Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! Here we are again this week, still waiting on the first installment of MTGO 5-0 results to be published for people to start jumping on hype trains. By this time next week we should start to see what new cards from Theros 2.0 are hot or not. [scryimg] sacred guide [/scryimg] Sacred Guide up 865% now 3.96$ from 0.41¢ Yet another card that spiked in price due to Thassa’s Oracle. One printing. Big gains. Much wow. Read more…

Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! Business as usual this week. “Strikes and gutters, ups and downs.” as The Dude might say. [scryimg] lazav, the multifarious [/scryimg] Lazav, the Multifarious up 175% now 4.87$ from 1.77$ Because Kethis Combo in Pioneer. Not much else to say. [scryimg] paradigm shift [/scryimg] Paradigm Shift from Weatherlight [Reserved List] up 123% now 4.69$ from 2.10$ Because of Thassa’s Oracle and it’s on the Reserved List. Any card that can one shot your whole library away Read more…

B&R Announcement Thoughts w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! By now you have all seen the big news: Oko, Opal, and Lattice are gone in Modern. We all saw the Oko banning coming from a mile away but Opal and Lattice may have come as a shock to some of us. Real quick I wanted to look at what these bans mean moving forward. [scryimg] oko, thief of crowns [/scryimg] The card had to go. It’s meta % shares and things like “moist Jund”. You Read more…

Top 10 Theros Beyond Death Picks w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! These Top 10 Picks have to be some of my favorite articles mostly because I love spoiler season and I like to try and sound like I know what I’m talking about… 🙄 As always, these are my personal picks. These cards tickle my fancy for one reason or another so if there is a card you disagree with or feel I forgot don’t take it personal ✌️. In no particular order: [scryimg] eidolon of obstruction Read more…

Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! We are in the middle of spoilers and we’ve got some doozies on our hand already. Let’s take a look! [scryimg] hermit druid [/scryimg] Hermit Druid from Stronghold up +333% now 29.99$ from 6.92$ Alright, so it looks like this is a buy-out according to Reddit but what makes this interesting is we just got a new card spoil today that kinda of combos with it. Thassa’s Oracle is a wonky alt win condition similar to Read more…

Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! I’m back from MagicFestFeast Portland (Standard Food deck pun…) and you could say I’ve lost my appetite. I went 4-3-1 with my only losses being from the 5x Food decks I played against (tied one and beat my 8th round Food opponent) but sadly poor match-ups kept me out of day 2. Recap on that later. Still trying to catch up on my sleep, unpack, do laundry, etc. Not a whole lot happened in the past Read more…

Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

No changes to Modern, Legacy, or Standard but in Pioneer Oko and Nexus got the axe! There are a bunch of mixed feelings on the subject but what’s done is done and I’m excited to see how the landscape of Pioneer will change as we approach GP Brussels, Nagoya, and Phoenix in Jan/Feb.

Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

No Pioneer bans yesterday and Mythic Championship VII in the books (Jund Sacrifice stole the show). Stocks wise not much has happened in the past week. Normally I post on Monday’s but I will be posting on Tuesdays moving forward to be better aligned with the effects of the B&R announcements.