MTGGOLDFISH: Cracking Doctor Who Packs

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- Doctor Who Collector Box Opening | Magic: the Gathering --------------------------------------------------------------- Can we find a serialized doctor if we crack open a Magic: the Gathering Universes Beyond Doctor Who collector booster box? [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Fallout Spoilers — October 19 | Face Commanders, and an Energy Deck! --------------------------------------------------------------- The first look at Fallout cards, including all the face commanders for the decks.[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Budget Magic: The Goblin Bombardment Goblin Bombardment (Historic) --------------------------------------------------------------- 2BBombardement%2BGoblins-8b6ea3ff-4f67-4347-916e-2059892a3cdd%2Ejpg What happens if you play Goblin Bombardment they way Garfield intended by throwing death-triggering Goblins at your opponent on just a 12 rare budget? Let's see [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper) [Gishath, Sun's Avatar](Suns+Avatar#paper) This week in the world of Magic finance, the biggest winner was [Commandeer](Masters/Commandeer#paper). At the beginning of the week you could snag copies for $5 or $6, now they'll set you back around $30, and this is despite the fact that the card was just reprinted at rare in Commander Masters a couple of months ago. The reason for the huge increase is Modern where [Commandeer](Masters/Commandeer#paper) is becoming an increasingly popular sideboard card, in part because it is a great way to steal opposing [The One Ring (bundle)](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring-bundle#paper)s and [Up the Beanstalk](of+Eldraine/Up+the+Beanstalk#paper)s and in part because decks playing [The One Ring (bundle)](Lord+of+the+Rings+Tales+of+Middle+Earth/The+One+Ring-bundle#paper) and [Up the Beanstalk](of+Eldraine/Up+the+Beanstalk#paper) draw so many cards they can easily pitch two of them to [Commandeer](Masters/Commandeer#paper). This said, expect [Commandeer](Masters/Commandeer#paper) to start trending back down a bit - completed sales on TCGPlayer suggests that somewhere between $15 and $20 is what players are willing to pay for the card, which is still a huge increase from $5 or $6, but not quite as bad as $30. If you need copies, I'd wait a few days for more copies to show up on the market and look to snag yours in the $15 to $20 range. Meanwhile in Commander, [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper) jumped a massive 447% this week to $7 after being bought out in response to some early Fallout spoilers which revealed a new energy commander in [Dr. Madison Li](Foil/Dr+Madison+Li#paper). Looking at [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper)'s price chart, this is pretty clearly a buyout. The highest amount anyone has actually paid for a copy of [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper) is less than $2. While the days of bulk mythic [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper)s are likely gone, the current price tag is clearly inflated, especially considering the Fallout Commander decks don't even release until next spring. Normally [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper) would be the exact type of card you would expect to be reprinted in a Commander precon lead by a legend that cares both about artifacts and energy, but Universes Beyond is weird. It's possible that [Aetherworks Marvel](Marvel#paper) dodges a reprinting simply for flavor purposes, which could lead to its price spiking again once we get closer to the release of Fallout. Last but not least, the multiverse is preparing itself for Lost Caverns of Ixalan spoilers which start on Tuesday. It seems like some people are getting a head start and buying Dinosaurs, which are likely to be heavily supported in the set. [Gishath, Sun's Avatar](Suns+Avatar#paper) gained 31% on the week to $50 and [Temple Altisaur](of+Ixalan/Temple+Altisaur#paper) 26% to over $6, while lesser Dinos like [Ripjaw Raptor]], [Runic Armasaur](Set+2019/Runic+Armasaur#paper), [Marauding Raptor (planeswalker stamp)](Set+2020/Marauding+Raptor-planeswalker+stamp#paper) and [Regisaur Alpha](Alpha#paper) also increased in price this week. What exactly to do with the info is debatable. On one hand, this happens every set. Wizards prints some sweet new legends and older cards that synergize with them spike in price. On the other hand, we know there is a Naya Dinosaur-themed Commander precon coming with the set and it's very possible that some of these cards are reprinted and crash in price, so there is risk to buying Dinosaurs now. If you're looking for safer pickups, I'd look at cards that cost $10 or more, just because Wizards doesn't typically put many $10+ reprints into Commander precons. This would include cards like [Polyraptor](of+Ixalan/Polyraptor#paper), [Apex Altisaur](2019/Apex+Altisaur#paper), [Trapjaw Tyrant](of+Ixalan/Trapjaw+Tyrant#paper) and [Carnage Tyrant](Tyrant#paper). While it's still possible some of these cards get reprinted, it's less likely than the random $2-$5 Dinosaurs, many of which will likely fill out the Commander deck. --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast 455: Drafting Just Got More Expensive --------------------------------------------------------------- Seth and Richard discuss play boosters, a "no changes" ban list update and answer #MTGFishmail[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: Pollen Shield Hare is All Naya Tokens Needed?? --------------------------------------------------------------- Naya Tokens is such a sweet archetype with Jetmir and now they're going to have a good HARE day.... BA DUM TSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS >:3[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Commander Clash Podcast 117: Are Commander Games Too Long? --------------------------------------------------------------- What is the perfect length for a game of Commander, and how does game length look in 2023?[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Legacy: An October Look at Legacy --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer looks at Legacy for a metagame update --------------------------------------------------------------- This week for Against the Odds, we—perhaps hypocritically—teach Arena Zoomers why you always need to pay the one![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Vintage 101: The Power of Lurrus --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer looks at how Lurrus + Lorien Revealed have changed Vintage.[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Top 5 Doctor Who Commander Cards For Non-Fans --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't care about Doctor Who but want to know what good Commander cards are worth picking up from the set? Here's my top 5![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Much Abrew: Modern, but only RATS are Allowed --------------------------------------------------------------- Can Rats compete in Modern thanks to some new Wilds of Eldraine additions? Let's find out![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Power of Pauper: Affinity for Artifacts! --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer breaks down the current state of Affinity in Pauper![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: Urza Assembles Orzhov --------------------------------------------------------------- Urza is Assembling the Orzhov titans in this episode of Single Scoop!! Super Orzhov Friends activate![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- No One Builds These Popular Commanders This Way! | Commander Clash S15 E20 --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew build popular commanders, but wrong![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.