MTGGOLDFISH: Commander Masters Decklists and Upgrades

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- Commander Masters Previews --------------------------------------------------------------- Masters/Omarthis+Ghostfire+Initiate#paper Masters/Narci+Fable+Singer#paper Masters/Leori+Sparktouched+Hunter#paper Masters/Sliver+Gravemother#paper Masters/Titan+of+Littjara#paper Masters/Chandra+Legacy+of+Fire#paper This week was saw the four Commander Masters Commander decks, which each included 10 new cards. Be sure to check out the decklists below and check out our upgrade guides! - [Commander Masters Spoilers — July 17 | Preconstructed Commander Cards]( - [Commander Masters Commander Decklists]( - [Commander Masters Spoilers — July 18 | Superfriends Support]( - [Commander Masters Spoilers — July 19 | Enduring Enchantments New Cards]( - [Commander Masters Spoilers — July 20 | Eldrazi Support!]( - [Commander Masters Spoilers — July 21 | Complete Previews]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Commander Masters Commander Decklists --------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the Commander decklists for Commander Masters![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Sliver Swarm" Precon Upgrade Guide | Commander Masters --------------------------------------------------------------- Transform your Sliver precon into an optimized powerhouse with this $50 upgrade guide![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Planeswalker Party" Precon Upgrade Guide | Commander Masters --------------------------------------------------------------- Juice up this Superfriends precon with an optimized $50 upgrade path [The First Sliver](Horizons/The+First+Sliver#paper) [Emrakul, the Promised End](Moon/Emrakul+the+Promised+End#paper) This week was a busy one in the world of Magic finance, mostly thanks to Commander Masters. Oddly, one of the biggest gainers of the week was the Lord of the Rings rare [Sauron's Ransom](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Saurons+Ransom#paper) which shot up more than 200% to over $7. The mini-[Fact or Fiction](Legends+Battle+for+Baldurs+Gate/Fact+or+Fiction#paper) (or upgraded [Divination](2014+Core+Set/Divination#paper), depending on who you ask) has started showing up in control decks in both Modern and Legacy, leading to the price increase. Whether [Sauron's Ransom](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/Saurons+Ransom#paper) continues to see play has been hotly debated. Combine this with the fact that we know more Lord of the Rings will be printed this fall, I'd lean towards digging any copies you happen to have from your bulk and trying to move them while they are expensive. Its long-term future is unclear. Meanwhile the Commander Masters precons are having a huge impact on card prices. More specifically, the cards that were missing from the Commander Masters precons are shooting up in price. The clearest example of this are the five-color legendary Slivers that weren't reprinted in the Sliver precon. [The First Sliver](Horizons/The+First+Sliver#paper) shot up 73% to $45, [Sliver Legion (Secret Lair Extra Life 2022 - Said)](Lair/Sliver+Legion-Secret+Lair+Extra+Life+2022+-+Said#paper) 76% to $41 and the Sliver land [Sliver Hive](2015+Core+Set/Sliver+Hive#paper) jumped a massive 204% to $38. The biggest lesson here is likely to not expect too much from Commander precons - even expensive ones. We've known for months that there would be a Sliver precon, but buying cards like [Sliver Legion (Secret Lair Extra Life 2022 - Said)](Lair/Sliver+Legion-Secret+Lair+Extra+Life+2022+-+Said#paper) and [Sliver Hive](2015+Core+Set/Sliver+Hive#paper) felt risky because they could show up in the premium-priced precon. Well, it turns out that precons that sell for $80 or even $140 look a lot like precons that sell for $25 or $40, with both having very few high end cards. Next time this happens, it seems like the smart move is to buy the expensive upgrades early because the odds that Wizards actually reprints them in the decks is pretty low. The same is mostly true of various Eldrazi which are obvious upgrades for the [Zhulodok, Void Gorger](Masters:Foil/Zhulodok+Void+Gorger#paper) deck. [Emrakul, the Promised End](Moon/Emrakul+the+Promised+End#paper) nearly doubled in price to $75, [Void Winnower](for+Zendikar/Void+Winnower#paper) crept up 14% to $11, and [Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre](Masters/Ulamog+the+Infinite+Gyre#paper) gained 12% to just under $30. The Emrakul spike is especially problematic because the 13-drop does see some play in Pioneer and Modern, causing the $75 price tag to impact a lot of players. While selling now while prices are high makes sense, exactly where Wizards can reprint [Emrakul, the Promised End](Moon/Emrakul+the+Promised+End#paper) is unclear. If you think you might need copies to play with, I'd probably hold because little Emrakul might be expensive for quite a while. --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast 442: Is It Worth Buying a Box of Commander Masters? --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew discusses Commander Masters, when Pioneer will finally make it to Arena, how they would rebalance some cards for Historic and mo...[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: Making Interactive Decks Pay Taxes --------------------------------------------------------------- Are you tired of interaction ruining your plans? Great! 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