Commander Masters Decks Cause Multiple $40 Card Spikes!
Commander Masters spoiler season has finally concluded and, as was evident last week, despite the new Commander decks having some strong themes, there are some serious staples missing from each archetype. We’ve already seen some of the effects that the Sliver Swarm deck had on the secondary market, but the price changes don’t end there. […]
Wizards Confirms Two Future MTG Sets, Angering Fans
Unfortunately for many players, Wizards of the Coast is very tight-lipped about the future of the MTG. Occasionally, details and tidbits will be leaked by Magic’s designers, however, major MTG set details aren’t so readily shared. Instead, these are often kept for the yearly announcement livestreams which bombard players with new information. Typically taking place […]
Dirt Cheap MTG Deck Makes Waves in Multiple Formats!
Roughly a month and a half ago, Boros Convoke had a breakout performance in Pioneer, placing first and second in a Magic Online Pioneer Challenge. Since then, Boros Convoke has been a known quantity that continues to put up results. The deck is known for its brutally fast starts, capable of creating 14 power on […]
MTG Bulk Rare Wins 400+ Person Event on a Budget!
For as linear as the format is, Pioneer continues to evolve and showcase breakout cards and decks. This weekend, we saw a unique take on a red aggressive deck designed to maximize Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival win the Magic Online Pioneer Showcase Challenge. Pia Nalaar is an extremely pushed card from March of the […]
Nostalgic MTG Archetype Returns Thanks to Broken Combo!
Ever since the printing of Faerie Mastermind in March of the Machine, Dimir Rogues has seen mild representation in Pioneer. With a bunch of Creatures with Flash and solid interaction in the form of discard spells, removal, and Counterspells, the deck has a decent tempo gameplan for a variety of matchups. One of the bigger […]
MTG Discard Tribal Deck Destroys Combo Players!
Recent Pioneer events have been full of new archetypes and breakout decks with cool card interactions. The Regional Championships brought forth interesting surprises, such as Storm Herald Combo and Archfiend of the Dross Combo. Last weekend’s Pioneer Challenges had some surprises as well, most notably Mono-Black Waste Not breaking into top 8 of Sunday’s Challenge. […]
MTG Combo Deck Turns Commander Staple into Multiformat Hero!
has seen play in various strategies and formats for roughly a decade. It’s a super interesting card because it is extremely efficient for what it does, yet only a specific range of decks tend to want the card. What ends up holding it back? How tight is the competition for cards like it? Are there […]
MTG Tribal EDH Payoff Surpasses $50 in Massive Price Spike!
Now that the full list of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth cards have been revealed, the secondary market is starting to make movements. Sure, this set doesn’t appear to be third coming of the Modern Horizons series, but there is some real potential for Commander players in this set. This has already begun […]
Underexplored Two-Card MTG Combo Dominates Major Format!
This past weekend featured the MTG Regional Championships, and with it came some really cool deckbuilding decisions. From Rakdos Goblins to Azorius Lotus Field, these tournaments displayed lots of innovation and showcased just how much of Pioneer was underexplored. No deck showcased this better than the one combining and . Archfiend had been getting more […]
MTG Uncommon Dominates Massive Event!
This weekend, the Pioneer format saw a multitude of unique strategies arise and put up excellent results. While many people are likely focused on the cool combo deck that started with nine wins and zero losses at the Athens Regional Championship, Izzet Drakes, an Arclight Phoenix-style deck that instead utilizes Crackling Drake, put up a […]