MTG Weekly Price Spikes: 8/14 – 8/21
People can’t get enough of The Hobbit. MTG’s return to Middle-earth continues to drive dwarf, elf, and treasure synergies upward.
Read morePeople can’t get enough of The Hobbit. MTG’s return to Middle-earth continues to drive dwarf, elf, and treasure synergies upward.
Read moreGreen is Magicโs premier ramp color, but it doesn’t like artifacts that much. Still, green mana rocks do existโฆ and a couple of them are among MTG’s most powerful artifacts ever printed.
Read moreLegendary cards are everywhere in Magic, but legendary instants and sorceries are a much rarer breed. In fact, Magic went decades without either one, and only a tiny handful have ever been printed.
Read moreOf all the mechanics, themes, and strategies in the game of Magic, drawing cards is the most potent of all. Magic is a game of resources, and thereโs no better way to win a game than by just having more cards than your opponent.
Read moreWe’ve got a wacky old goblin, a powerful tutor elf, a broken dwarf, and more that are skyrocketing thanks to The Hobbit.
Read moreToday is Hobbit Prerelease day, but the current major market mover is Mystery Booster: Commander Edition. New commanders are causing old cards to spike.
Read moreCharge counters are the default counter for artifacts, enchantments, and lands. Whenever an artifact needs some generic counters to keep track of some mechanic, the usual default are charge counters.
Read moreWe’re a week out from Hobbit Prerelease, and the market is booming. Smaug synergies are soaring, and good elf cards are following suit.
Read moreMagic artists have illustrated over 350 different basic Forest cards at this point, but why bother ranking them? Wellโฆ the mana may be the same, but the art is certainly different.
Read moreReplacement effects are Magicโs built-in rules that modify or tweak game events before they happen. They can also get quite messy, though, so let’s break down the ins and outs of how replacement effects work in MTG.
Read moreCard advantage specifically comes down to deckbuilding and opportunities during a game. What is card advantage, and why is it important? Let’s find out!
Read moreHybrid mana was born when Magic designers realized that the core of multicolor MTG cards was based on the idea of “and”.
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