Weekly Winners (33)

14 Aug
by Peter

Spoilers for Khans are just out, so this week we look back to the last week without spoilers. Also, I present you with a slightly changed content of this article. From now on, aside from the weekly winners I will also give you the loser of week and the cheap pickup of the week. Please enjoy!


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#1 Orzhov Pontiff +41,9% ($6.37) 

Orzhov Pontiff

At the time of writing there are only 17 copies of Orzhov Pontiff left in TCGplayer stores. So the conclusion is quite simple: it's a buyout. A strange one, because the deck that runs the cards: Modern's Project Melira, runs only 1 copy of the card. 

You won't need more than one copy, since you will use Birthing Pod to fetch it out of your deck if you need to. And/or: sacrifice it to Pod and use it's haunt keyword. 

 

#2 Squelch +40.7% ($3.50)  

Squelch

 

Monoblue Tron has performed well in the Modern State Championships past weeks. And one of the sideboard cards in that deck is Squelch. It's the Modern version of Stifle. Countering an activated ability can be extremely powerful when timed right.

The fact that Squelch replaces itself by letting you draw a card is also a powerful trick, reducing the steepness of the 1U mana cost . Because consider this: for Squelch to work, you need to have 2 mana untapped, which can prove just a mana too much, especially when trying to counter something in the early turns of the match. 

Drawing an extra card is considered so important that Squelch is chosen over Trickbind, which has spit second, and won't allow your opponent to activate that same ability again.

 

#3 Xenagos, the Reveler +26%  ($10.20)  

Xenagos, the Reveler

 

Xenagos, the Reveler is steadily gaining value. The main reason: Standard's Jund has picked up steam over the past weeks and Xenagos teams up with Garruk and Domri in that deck. 

Check out the decklists with Xenagos here.

  

Loser of the week:  Edric, Spymaster of Trest -11,1%  ($7.60)  

Edric, Spymaster of Trest

 

Conspiracy was one reprint too much. Edric sees some fringe play in Legacy, but too little to keep a price up after another reprint. Just so you know: you can pick up a conspiracy copy for only $1.77.

 

Cheap pickup of the week: Pernicious Deed  ($12.94)  

Pernicious Deed

 

Conspiracy again. The reprint has caused Pernicious deed to plummet in value. Good news for those of you that want to play Legacy: it makes the Nic-Fit deck slightly cheaper (again). You can pickup a Nic-Fit deck for an AVG between $800 and $1000 dollar. So, in most cases cheaper than modern. But sadly, not that competitive.

 

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