MTGGOLDFISH: Seth Buys 8 Pounds of Magic Cards

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- I Bought 8 Pounds of Magic Cards From a Goodwill Auction! --------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, apparently Goodwill sells Magic: the Gathering cards by the pound...[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Finance Update w/ Saffron Olive --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor](Brothers+War/Gix+Yawgmoth+Praetor#paper) [Unwinding Clock](Phyrexia/Unwinding+Clock#paper) [Cyclonic Rift](Remastered/Cyclonic+Rift#paper) This week in the world of Magic finance the big news is that paper Standard play is back! Qualifiers and Pro Tours are on the horizon and based on this week's price movement, it seems like players are buying up Standard cards to put together decks for the events. The biggest gainer was [Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor (prerelease)](Brothers+War:Foil/Gix+Yawgmoth+Praetor-prerelease#paper) which climbed 75% to just under $13. The three-drop is currently the 6th most played creature in Standard showing up in a bunch of different black-based midrange and aggro decks. Not to be outdone, the 7th most played creature in Standard - [Atraxa, Grand Unifier](Will+Be+One:Foil/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier#paper) - also gained 19% this week settling in at $25. Several popular lands including [Mirrex (prerelease)](Will+Be+One:Foil/Mirrex-prerelease#paper), [Spara's Headquarters (showcase)](of+New+Capenna/Sparas+Headquarters-showcase#paper), [Jetmir's Garden (showcase)](of+New+Capenna/Jetmirs+Garden-showcase#paper), and [Deathcap Glade (prerelease)](Crimson+Vow:Foil/Deathcap+Glade-prerelease#paper) also posted meaningful gains this week. Meanwhile in Commander it seems that players are still upgrading their [Zhulodok, Void Gorger](Masters:Foil/Zhulodok+Void+Gorger#paper) decks even though Commander Masters released nearly 6 months ago. Maybe the precon was a popular holiday gift? Regardless, multiple key pieces including [Blightsteel Colossus](List/Blightsteel+Colossus#paper), [Unwinding Clock (schematics)](Brothers+War+Retro+Frame+Artifacts/Unwinding+Clock-schematics#paper) and [Akroma's Memorial](Sight/Akromas+Memorial#paper) saw price increase this week with [Unwinding Clock (schematics)](Brothers+War+Retro+Frame+Artifacts/Unwinding+Clock-schematics#paper) leading the way by gaining 53% to almost $10. The weirdest part about these spikes it just how late they come after the set release. Seeing big price increases when a new commander precon drops is normal these days, but seeing it happen six months post-release is unique. Finally, in stranger news, [Cyclonic Rift](to+Ravnica/Cyclonic+Rift#paper) is increasing in price even though we know the card is about to be reprinted in Ravnica Remastered. One aspect of a reprinting that is often missed is that reprinting a card increases demand for the card, in part because people expect the reprint to drop prices, and in part because a reprinting can put a card in front of new eyes that may not have been aware of the card before (although this probably doesn't apply for [Cyclonic Rift](to+Ravnica/Cyclonic+Rift#paper) since it's such a popular Commander staple). Meanwhile, being reprinted at mythic in an expensive and potentially unpopular set like Ravnica Remastered doesn't do that much to increase the supply of a card, which is how we end up in the counter-intuitive place of a reprint actually increasing a card's price! --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast 465: 2023 Year in Review --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew looks back on some of their best (and worst) predictions of 2023 and then looks ahead to 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------- What are the odds of turning the green God Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth into a one-shot kill threat with some sneaky deckbuilding? Let's find out![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This Week in Legacy: A New Era for Legacy Data --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer dives into the future of Legacy Data Collection in 2024![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: PAYING RESPECTS TO SIEGE RHINO --------------------------------------------------------------- Siege Rhino is always near and dear in all of our hearts. It was once the gold standard for a creature in Standard and Modern! Let's get Siege Rhino with some Lingering Souls going in Timeless >:3[Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Vintage 101: Looking Ahead to 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer looks ahead to 2024 for Vintage![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Power of Pauper: Dread Returning --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Dyer looks at some new Dread Return tech in Pauper![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We Play the Tomer-est Decks | Commander Clash S15 E31 --------------------------------------------------------------- The crew ends Season 15 by saying goodbye to Tomer with Tomer Week![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Much Abrew: Richard's Infamous Modern Mosswood Dreadknight Deck --------------------------------------------------------------- Richard is on a quest to break Modern with a deck that looks like Mosswood Dreadknight hopped into a time machine back to 2015 Modern. Also, there are Siege Rhinos! Can it work? Let's see![Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Single Scoop: We Made Our Own Saheeli Rai Combo! --------------------------------------------------------------- Saheeli Rai had Felidar Guardian in other formats but there are still tons of ways to combo off with Saheeli....even if they're slightly more fragile...[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.