Part 1 - Magic Online (MODO)
I have been spending more time getting myself immersed in the new world of MODO (for me anyway).
Which I have written a little about here:
http://mtgbazaar-teamz.blogspot.com/2014/12/magic-online-modo-buying-edition.html
http://mtgbazaar-teamz.blogspot.com/2014/06/why-hearthstone-made-me-better-at-magic.html
What I really want to utilize MODO for is playing legacy and modern. In order to do that I need to replicate my real life collection. I saw an interesting post recently that said to buy a playset of every card on MODO (cheapest version) would cost you approximately $25,675. That presumably includes a bunch of bulk cards that you wouldn't want, or you already got from opening packs, etc. I would estimate (completely unscientifically) that to get all the cards you would want on MODO for around $20,000. If you are willing to skip on certain niche cards you can probably bring this cost down even further. I would be interested in seeing the cost for all cards on MODO for legacy since I don't need Siege Rhino's, etc.
The best thing about buying in to MODO right now is that Vintage Masters is still fresh(ish) off the presses and the cost of the power 9 is probably at its lowest point until they re-print in the future (~$150 for Black Lotus). Also with KTK being heavily drafted there is an influx of cheap fetchlands available (sub $10). I highly suggest to anyone thinking about buying in to start now. I think the next 6 months is going to be the best time to buy in to MODO.
Part 2 - Modern Masters 2
Continuing on from the above there is more good news in regards to buying MODO cards and that is the announcement for Modern Masters 2.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-modern-masters-2015-edition-2014-12-08
The big re-print should be the Zendikar fetchlands which should hopefully reduce the price down similar to what KTK did for the Onslaught fetches. I have also seen some pictures of Emrakul so we will likely see Emrakul as well. The real question is will they reprint - Tarmogoyf, Dark Confidant and Vendilion Clique again? I would be surprised if we don't see at least some of them again and if we don't see them all I think we can expect more price jumps.
Interestingly Wizard's post doesn't mention that the printing will be limited (they did for Modern Masters I). Remarkably Wizards is also going to have a two tier price structure for Online ($6.99) v. Paper ($9.99). I think this is a good move and I wish they would do the same for Standard packs as well. Though I guess they will be against this due to their redemption policy. Honestly, MODO is probably successful enough that they could do away with the redemption policy but I know a lot of people pay their way through the program using that as a revenue stream.
Part 3 - Jeskai Ascendancy
Jeskai Ascendancy had a big week and perhaps an even bigger weekend. It all started with Yuuya Watanabe's Standard Jeskai Ascendancy deck from Worlds and Josh Utter Leyton's Modern Jeskai Ascendancy deck. It ended with Brad Nelson's Legacy Jeskai Ascendancy deck making top 16 of SCG Portland.
Standard
Land (24)
- 3x Battlefield Forge
- 3x Flooded Strand
- 1x Island
- 2x Mountain
- 4x Mystic Monastery
- 2x Plains
- 3x Shivan Reef
- 2x Temple of Epiphany
- 4x Temple of Triumph
Instant (14)
- 2x Jeskai Charm
- 4x Lightning Strike
- 4x Raise the Alarm
- 4x Stoke the Flames
Sorcery (8)
- 4x Hordeling Outburst
- 4x Treasure Cruise
Creature (8)
- 4x Goblin Rabblemaster
- 4x Seeker of the Way
Planeswalker (2)
- 2x Chandra, Pyromaster
Enchantment (4)
- 4x Jeskai Ascendancy
Sideboard (15)
- 1x Anger of the Gods
- 4x Disdainful Stroke
- 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
- 3x End Hostilities
- 2x Erase
- 2x Glare of Heresy
- 2x Magma Spray
Modern
Creatures (4)
- 4 Fatestitcher
Lands (22)
- 2 Island
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 4 Faerie Conclave
- 4 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 4 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 2 Steam Vents
Spells (34)
- 4 Jeskai Ascendancy
- 4 Dig Through Time
- 4 Izzet Charm
- 3 Lightning Bolt
- 3 Path to Exile
- 3 Remand
- 4 Thought Scour
- 4 Gitaxian Probe
- 4 Serum Visions
- 1 Treasure Cruise
Sideboard
Legacy
Creatures (8)
- 4 Fatestitcher
- 4 Young Pyromancer
Lands (18)
- 3 Arid Mesa
- 1 Faerie Conclave
- 4 Flooded Strand
- 4 Scalding Tarn
- 3 Tundra
- 3 Volcanic Island
Spells (34)
- 4 Jeskai Ascendancy
- 4 Brainstorm
- 4 Force of Will
- 4 Lightning Bolt
- 2 Mental Note
- 3 Spell Pierce
- 4 Thought Scour
- 1 Faithless Looting
- 4 Gitaxian Probe
- 4 Treasure Cruise
- 2 Pithing Needle
- 3 Meddling Mage
- 1 Sulfur Elemental
- 2 Hydroblast
- 1 Pyroblast
- 3 Surgical Extraction
- 2 Wear // Tear
- 1 Faerie Conclave
Sideboard
The Invitational coming up in Seattle should be very interesting with these decks now on peoples radar.
Note - this deck is very difficult to play on MODO because of all the triggers, this may influence the % of this deck in the metagame.
Note 2 - Jeskai Ascendancey is only about $2 a pop at the moment so it is probably worth buying or trading for a playset just in case. This is the case even if it does get banned in some number of formats.
Part 4 - Legacy
Just in case anyone wasn't sure RUG Delver (Temur Delver) is still a thing.
-Cheers-
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