The MTG Marketplace: Biggest Winners, Losers, and Trends of 05/02/22
This week, multiple cards from Streets of New Capenna shot up in price. Many players misjudged how good they were until they started showing up in decklists over the course of the week. Welcome to The MTG Marketplace, a weekly article on MTG Rocks where we cover each week’s biggest price spikes and overall market […]
Want to Go Fast? This is the Hastiest Commander in Magic: The Gathering
Who wants to wait around for summoning sickness to wear off before you can attack with your creatures? Let’s give them haste, turn them sideways in combat, and make Treasure tokens when you do thanks to Ognis, the Dragon’s Lash, from Streets of New Capenna. Ognis, the Dragon’s Lash Even though this deck revolves around […]
There’s Never Been a Commander For This Archetype Until Now
So, you’re interested in secrets? Well, you’re in luck. There’s a roguish Sphinx who lives on New Capenna named Tivit who has a well of classified details. But whatever you ask him to reveal will cost you. Every secret has a price and Tivit will only tell them to the highest bidder. As far as […]
MTG Arena Standard Meta Deck Tier List: May 2022
We’re deep into the 2022 Ranked Season and it’s time to update our MTG Arena Deck Tier List. While Streets of New Capenna is sure to have an impact on the meta, it’s a little too soon to judge any of the decks just yet. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, however, brought us a new archetype that […]
Pioneer Card Prices Continue to Rise! The Format is Becoming Expensive
Ever since Wizards of the Coast announced the Pioneer Pro Tour, prices of Pioneer cards started going up. Cards like , , , and many more cards already spiked in price. Sometimes card prices spike overnight, and when they do, I report on them. But there are other Pioneer cards that have gradually risen in […]
The MTG Marketplace: Biggest Winners, Losers, and Trends of 04/25/22
This week, Streets of New Capenna was officially released and the excitement for the set caused a few old cards to rise in price. Plus, Pioneer continues to impact the market. Welcome to The MTG Marketplace, a weekly article on MTG Rocks where we cover each week’s biggest price spikes and overall market trends. Weekly […]
Is There Finally a Vampire Commander to Rival Edgar Markov?
has been the king of Vampire Commander decks for a long time. Not even Crimson Vow, a dedicated Vampire set, could produce a worthy rival for the elder Vampire. But surprisingly, Streets of New Capenna has quite a few Vampires in the set including Evelyn, the Covetous, who may finally give Edgar a run for […]
MTG: What is Alliance?
In a world where organized crime is part of daily life, your going to need to make an Alliance or two. Fortunately, Streets of New Capenna brings Alliance as a brand-new mechanic to Magic: The Gathering. It joins the likes of Shield Counters and Casualty as brand-new mechanics joining in this set. Pull up a […]
MTG: What are Shield Counters?
With the arrival of Magic: The Gathering’s latest set – Streets of New Capenna – a plethora of new mechanics have also been added, including Shield Counters. Not your typical catchy name for a new mechanic, but in this case, it does exactly what it says in the name. So, what are Shield Counters and […]
This Pioneer Synergy Caused Versatile Wheel Effect to Spike in Price
The Pioneer metagame is adapting to the renewed attention for the format. And as the metagame changes, so does Magic’s secondary market, as we’ve seen ever since Wizards of the Coast announced the upcoming Pioneer Pro Tour. Pioneer price spikes keep happening, and this weekend, eyes were on Collective Defiance when its price jumped 400%. […]