The destroy target creature one is interesting. My regex isn’t good enough to get this in one nice query but it looks like there are 3 cards that have just this rules text:
- Eviscerate - 3B
- Impale - 2BB
- Murder - 1BB
If it’s a black card I can’t imagine they go BB on it, but maybe BBB for some kind of lore reason. Maybe it’s 4B for limited?
My other thought is that it’s in a new color or color combo. Maybe a new 1BW murder?
Yeah good question, this is definitely one of the highest of all time. Demonic Tutor sold for $168k which I think was the previous record until Force of Will sold for $350k a short while ago.
That one is so far and above anything else that I can’t imagine anything other than maybe Black Lotus or some combo of iconic art + special interest from the buyer will ever crack that but who knows.
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Psychic Frog, Kozilek’s Command, and Springheart Nantuko… womp womp.
I believe the buyer's name is hidden, which makes this all the more suspicious. I mean this is like 6x the price of the most recent highly graded alpha Lotus, which was only a year ago.
Coverage starts at 2pm ET today (and tomorrow)! On Sunday it’s an hour earlier at 1pm ET.
36 artifacts with [[Boom Box]] and [[Territory Forge]] as the land destruction spells. This is the state of land destruction in this game! It didn’t need to be this way 😭
I remember [[Avalanche Riders]] and ramping into [[Rain of Salt]] in my artifact/red Ponza deck back in saga block constructed ffs. I realize I’m in the minority on this one but I think resource denial is a core part of the game that’s been removed at the game’s detriment.
Magic: the Gathering’s latest expansion, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, has had the community abuzz. A set with a huge step-up in power, two bonus sheets, an already-beloved limited format, and an ex…
cross-posted from /c/finance
Wow wasn't expecting that but I'm guessing it has something to do with the recent sets being poorly received? The estimated drop in sales can't be helping and I'm wondering if this is in anticipation of a poor earnings call by Hasbro.
Relevant info on the streams:
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Pro Tour Thunder Junction will be streamed all three days of the event, April 26–28, at twitch.tv/magic.
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On Friday and Saturday—April 26 and 27—broadcast begins at 2 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CET // 3 a.m. JST 4/27–28) with three rounds of Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft followed by five rounds of Standard Constructed.
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On Sunday, April 28 for the Top 8 playoff, broadcast begins at 1 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CEST // 2 a.m. JST 4/29) with all four quarterfinal matches, followed by semifinals matches then the finals of Pro Tour Thunder Junction.
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While competitors begin their Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. PT on-site, broadcast begins later in the day at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET) with a featured drafter to follow into their Round 1 gameplay. They’ll catch up throughout the day to avoid downtime.
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Sunday Top 8 playoff broadcast begins at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) showing a full quarterfinal match and then as many games from other quarterfinal matches as possible, moving on to a full semifinal match (and as much of the remaining semifinals match) then the complete finals.
I also don’t know Garfield’s reasoning for it but based on what I’ve read about how he viewed deck building and card acquisition he may have wanted the game to be more fluid or natural, like just use what you have or what you can locally trade for. Ante may have been natural for him as a way to get cards for your deck or have decks change over time.
It also may be relevant that other games at the time that got popular, like Pogs, would be played for keeps or for fun too. Marbles as well I believe. That may have been a more normal part of games, especially those with a collectibility aspect to them. I never played Pogs for keeps either though and hated that aspect too.
What Garfield is missing a bit is that better or older players can take advantage of worse or younger players, and it can create tons of feel bad if you lose a prized card. I think the trade offs just are not there at all and would love to find out more about why he liked it so much.
A time-lapse process video of the Angel of Indemnity card art illustration for Magic the Gathering’s Outlaws of Thunder Junction set. Oil painting on wood, 60cm x 70cm. Art Director: Zack Stella Cr...
That’s a pretty succinct statement, and on a Friday afternoon.
I’m curious what “we had questions, too” means, it’s so vague. I guess given the likely law suit here they’re just staying ambiguous.
