Weekly Winners 2019 - 41
Brewing season is in full swing! All three winners this week are the result of new decks, new strategies and nice organic demand! Like every week, just in time for FNM, I'll now tell you about the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight!
#1 Golos, Tireless Pilgrim $5.47 (+250.64%)
With each passing day, the new Standard metagame becomes clearer. On Arena and in paper Standard, Bant lands seems to run the show. In Standard that deck archetype makes up 23% of the metagame. Next are Jeskai Fires (6.31%) and Simic Ramp (4.85%). Bant Lands is dominant and
But there is a catch! Wizards has changed the scheduling of the next Banned & Restriced announcement, moving it away from November 18 to October 21. This earlier date means that a new announcement will be in before some major competitive tournaments are held. Which has led to wild speculation this week that there might be an emergency banning coming in. And Bant Lands might get the hammer.
| Golos, Tireless Pilgrim | CardKingdom $5.99 | TCGPlayer $5.47 |
| Field of the Dead | CardKingdom $6.49 | TCGPlayer $7.50 |
#2 Savor the Moment $24.41 (+226.34%)
LSV is one of the most influential Magic players around. And when he 5-0s on MTGO with a new deck, it will instantly attract a ton of attention from players and speculators.
Many of the cards in the deck were already seeing some play in Modern, or are just one- or two offs and won't move in price that hard.
- It is from an older set with limited print run
- It sees play as a 4-off
- It is a rare in a set that did not feature mythics
- It sees play in a new successful brew
- It grants you an extra turn
Let me elaborate a bit on that last point. Cards that grant extra turns are popular. They are usually game winning (or at least tip the board in your favor). But most of them have serious drawbacks or huge mana costs. When a deck does make use of it, you'll see a spike fast.
| Savor the Moment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadowmoor | CardKingdom $11.99 | TCGPlayer $24.41 |
#3 Tarmogoyf $59.99 (+7.14%)
This Magic Classic seems to be past its bottom in price, popping up in the interests this week. Just this week the card gained $4 in value.
The reason is simple:
We had Goyf in our cheap pickups many times since the start of 2019, but those times seem to be over. The card is back at its January 2019 price and the only way seems up.
| Tarmogoyf | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modern Masters | CardKingdom $64.99 | TCGPlayer $59.99 |
Cheap Pickups
Please note: for our 'record low' we consider the price of the card over the past 7 years. Many cards have been even cheaper (a) decade(s) ago. Also note: some cards are still going down, and might be even cheaper pickups next week.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager $11.21 - Record low and bottoming out
Serra the Benevolent $7.19 - Record low, bottoming out
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth $15.20 - Record low, past bottom, rising
| Nicol Bolas, the Ravager | CardKingdom $11.99 | TCGPlayer $11.21 |
| Serra the Benevolent | CardKingdom $7.99 | TCGPlayer $7.19 |
| K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth | CardKingdom $12.99 | TCGPlayer $15.20 |
