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%. […]
Best New Capenna Cards For Pioneer
As the Pioneer Pro Tour approaches, there is a renewed interest in the format. With all the new attention, the Pioneer metagame has begun to change and adapt. But it’s about to change further with the release of Streets of New Capenna. Here are the top 10 New Capenna cards for the Pioneer format. 10) […]
Top 10 Cards That We Want to See in MTG Arena Explorer’s First Drop
Yesterday’s announcement of MTG Arena’s newest “true to tabletop” format Explorer was a very exciting one. It promises to bring the widely asked for Pioneer format to Arena over time. We know that the Pioneer legal card pool isn’t in the game yet but Wizards of the Coast are going to be releasing “Pioneer relevant” […]
MTG Arena’s Newest Format Revealed and It’s Coming Sooner Than Expected
Wizards of the Coast isn’t letting up today! They dropped the MTG Arena Organized Play announcement that players have been waiting for. Now they’ve also given us another big announcement for Arena players. We’ve been talking about the “What Was Written” events that have been on Arena the past few weeks. Now it’s officially been […]
It Spikes Yet Again! How Expensive Will This Spell Become?
Even novice gamers understand the power of taking extra turns in a game. There are tons of extra turn spells in Magic: the Gathering, but when you throw an ability like delve onto an extra turn spell to reduce its casting cost, that card can get scary good. That’s Temporal Trespass in a nutshell, an […]
The MTG Marketplace: Biggest Winners, Losers, and Trends of 04/04/22
Magic’s secondary market boomed this week. Between new hype for Pioneer and New Capenna spoilers, card prices are shooting up! 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 Winner Chandra, Dressed to Kill Chandra is a staple of Mono-Red […]
Are You Ready For the Pioneer Pro Tour? Here Are the Format’s Best Decks
Up until recently, many players considered Pioneer a dead Magic: the Gathering format. But Wizards of the Coast announced the return of Pro Tours and the first one will feature Pioneer. This reinvigorated players’ interest in the format. If you haven’t been keeping up with Pioneer, you may need a brief breakdown of the metagame. […]
This MTG Format Just Rose From the Grave – Are You Ready to Play?
Two weeks ago, I had a hankering to play some Pioneer. There are 12+ local game stores (LGS) in the greater Sacramento area, but only one store held a weekly Pioneer tournament. Knowing Pioneer wasn’t the most popular Magic: the Gathering format, I set my expectations low and threw together a deck. I drove 40 […]
The Great Pioneer BOOM – Card Prices Are Going UP!
Pioneer has a diverse and fun metagame, yet relatively few people play the format. But that might change soon. Last week, Wizards of the Coast announced a new structure for competitive Magic which coincidentally breathed new life into the Pioneer format. Consequently, the prices of many Pioneer cards spiked over the weekend. Why is There […]
MTG Arena is One Step Closer To Adding It’s Most Requested Format
In a world of lack luster announcements for Magic Arena, there’s a single beacon of hope for the game. With Historic being impacted by Alchemy cards, players are looking to Wizards of the Coast to bring a “true to paper” non-rotating format. Well, the wait is almost over, and you can get a taste of […]