Wow Donato is a huge name/artist and long time MTG artist. This one is definitely not as egregious as others but I agree that the back arm and stairs (at least) are pretty damning, and the obvious other similarities aren’t helping.
Even if this was accidental, why she used reference art from such a well known artist in the same space is kinda strange, as is why she changed so little from it.
Awesome! I actually never knew there was an issue before #1 in 1994, this is so cool. Was this copy yours originally or did you get it recently? I started collecting all of the Duelists some years ago but never finished it, this might motivate me.
Looks like this might be a *scan of the whole thing for the curious: https://archive.org/details/the-duelist-0/mode/1up
ETA: scan not scam!
Wow that Dominaria stained glass play mat is gorgeous! Thanks for the heads up 👍
1000% agreed, hopefully this was enough of a mistake that they never add crap like this to eternal formats but I’m not hopeful. I can’t imagine what solution they come up with that isn’t “all cards that use stickers are banned.”
I feel this completely, been waiting for what feels like years to actually want to spend money on this game other than random old frame singles I like. Similarly excited for Bloomburrow I think mostly because it feels like Wizards getting back to an actual fantasy motif again with some novel lore.
To expand a bit on your point on product fatigue, I’ve noticed “moving on” from new releases much much quicker these days. MKM hasn’t even been out that long and it’s already spoilers and news on OTJ and the other releases coming soon. I’ve mentally checked out of MKM already whereas before we’d have 3 months to just think about it and get to know it.
Separately, even the products designed for “me” like Ravnica Remastered with all the old frame cards are just priced too high, with no way to get some of that back by buylisting anymore it seems. $150 is so outside my impulse buy range that I invariably just pick up singles again. It could be different if I had a local playgroup again big enough to draft with but without that I just don’t feel any desire to buy sealed products or crack packs like I used to.
Weird that didn’t come up: https://scryfall.com/card/pcel/2/shichifukujin-dragon
This is awesome! You did a fantastic job putting these together and it’d be really fun balancing them over time. I had never heard of the Star format before so for anyone else here’s a bit more info on it.
I don’t have a ton of EDH experience so my feedback isn’t the best but just some initial thoughts FWIW:
- I’m sure you’re aware of this but EDHRec is great for card suggestions too. I noticed not a ton of utility lands but totally ok if for budget reasons, just checking.
- Helios, Krenko, and Azusa all make a ton of sense as identifiable commanders for their colors but Azami and Endrek Sahr felt a little odd. Urza and Yawgmoth would be awesome and thematically cool but obviously thats a huge change.
- It seems like Azami may have some issues early on or does these games tend to go long? Talrand as commander instead is a totally different game plan but could be worth considering if blue struggles, but that kind of encroaches on Endrek’s ability.
Related thread: https://mtgzone.com/post/490745
Not exactly MTG but a pretty random related product coming soon for those into mysticism/oracle cards:
> From the team behind The Dungeons & Dragons Tarot Deck comes this officially licensed oracle deck comprising 52 all-new illustrations that celebrate the characters, creatures, and lore of the world’s largest trading card game. > > Inspired by Theros, the plane where monsters prevail, mortals endure, and heroes ascend, this Magic: The Gathering-themed deck features exclusive art of Jace, the Planeswalker; Hythonia, the legendary gorgon; and well-known creatures such as the Pegasus, Chimera, Sirens, and more.
"Spicy" made me think these were going to be some cool rogue decks but the RUG vehicles list at least looks super fun. Not a ton of the Pioneer meta really interests me but I could definitely get into that RUG (really GRu) list.
Spoiler!
Seth Mansfield playing RB Vampires beat 2023 player of the year, Simon Nielsen, on Boros Heroic 3-1 in the finals.
Simon Nielsen’s 4th (!!) top 8 at a major event in the last year! 3 PT top 8s and top 8 at Worlds. Amazing year for him!
Direct link the the VOD of the finals: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2073420586?t=05h22m30s
With $500,000 in prizes on the line, the 2024 season kicks off with Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor, February 23–25!
