MTGGOLDFISH: 2014 Modern vs 2024 Standard

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Modern vs 2024 Standard --------------------------------------------------------------- What wins: 2014 Modern Jund or 2024 Standard Orzhov Midrange? Let's find out [Goryo's Vengeance](of+Kamigawa/Goryos+Vengeance#paper) [Bristly Bill, Spine Sower](of+Thunder+Junction/Bristly+Bill+Spine+Sower#paper) This week in Magic finance, the biggest gainer is a weird one: [Gustha's Scepter](Scepter#paper). The Reserved List rare lets you exile cards from your hand and then eventually return them to your hand, which potentially gives it a home in [Flubs, the Fool (buy-a-box)](Commander/Flubs+the+Fool-buy-a-box#paper) Commander decks. The card shot up from $2 to $13, although this seems to be a targeted buyout, so it's hard to know how much real demand there is. TCGplayer shows a few copies sold at $7 or $8 post-buyout, but most of the purchases came pre-spike when the card was still just a few dollars. As a Reserved List card it is unlikely to fall back down to its pre-buyout price in the near future, although considering [Gustha's Scepter](Scepter#paper) really only goes in one deck, my guess is the hype will be short-lived. Meanwhile in Modern, [Goryo's Vengeance](Masters/Goryos+Vengeance#paper) is on the rise with the Kamigawa printing gaining 51% this week to $35.50. Lost in the dominance of Modern Horizons 3 and Nadu, the Esper Vengeance is still a very strong Modern deck and might be positioned to be near the top of the format once we finally get some bannings on August 26. If you need copies, you'll save about $10 each if you look for the Ultimate Masters printing. Finally, [Bristly Bill, Spine Sower](of+Thunder+Junction/Bristly+Bill+Spine+Sower#paper) is still on the rise. While it only gained another 7% this week, all in all it has increased from under $10 during Outlaws of Thunder Junction spoiler season to $27 today, making it - by a significant margin - the most expensive card from OTJ. The problem is that nearly all of the non-Commander demand for [Bristly Bill, Spine Sower](of+Thunder+Junction/Bristly+Bill+Spine+Sower#paper) comes from various Nadu decks, and the odds of Nadu being banned in a few weeks is incredibly high. If you have copies you aren't using, I'd sell them quick. It's hard to see how the two-drop can maintain anywhere near its current price once the Nadu demand inevitable dries up. --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Update (Jul 21): Bloomburrow Commander Decklists --------------------------------------------------------------- This week in MTG news: Bloomburrow Commander Decklists.[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast 494: Bloomburrow: Top Constructed Cards --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew breaks down their top Bloomburrow cards for Standard, Pioneer and Modern | Commander Clash S16 E28 --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew builds decks where all the cards except for basics have to start with the same letter![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Much Abrew: Tree of Perdition Combo | Pioneer --------------------------------------------------------------- Is infamously janky mythic Tree of Perdition actually a real, competitive Pioneer card now thanks to its combo potential with Agatha's Soul Cauldron? Let's find out![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Bloomburrow Instant-Speed Tricks --------------------------------------------------------------- A reference table of all the instant-speed tricks in Bloomburrow.[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Secret Lair Spoilers — July 26 | In an Elevator Superdrop --------------------------------------------------------------- Secret Lair spoilers for the next Secret Lair superdrop, going on sale July 29th, 2024.[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Ranking Every Bloomburrow Commander --------------------------------------------------------------- Tomer ranks all the new legendary creatures from Bloomburrow for Commander![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: Dimir Rats! Can Vren Save Us? --------------------------------------------------------------- Vren, the Relentless is the new Kalitas but as a Rat! Lets see how these sewer friends do in Standard![Read more]( Want more news? Follow us on [Facebook](, [Twitter](, [Instagram](, and [Tumblr](. Not expecting this email? [Unsubscribe here](. MTGGoldfish, Inc. PO BOX 1972, Burlingame, CA, 94011 Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. © 1995-2016 Wizards. All rights reserved. MTGGoldfish, Inc. is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast LLC.