Weekly Winners (40)
Another very interesting week in the world of MTG finance! KTK is now really hitting the market and the first big spikes have happened. So, once again I present you the weekly winners, just in time for your FNM.
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#1 Glittering Wish +501% ($15.75) ALL TIME HIGH
Both builds use Jeskai's Ascendancy to cast a bunch of non-creature spells to trigger Ascendancy. You can untap your mana dork and draw cards in the process. And don't forget, your mana dork gets +1/+1 as well. By playing enough cantrips you can eventually pump your creature to epic proportions and use
The coming weeks will prove (or disprove) the power of the Jeskai Ascendancy deck. Some have already claimed that WOTC made a huge mistake by printing the card. Some even call for an emergency ban. Some just sideboard against it. Time will tell who ends up on top!
And keep your eye on Legacy as well: there is some ('super secret' :p) testing going on with Jeskai Ascendancy!
#2 Mantis Rider +232% ($7.50) ALL TIME HIGH
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Jeskai again! But this time Jeskai Tempo.
The price increase on the card is big, and I think that it will not be able to retain its value in the long run. Yes,
The lack of versatility will mean that the allround demand will be lower and that is a huge influence on the price.
On the other hand don't forget that Modern now has access to all fetchlands. So getting your shocks on the table with the right colors is less of a problem. But, to put things in perspective, there are no cards in competitive legacy that use 3 three different colors of mana.
#3 Stoke the Flames +224% ($4)
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Also a word of caution: the standard metagame will re-set itself and
Loser of the week: Surrak Dragonclaw -22% ($7.39)
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Cheap pickup of the week: Exploration ($20.37)
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