The first Pro Tour of the 2024 season takes place February 23-25 at MagicCon: Chicago.
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On Friday and Saturday—February 23 and 24—broadcast begins at 12 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CET // 2 a.m. JST 2/23–24) with three rounds of Murders at Karlov Manor Draft followed by five rounds of Pioneer Constructed.
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On Sunday, February 25 for the Top 8 playoff, broadcast begins at 11 a.m. ET (5 p.m. CEST // 1 a.m. JST 2/26) with all four quarterfinal matches, followed by semifinals matches then the finals of Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor.
Play on Friday and Saturday starts at 9 a.m. CT on-site, but broadcast begins at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET) with a featured drafter to follow into their Round 1 gameplay. They're going to catch up with coverage to reduce downtime.
The Sunday Top 8 playoff broadcast begins at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) showing a full quarterfinal match and then as many games from other quarterfinal matches as possible, moving on to a full semifinal match (and as much of the remaining semifinals match) then the complete finals.
Magic: The Gathering will publish two Universes Beyond premiere sets per year starting in 2025, adding more crossovers …
2 UB sets per year starting next year:
> Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks told investors on February 13th that two of the trading card game’s six annual premiere sets will be dedicated Universes Beyond crossovers starting in 2025.
Looks like these will be pushing out a Masters or other large non-premier set too:
> This may end up pushing out or replacing a tentpole set (a business-only term the company uses for its six annual major releases) to make room for whatever comes after Final Fantasy and several Marvel-themed releases.
Before previews for Murders at Karlov Manor officially begin, I thought it would be fun to do another of my Duelist-style teasers where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only giving...
This Ravnica Remastered Draft Guide can help you master all 10 archetypes. Read on and win your next draft event.
![Ravnica Remastered Draft Guide - [Win With Your Guild!]](https://mtgzone.com/pictrs/image/285f0b88-db8d-483b-a238-f8feb1b46367.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
cross-posted from !limited@mtgzone.com: https://mtgzone.com/post/380788
> Key points for RVR draft: > > All the cards in the set are reprints from previous sets happening on Ravnica. If you’we been around for a while, you know what that plane is all about. If not, there’s a single most important thing to keep in mind: There are ten 2-color guilds, each with its own signature theme. > > So, in the vast majority of drafts, you want to be drafting a 2-color deck. However, it’s perfectly reasonable to splash a bomb, from a adjacent guild. For example, say you’re playing Selesnya (green-white). You could easily play Assemble the Legion. That’s possible, as there’s plenty of mana fixing available. > > Keep in mind, that each card in your deck should ideally met at least one of the following criteria: > > * It works well with your guild’s theme, or; > * It’s just a strong card on its own. > > Obviously, if both conditions are met, that’s especially great. So, let’s take a look at the archetypes and figure what each archetype is trying to do.
Gavin Verhey, one of the lead designers at Wizards, posted an interesting question on Twitter:
> "You get to pick one Magic keyword mechanic to return in 2024. What is it?"
What are we bringing back?!
Play with all the cards in MTG Arena in the newest format coming December 12!
Timeless is a new non-rotating, Constructed format where every card on MTG Arena is legal. This includes digital-only cards, the upcoming Khans of Tarkir set release, and any future set releases. Timeless will use the re-balanced versions of all digital-only cards, but the original tabletop printings of all non-digital cards.
Timeless will be the first format on MTG Arena to have a restricted list. If a card is on the restricted list, only a single copy of that card may be included in your deck and sideboard. Cards will have to earn their place on the banned and restricted list, and only those cards that have proven to be negative fun or far too powerful will be added.
The initial restricted list for Timeless includes only the following three cards:
- Channel
- Demonic Tutor
- Tibalt's Trickery
Hi Mark. I hope you're having a nice Monday. I think it's great that you guys are focusing more on Commander and the casualty side of Magic, which has historically been more in the background....
