The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we’ve seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.
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The bannings and Fate Reforged alike are in and making their impact felt. Corbin looks at events across several formats with the new cards and offers his thoughts on their financial relevance.
With Treasure Cruise banned in Legacy, Ryan is curious to see what updated Delver decks will look like. Check out his musings on a hyper-efficient Temur Tempo list!
Check in with the MTGO Market Report compiled by Sylvain Lehoux and Matthew Lewis. This week we see some initial movements in response to the unbannings as the Modern metagame establishes itself.
Tiny Leaders, an offshoot of Commander, is picking up in popularity and promises to affect card prices if it becomes widely adopted. Jason Alt looks in to see what the fuss is about.
Following the shockwave of last week’s banlist announcement a lot will happen for MTGO speculators in February, including a Pro Tour, a Modern MOCS season and Fate Reforged release events. Sylvain tells us how to get ready.
Last week’s B&R announcement caused tidal waves in the MTG Finance world. Many writers suggested an array of strong pick-ups throughout the week. Before you buy deeply into any one card, Sigmund urges you to consider one key risk.
Derek shares some ideas for cards may get caught in the wake of Grave-Troll’s unbanning as well as a few cards he’s found to work well with Modern graveyard strategies from his own brewing experience.
The bannings are in, and there’s no shortage of shake-ups across Magic formats. David Schumann discusses financial winners and losers of the new metagame(s) that WoTC has created.
Danny Brown has recently started to get his feet wet with PucaTrade. He breaks down his initial impressions, and evaluates the service from the standpoint of the serious speculator.
The Modern bans are certain to have sweeping effects on the format, and likewise on prices. Corbin surveys the winners and losers and recommends what to target in the lead-up to the Modern Pro Tour in February.
Fate Reforged has arrived and Mike Lanigan is wasting no time getting brewing. He provides some updates to established Standard decks using the new cards and presents a few novel ideas.
Adam provides an extensive look at cards likely to support Golgari Grave-Troll in Modern. These cards are poised for a price increase, so don’t miss this article!
