MTGGOLDFISH: LOTR Commander Decklists

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Previews --------------------------------------------------------------- Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Radagast+the+Brown#paper Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Arwen+Mortal+Queen#paper Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Smeagol+Helpful+Guide#paper Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Dawn+of+a+New+Age#paper Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Elrond+Lord+of+Rivendell#paper Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Galadriel+of+Lothlorien#paper We got the entirety of the Lord of the Rings spoilers this week, alongside all of the new Lord of the Rings Commander Decks and commander cards. Be sure to check out www.mtgpreviews.com for all of the latest cards: - [The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Spoilers — June 5 | Radagast, Arwen]( - [The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Spoilers — June 6 | Legendary Kraken, Orzhov Spirit Commander]( - [The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Spoilers — June 7 | Smeagol, Eldrond, Galadriel]( - [The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Spoilers — June 8 | Commander Cards!]( - [The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Spoilers — June 9 | White Card Draw Enchantment]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-Earth Commander Decklists --------------------------------------------------------------- Commander decklists for The Lord of the Rings [Arachnogenesis](2015/Arachnogenesis#paper) [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring-serialized+-+One+of+One#paper) This week in the world of Magic finance, the biggest news once again comes from Pioneer. You might remember a couple of weeks ago we discussed a bunch of massive price spikes thanks to a Boros Convoke deck which players were calling "Hogaak in Pioneer." Well, if you believe the newest hype, we have have [Splinter Twin](of+the+Eldrazi/Splinter+Twin#paper) in Pioneer thanks to a new combo involving [Metamorphic Alteration](Set+2019/Metamorphic+Alteration#paper) (up 1700% to $8) and [Archfiend of the Dross](Will+Be+One:Foil/Archfiend+of+the+Dross#paper). The idea is to play Archfiend and then play [Metamorphic Alteration](Set+2019/Metamorphic+Alteration#paper) on an opponent's creature to turn it into an [Archfiend of the Dross](Will+Be+One:Foil/Archfiend+of+the+Dross#paper). Since Archfiend only gets only counters when it enters the battlefield, the end result if that the opponent will have an [Archfiend of the Dross](Will+Be+One:Foil/Archfiend+of+the+Dross#paper) with no oil, so you simply pass the turn and make your opponent die to [Archfiend of the Dross](Will+Be+One:Foil/Archfiend+of+the+Dross#paper)'s ability when they can't remove a counter on their upkeep. Just how strong the combo is remains to be seen, although after watching Hogaak..err..Boros Convoke fall flat the last few weeks, I'm not completely buying the hype. If you have some copies of [Metamorphic Alteration](Set+2019/Metamorphic+Alteration#paper) in your bulk, they are worth digging out for sure, but I'd look to sell them now while hype is high, because who knows how strong the combo actually ends up being long term. Meanwhile in the world of Commander, spider [Fog](2011/Fog#paper) [Arachnogenesis](2015/Arachnogenesis#paper) is now a massive $72 after doubling in price this week. [Shelob, Child of Ungoliant](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Shelob+Child+of+Ungoliant#paper) is one of the most hyped new legends from the new Lord of the Rings set and a [Fog](2011/Fog#paper) that makes Spiders is perfect for the deck. If you're thinking of snagging a copy I'd wait a another month or two. We know Commander Masters is on the horizon for August and expensive cards from past Commander precons like [Arachnogenesis](2015/Arachnogenesis#paper) seem like the kinds of cards that could show up in the set. Considering that [Arachnogenesis](2015/Arachnogenesis#paper) is from Commander 2015, which means it's nearly a decade old and has never been reprinted, a large part of its current price is due to its low supply. If it ends up reprinted at rare in Commander Masters, it seems likely to fall under $10. If not, it's hard to imagine it going much higher than it is currently since it doesn't see that much player outside of Spider tribal and [Fog](2011/Fog#paper)-themed decks. Last but not least, the hype for the 1 of 1 serialized [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) continues to grow with the latest public offer coming in at a massive $1 million. The set releases next week so if you want to try your luck, get your booster cracking fingers limber. Just be warned that the odds of opening [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) is roughly 1 in 3,000,000 which is more or less the same as winning the lottery. It will be interesting to see what happens once the card is opened. Right now the prices of Lord of the Rings sealed product is incredibly high, although there is some speculation it will drop once [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) has been found which might mean if you aren't interested in playing [The One Ring](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring#paper) lottery, your best bet will be to wait a couple of weeks (or months?) before snagging a box for yourself in hopes that prices will normalize once the chance of opening the most expensive card in the game's history is gone. --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast 436: Will Anything From Lord of the Rings See Play in Modern? --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew shares their takes on post-banning Standard and discusses which Lord of the Rings cards could show up in Modern --------------------------------------------------------------- Now that Invoke Despair is gone, enchantments are unbanned in Standard. This means it's time to blink our team each turn with Nahiri's Resolve, hopefully with Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines on the battlefield![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Commander Clash Podcast 098: Top 10 Counterspells --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew goes over their top 10 counterspells in casual commander along with 6 honorable mentions![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: Boros Convoke Works in Explorer! --------------------------------------------------------------- The Boros Convoke deck has been dubbed "Hogaak" of Pioneer so naturally we had to see if the hilarity works in Explorer as well without Bushwhacker......and it does --------------------------------------------------------------- What are the odds of winning with eight Soulflayers in Pioneer now that Urborg Scavengers is a thing thanks to Aftermath? Let's find out](Set+2019/Metamorphic+Alteration) - [Shelob, Child of Ungoliant (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth)](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Shelob+Child+of+Ungoliant) - [The One Ring (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth)](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring-serialized+-+One+of+One) - [The One Ring (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth)](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring) - [Orcish Bowmasters (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth)](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Orcish+Bowmasters) --------------------------------------------------------------- Limited Edition Playmat! --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ebb and Flow]( Until July 31st, pre-order our new "Ebb and Flow" Limited Edition playmat! [Buy Now]( Want more news? Follow us on [Facebook](, [Twitter](, [Instagram](, and [Tumblr](. Not expecting this email? [Unsubscribe here](. MTGGoldfish, Inc. 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