MaRo on complaints about competitive Magic:
> Here’s a good place to voice it. I should stress that we’re spending just as many resources as we always have (if not more) on competitive play. Yes, we added a casual play design team, but never shrunk the competitive ply design team. In fact, we added people to it.
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> Hi Mark. I hope you're having a nice Monday. I think it's great that you guys are focusing more on Commander and the casualty side of Magic, which has historically been more in the background. However, I think the health of competitive is formats is being neglected. Many of the formats I used to enjoy no longer have the same compelling and engaging gameplay that they used to. At first I though it was just me, but many people feel the same way. Is there anywhere I can voice this concern? Thanks.
Aaron Forsythe asked a great question on Twitter recently: why has Standard play fallen off? There was a great conversation that followed (check out this fantastic data breakdown of responses from Magic Data Science). Here are my thoughts as someone who has worked on these types of problems and watc...
TL;DR:
> Standard has gotten less fun as players [via Arena] create solved formats at a breakneck pace unseen before in Magic history. Combine that with a shuttering of play due to a pandemic that led to players finding non-rotating formats they could invest in due to uncertainty for when Magic play would return and you get all-time lows in Standard play.
We have a new Matrix chat channel!
We set this up for anyone in the community interested in more real-time discussion or to get to know other community members.
This post links to the space to join. Right now there's just one room, which you can access directly here: https://matrix.to/#/#mtgzone:matrix.org
All feedback welcome, as always!
--- cross-posted from: https://mtgzone.com/post/240277
What makes an amazing Universes Beyond release? Mark dives into why Doctor Who™ was a perfect fit.
MaRo goes over all of the decision making processes for UB sets, particularly how they choose which other IPs to go with:
- Overlap with Magic players or potential Magic players
- Elements that translate well to Magic cards
- A partner that wants to work with us
He also spends a good bit time discussing how they "[make] sure you capture what people love about the property." For WHO this became a variation of Partner for commanders partnering with a "companion." Kind of annoying they went with that term given companions are already a thing from Ikoria!
Today’s announcement is all about giving players—and stores—enticing events that they want to play in and run to give them something at the end of the rainbow for building up their Standard decks.
Wizards announced new efforts to promote Standard play that start next year. Some highlights:
- Special promos for new weekly Standard events at LGSs
- $75k Standard Open at MagicCon Chicago, which is "the first large, open field Standard tournament in quite some time"
- Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction (second PT in 2024) will be Standard
105 players. 105 Standard decks. This is the metagame that will determine the next World Champion.
Aside from Esper variations making up a huge chunk of the field, the metagame looks fairly spread out!
| Deck Archetype | Number of Players | Percentage of Field | |---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| | 1. Esper Midrange | 20 | 19.0% | | 2. Mono-Red Aggro | 10 | 9.5% | | 3. Esper Legends | 9 | 8.6% | | 4. Domain Ramp | 9 | 8.6% | | 5. Golgari Midrange | 8 | 7.6% | | 6. Mono-White Humans | 7 | 6.7% | | 7. Rakdos Reanimator | 7 | 6.7% | | 8. Esper Control | 5 | 4.8% | | 9. Azorius Soldiers | 4 | 3.8% | | 10. Invasion of Alara | 3 | 2.9% | | 11. Mono-Blue Cauldron | 3 | 2.9% | | 12. Sultai Midrange | 3 | 2.9% | | 13. Selesnya Enchantments | 3 | 2.9% | | 14. Grixis Midrange | 2 | 1.9% | | 15. Rakdos Sacrifice | 2 | 1.9% | | 16. Bant Control | 1 | 1.0% | | 17. Rakdos Breach | 1 | 1.0% | | 18. Azorius Control | 1 | 1.0% | | 19. Sultai Faeries | 1 | 1.0% | | 20. Simic Cauldron | 1 | 1.0% | | 21. Domain Control | 1 | 1.0% | | 22. Five-color Reanimator | 1 | 1.0% | | 23. Dimir Faeries | 1 | 1.0% | | 24. Azorius Tokens | 1 | 1.0% | | 25. Rakdos Burn | 1 | 1.0% |
