MTGGOLDFISH: Cards That Used to Be Good in Modern

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- Budget Magic: Seven-Rare Urabrask Battle Burn (March of the Machine Standard) --------------------------------------------------------------- 2BBattle%2BBurn-51ddc815-3e4e-47de-a84a-14d366a7c946%2Ejpg Can a burn deck with just seven rares compete in March of the Machine Standard thanks to the power of Stoke the Flames, battles, and Urabrask? Let's find out [Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper) [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) This week in the world of Magic finance, the biggest news isn't the March of the Machine set that just released, it's a leak of nearly the entire March of the Machine: Aftermath set that is scheduled to drop in the middle of May. I'm not going to get into individual new cards here, if you want to see the leaked cards you can easily find them [on Reddit]( or on various spoiler sites, but there is one very relevant reprint that is worth mentioning: [Training Grounds](of+the+Eldrazi/Training+Grounds#paper). The combo piece has never really been reprinted (technically it was on The List for a while, but that doesn't really count as a reprint) and has climbed up to a massive $31, but its price should crash thanks to Aftermath which is unique in that the entire set is only 50-ish cards, all of which are uncommons, rares and mythics. There was a collector booster box opening posted to Youtube and the amount of duplication in the box was wild, with the same rares showing up two or three times in a single box. All this to say thanks to Aftermath, the supply of [Training Grounds](of+the+Eldrazi/Training+Grounds#paper) is about to rise exponentially. If you have copies I'd look to sell or trade them now if you can get anywhere near retail prices. If you need copies, you should wait until Aftermath releases, because you should be able to snag them for just a few dollars. Meanwhile in Pioneer, [Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins:Foil/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper) was bought out this week, spiking all the way up to $44. How real this buyout is remains to be seen. As far as I can tell, the story of the Jace spike is that Todd Anderson has been working on a new combo deck for Pioneer that looks to combine [Rona, Herald of Invasion (showcase)](of+the+Machine:Foil/Rona+Herald+of+Invasion-showcase#paper), [Retraction Helix](of+the+Gods/Retraction+Helix#paper), and [Mox Amber (retro)](Brothers+War+Retro+Frame+Artifacts/Mox+Amber-retro#paper) to make infinite mana (use [Retraction Helix](of+the+Gods/Retraction+Helix#paper) on Rona, use it to bounce [Mox Amber (retro)](Brothers+War+Retro+Frame+Artifacts/Mox+Amber-retro#paper) after tapping it for mana, recast [Mox Amber (retro)](Brothers+War+Retro+Frame+Artifacts/Mox+Amber-retro#paper) to untap Rona, rinse and repeat). The deck also plays four [Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins:Foil/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper). The [MTGFinance Reddit picked up on this with a post declaring]([Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins:Foil/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper) a good buyout target. As a result, pretty much all the Magic Origins Jaces were bought out on TCGplayer and other popular sites, however it doesn't seem like anyone is actually buying [Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins:Foil/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper) at the new post-spike price. Recent sales show a few purchases in the $20 range, which matches the price of the From the Vault version of [Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins:Foil/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper). My guess is that [Jace, Vryn's Prodigy](Origins:Foil/Jace+Vryns+Prodigy#paper) was underpriced at $9, but there's no way it will stick in the $40, with a landing in the $20-$25 range most likely. Finally, you might see [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) near the top of the winner's list this week, but it's safe to ignore. The price spike is a result of there only being two copies listed on TCGplayer at an unrealistic price. In reality no copies of [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) have sold for more than $55, way less than the TCG-mid of $85. Either way, the Lord of the Rings set doesn't release for months. There's no reason to order copies now since you won't get them until after the set releases anyway. --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast 429: Cards that Used to Be Good in Modern --------------------------------------------------------------- With Crim away Richard and Seth discuss serialized cards and delve deep into cards that used to be awesome in Modern, but don't show up a...[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- March of the Machine Removal List --------------------------------------------------------------- March of the Machine removal by color, rarity, and converted mana cost.[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Commander Clash Podcast 091: March of the Machine Top 10 Picks --------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the top March of the Machine cards we're most excited to play with --------------------------------------------------------------- What are the odds of winning with Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree by putting every Praetor on the battlefield at once? Let's find out on our first March of the Machine Against the Odds --------------------------------------------------------------- It appears that even the Phyrexians are a fan of Sharknados!!! This Esper tokens deck gives us an early peak at the tokens deck TheAsianAvenger has been wanting to play![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We Play Our First Decks | Commander Clash S14 E12 --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew brings out their very first Commander decks to see how they hold up![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Power of Pauper: The Gates Are Open! --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer continues the journey into Pauper by talking about Gates![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Rough Drafts: March of the Machine and the Multitude of Multiverse Legends --------------------------------------------------------------- How does March of the Machine play in limited? Let's find out![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Tinker Time" Precon Upgrade Guide | Artifact Tokens | $30 --------------------------------------------------------------- Optimize this precon into a deadly Convoke / Tap Tribal deck for just $30 --------------------------------------------------------------- March of the Machines has brought us Realmbreaker and Invasion of Amonkhet for mill and See Double can be our payoff](of+the+Machine/Invasion+of+Ikoria) - [Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer (Multiverse Legends)](Legends/Ragavan+Nimble+Pilferer) - [Urabrask (March of the Machine)](of+the+Machine/Urabrask) - [Sheoldred (March of the Machine)](of+the+Machine/Sheoldred) - [Elesh Norn (March of the Machine)](of+the+Machine/Elesh+Norn) --------------------------------------------------------------- Limited Edition Playmat! --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ebb and Flow]( Until July 31st, pre-order our new "Ebb and Flow" Limited Edition playmat! 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