Weekly Winners 2018 - 44
Interesting week with price increases mainly due to Modern and Standard. These are basically my favorite weeks to report on, since it's so much more fun to see how these metagames are evolving. Right in time for FNM, I present to you the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight!
#1 Tocatli Honor Guard $2.29 (+231.88%)
Creature (22) 3 Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice $1.50 3 Lyra Dawnbringer $2.73 4 Resplendent Angel $4.48 4 Tocatli Honor Guard $0.40 4 Adanto Vanguard $0.25 4 Rekindling Phoenix $0.50 Instant (3) 1 Justice Strike $0.27 2 Shock $0.08 Sorcery (4) 4 Lava Coil $0.15 Enchantment (6) 2 Ixalan's Binding $0.19 4 History of Benalia $1.60 Land (25) 3 Boros Guildgate $0.18 4 Sacred Foundry $17.09 4 Clifftop Retreat $1.99 5 Mountain $0.10 9 Plains $0.10 Sideboard (15) 4 Dire Fleet Daredevil $0.25 2 Fight with Fire $0.24 3 Deafening Clarion $0.42 1 Ixalan's Binding $0.19 3 Seal Away $0.25 2 The Immortal Sun $11.29
Creature (27) 3 Snubhorn Sentry $0.19 4 Benalish Marshal $0.69 4 Dauntless Bodyguard $0.40 4 Leonin Vanguard $0.25 4 Skymarcher Aspirant $0.20 4 Venerated Loxodon $0.57 4 Adanto Vanguard $0.25 Instant (3) 3 Pride of Conquerors $0.25 Enchantment (10) 2 Conclave Tribunal $0.17 4 History of Benalia $1.60 4 Legion's Landing $5.50 Land (20) 20 Plains $0.10 Sideboard (15) 4 Tocatli Honor Guard $0.40 2 Conclave Tribunal $0.17 3 Baffling End $0.24 3 Dawn of Hope $0.38 3 Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants $3.50
When a card sees play in this many decks, it makes sense that the price shoots up. With its ability you can make sure your opponent will no longer be able to use their Enter the Battlefield triggers, adding value and it being a 1/3 makes it a suitable early-game blocker.
| Tocatli Honor Guard | |
|---|---|
| Ixalan | Buy on CardKingdom $2.49 |
#2 Life from the Loam $34.60 (+75.19%)
Creature (18) 2 Golgari Thug $0.77 4 Bloodghast $6.69 4 Narcomoeba $0.45 4 Prized Amalgam $0.50 4 Stinkweed Imp $0.50 Sorcery (19) 3 Conflagrate $0.25 4 Life from the Loam $8.93 4 Cathartic Reunion $0.25 4 Creeping Chill $0.35 4 Faithless Looting $0.25 Artifact (4) 4 Shriekhorn $0.25 Land (19) 1 Arid Mesa $13.89 1 Scalding Tarn $18.43 1 Dakmor Salvage $0.94 1 Bloodstained Mire $32.00 1 Mana Confluence $29.81 2 Mountain $0.10 2 Blood Crypt $16.80 2 Stomping Ground $9.57 2 Wooded Foothills $30.00 2 Gemstone Mine $0.99 4 Copperline Gorge $2.09 Sideboard (15) 1 Ancient Grudge $0.25 2 Nature's Claim $1.00 2 Assassin's Trophy $7.07 3 Lightning Axe $0.15 2 Thoughtseize $12.16 4 Leyline of the Void $2.35 1 Ghost Quarter $0.76
There's a simple reason why the Dredge deck has picked up this much steam, which has to do with the printing of
The deck also relies on
| Life from the Loam | Buy on CardKingdom $32.99 |
| Life from the Loam | Buy on CardKingdom $32.99 |
| Life from the Loam | Buy on CardKingdom $32.99 |
| Creeping Chill | Buy on CardKingdom $0.25 |
#3 The Immortal Sun $20.73 (+43.06%)
This Mythic from
Creature (20) 4 Jadelight Ranger $0.75 4 Merfolk Branchwalker $0.25 4 Llanowar Elves $0.33 4 Trostani Discordant $0.42 4 Wildgrowth Walker $0.53 Instant (3) 3 March of the Multitudes $0.60 Enchantment (8) 2 Conclave Tribunal $0.17 2 Dawn of Hope $0.38 4 Path of Discovery $1.89 Artifact (3) 3 The Immortal Sun $11.29 Land (26) 1 Arch of Orazca $0.25 3 Plains $0.10 4 Memorial to Glory $0.25 4 Sunpetal Grove $3.68 4 Temple Garden $11.04 10 Forest $0.10 Sideboard (15) 2 Kraul Harpooner $0.19 3 Carnage Tyrant $9.70 3 Knight of Autumn $0.77 2 Settle the Wreckage $2.99 1 Ixalan's Binding $0.19 2 Baffling End $0.24 2 Sorcerous Spyglass $0.20
I'm pretty sure this card will become a popular EDH staple, because of its versatility. It wouldn't be the first artifact to become popular in many kind of decks. Cards like
| The Immortal Sun | Buy on CardKingdom $19.99 |
| Venerated Loxodon | Buy on CardKingdom $0.99 |
| Trostani Discordant | Buy on CardKingdom $2.99 |
| Divine Visitation | Buy on CardKingdom $4.99 |
#4 Mist-Cloaked Herald $3.99 (+76.55%)
This
The reason is the popularity of this card in Standard Mono Blue decks as well as popularity on Magic Arena. Please note that its print from
Cheap Pickups
Privileged Position $17.94
Ok, maybe not cheap-cheap, but since
| Privileged Position | |
|---|---|
| Ravnica | Buy on CardKingdom $19.99 |
Death Baron $3.00
Casual card
| Death Baron | |
|---|---|
| Shards of Alara | Buy on CardKingdom $5.99 |
| Planechase | Buy on CardKingdom $5.99 |
| Core Set 2019 | Buy on CardKingdom $3.99 |
| Prerelease Cards | Buy on CardKingdom $5.49 |
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