One-Mana MTG Uncommon Removal Sees 1115% Price Increase
Standard cards have been spiking heavily in price lately. Considering that the next few Regional Championship Qualifier seasons are in the format, including this one, there’s certainly some demand for paper copies of the cards played. We’ve seen Standard cards spike all week, making Elspeth’s Smite just another card in a long line. Compared to […]
Underrated MTG Sleeper Sees 412% Price Spike
As formats evolve, it’s very common for cards that never really had a home to find their place in a specific environment. This is especially true in Standard. With such a small card pool to work with, the arrival of new sets can create a whole different metagame. As such, even if a card looks […]
Hidden MTG Creature Combo Deck Cheats Out Massive Haymakers
Collector’s Cage is one of the many impressive additions to MTG that arrived as part of The Big Score. While the card initially saw Modern play cheating out Emrakul herself, the card returns in spectacular fashion every once in a while. Recently a curious Standard brew has begun picking up steam after a 5-0 league […]
Common Multiformat MTG Removal Staple Spikes 1323%
Historically, Standard hasn’t had much weight in the vast world of MTG finance. While it’s been the go-to format on MTG Arena for some time, on paper it has struggled in recent years. Since 2020 a distinct lack of in-person events and competitive support hamstrung the format, pushing competitive and casual players elsewhere. Looking ahead […]
MTG Booster Tins With Special Promos Are an Insane Deal
Booster Tins aren’t a big thing in Magic: The Gathering, but they’re certainly popular in the larger TCG industry. The biggest example of this comes from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. A whole pack type is dedicated just to these tins, and they are consistently some of the best ways to access cheap reprints of expensive cards. […]
$2 Three-Mana Board Wipe Crushes Competition in Every Format
With every set, it’s very common during spoiler season for a handful of cards to receive a ton of hype. Players are naturally quick to judge how strong or weak they think all the new cards are before having a chance to play with them. In some cases, a card that receives a ton of […]
The Best MTG Standard Decks – December 2024
With plenty of new decks and archetypes, the Standard MTG format is in the best shape it’s been in years. Between MTG Foundations laying the groundwork for the next five years and the revolutionized release calendar, Standard is headed toward another golden age. With a huge number of competitive events scheduled throughout 2025 and beyond, […]
Broken Artifact and Wizard Unite to Create Card Draw Engine in Unique Archetype
MTG Foundations is a very powerful set that has brought a lot of potent designs to Standard. From new cards like Boltwave to potent reprints such as Burst Lightning, this set has had a major impact on the format. This has given rise to a handful of brews and unique decks that didn’t exist prior […]
Classic Planeswalkers Thrive in New Era of Magic
One of the best bits of MTG Foundations is that it brought a plethora of classic reprints back to modern-day Standard. Some cards, such as Shivan Dragon, debuted over 31 years ago. Seeing lots of nostalgic reprints get some love in this new era of Magic is really cool. That being said, not every MTG […]
Beginning of Game Effect Supercharges MTG Budget Deck
It seems like almost every single time Wizards of the Coast creates a new ‘beginning of game’ effect, something breaks temporarily. Leyline of the Guildpact, for example, gave rise to multiple dominant strategies in Modern and Pioneer. Even more recently, Leyline of Resonance got banned out of best-of-one Standard on MTG Arena because it was […]