spells. Let’s take a look at the set!
Mike Lanigan takes a look at a post-bannings Modern.
Conrad takes a crack at breaking apart the new Standard on display at SCG Indy and where the format could go from here.
Joshua Justice takes a closer look at rares mythics and playable commons and uncommons with his set review of Innistrad.
Mike Lanigan takes a look at some decks post rotation with a particular close look at Voltron and its new pal Mentor of the Meek.
This week, we dig into Ravnica! The City of Guilds brings a huge pile of big monsters, expensive lands and power uncommons. Join me and find out what cards are secretly worth money, what chase rare has been losing value, and what card pushed big design challenges!
Corbin Hosler revisits his Innistrad predictions from March, and surprisingly he has a few right! He also breaks down what effect on prices the introduction of double-faced cards brings.
