Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! We just had a bomb dropped on us yesterday with the banning of Field of the Dead in Standard and Arcum’s Astrolabe in Pauper. Most importantly they announced a new format: Pioneer (Frontier 2.0 kinda) and with that came an explosion of price spikes. So let’s see what happened in the last 24 hours shall we? [scryimg] aetherworks marvel [/scryimg] Aetherworks Marvel up 660% now 10.26$ from 1.35$ The first on a long list of cards Read more…

Random Specs & Misc. Picks

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! So I’ve been compiling a list of random cards for various reasons. Some are super cheap underrated pickups, others are random specs, and one in particular is because I goofed. So here they are: [scryimg] Splinter Twin [/scryimg] Splinter Twin. Ahhhhhh yissss. We just saw SFM come off the banned list and maybe there will come a day where they decide to set Twin free. If they do, wouldn’t you rather have your playset already? For Read more…

Throne of Eldraine Top 10

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! It’s that time again! Spoiler season has come to an end and I’m going to break down my Top 10 picks from the set. As always, these are my personal picks i.e. these aren’t necessarily the “best cards” from the set, just a few cards that tickle my fancy for one reason or another. In no particular order: [scryimg] Thrill of Possibility [/scryimg] Thrill of Possibility. The card is simply an upgraded instant speed version of Tormenting Voice. Read more…

One Life Point

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! It’s raining outside and I’m on a writing rampage. I have a stack of chicken scratch scribbled down notes I’ve made in the past on game notes, lessons learned, and theoretical concepts for my articles. Today’s conglomeration focuses on something as simple as 1 life point. Before I get into my main topic I have a little story to tell. If you follow me on Facebook you already know that I also play tournament paintball. A Read more…

Commander and Standard are the Worst Formats for FNM

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! Today’s article is a trap! Yep, pure triggered clickbait. But I really do think that LGS owners should push for formats other than Commander and Standard week after week. Here is why: *Before anyone gets the wrong idea and thinks that I don’t like, enjoy, respect, and/or appreciate Standard and Commander; that is not the case.* In fact, I’m most impressed by who ever wins a Standard Pro Tour (or “Mythic Championship” now, whatever you want Read more…

Mad Magic w/ Burt Macklin

‘Ello ladles and jellyspoons! We are mid way through spoilers and we got some cuh’rayzee preorder price movement going down. With that, let’s look at this week’s MTGStocks analysis: [scryimg] Piper of the Swarm [/scryimg] Piper of the Swarm (Extended Art) up 6,165% now 249.99$ from 3.99$ (Before we all get too excited: THESE ARE PREORDER PRICES and they are subject to weird average price calculation anomalies. There is only one person (a vendor by the name of LastSavePoint on Read more…