State of MTGO:  This article, from Chris Kiritz will be out Friday on MTGO.com.  Also coming out will be the article about the Ikoria changes on MTGO as well. 

Super Qualifiers:  These events have enhanced prizes, first and second place both pick up invites, and are open to all players.  The schedule will change weekly, so you can see that here.  They have been scheduled through April 16th already.  These cost 40 tickets, 400 play points or 40 QPs to enter.  You can get all the info here. .

FNM at home:  Third one starts today!  Check with your LGS to see if they are participating.  Today's FNM at home is Historic Braw.  You can read about it here.

MagicFest Online:  ChannelFireball has started a weekly tournament series to take the place of paper MagicFests.  They are also selling MagicFests in a Box.  With these local game stores can also benefit whenever you play in one of these or buy a box set.  Entry a code provided to you from your local store and they will get a percentage of the fees collected.  You can read about MagicFest Online here. 

More Cancellations:  Whole bunch of stuff was canceled last week. You can see the list and changes here.  This includes MagicFests through June 19. 2020. 

Showcase Challenge Weekend:  Remember this weekend, other than Vintage, regular format challenges are not happening. 

Rivals League Gets New Members:  Magic Esports has announced that eight players will be receiving extended invitations to next season’s Rivals League: Corey Burkhart, Kenta Harane, Shintaro Ishimura, Zazhary Kiihne, Joel Larson, Yuta Takahasi, Brent Vos, and Jacob Wilson.

Ban list warning:  The Twitter account said an article was coming on April 13 to talk about a new ban.  They said it would involve Brawl only, and involve an otter.

Ikoria Spoilers:   Tokens are here. Regular cards are here. Variants are here.  The Godzilla cards are something I really like.

Commander 2020 Spoilers:  The image gallery for the Commander 2020 product is here.

Magic Artist Thomas Gianni Passes Away:  We extend our sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Thomas Gianni.  You can view his art here. 
 

Standard: With Ikoria coming out next week, I don't see the need to showcase a format that will be changing.  Next week though, I am going to bring some sweet decks to this section! 

Legacy:  This to me, is a sweet deck with multiple combo finishes, you have the Vampire Hexmage and Dark Depths combo, as well as a Tendrils of Agony combo.  There is also Leyline of the Void and Helm of Obedience and if that isn't enough for you, look at the sideboard and what Karn, the Great Creator can get, that's right, Painter's Servant and Grindstone. 

What a neat deck!

Two Card Monte

 

2 Vampire Hexmage 2 Karn, the Great Creator 4 Dark Ritual 4 Duress 2 Ill-Gotten Gains 4 Infernal Tutor 1 Tendrils of Agony 4 Thoughtseize 4 Leyline of the Void 3 Helm of Obedience 4 Lion's Eye Diamond 4 Lotus Petal 1 Wishclaw Talisman 2 Ancient Tomb 3 Dark Depths 1 Lake of the Dead 9 Swamp

3 Thespian's Stage 3 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sideboard: 1 Painter's Servant 2 Plague Engineer 1 Vampire Hexmage 1 Snuff Out 2 Hymn to Tourach 1 Toxic Deluge 2 Defense Grid 1 Grindstone 1 Helm of Obedience 1 Mycosynth Lattice 1 Pithing Needle 1 Tormod's Crypt

Modern: Can't believe in 2020 we're calling decks with three Pillage in them Ponza.  It hurts me. 

Well it doesn't but can I be just a little dramatic? 

"Ponza"

 

4 Arbor Elf 4 Bloodbraid Elf 2 Bonecrusher Giant 4 Glorybringer 4 Magus of the Moon 2 Scavenging Ooze 4 Seasoned Pyromancer 2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Pillage 4 Utopia Sprawl 6 Forest 1 Mountain 4 Stomping Ground

1 Verdant Catacombs 4 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 3 Klothys, God of Destiny

Sideboard: 2 Collector Ouphe 3 Obstinate Baloth 1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno 2 Abrade 2 Choke 2 Cindervines 1 Grafdigger's Cage 2 Relic of Progenitus

Pauper: Ban Ghostly Flicker and Ephemerate 2020 Challenge.

Familiar Combo

 

1 Aethersnipe 3 Archaeomancer 3 God-Pharaoh's Faithful 4 Mulldrifter 4 Sea Gate Oracle 4 Sunscape Familiar 2 Counterspell 4 Ephemerate 1 Essence Scatter 1 Ghostly Flicker 1 Prohibit 3 Snap 2 Deep Analysis 2 Ponder 4 Preordain

3 Ash Barrens 3 Azorius Chancery 1 Evolving Wilds 8 Island 2 Plains 4 Tranquil Cove

Sideboard: 2 Stonehorn Dignitary 3 Blue Elemental Blast 1 Exclude 4 Gut Shot 2 Nature's Chant 3 Negate

Pioneer:  For when you want to play Hearthstone, but get tired of facing the same Demon Hunter deck all the time, just load up mtgo and pick a Teferi, Time Raveler deck.  Sure, you're playing Magic, but when the walker sticks, your opponent isn't.

Bant Control

 

1 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales 3 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria 3 Teferi, Time Raveler 4 Azorius Charm 4 Censor 2 Dig Through Time 1 Dovin's Veto 4 Opt 3 Sinister Sabotage 4 Supreme Verdict 1 Detention Sphere 4 Breeding Pool 4 Fabled Passage 1 Forest 4 Glacial Fortress 4 Hallowed Fountain 2 Hinterland Harbor

4 Island 1 Plains 2 Temple Garden 1 Dream Trawler 3 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

Sideboard: 1 Ashiok, Dream Render 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion 2 Narset, Parter of Veils 2 Aether Gust 2 Dovin's Veto 3 Mystical Dispute 1 Glare of Heresy 2 Seal Away 1 Elspeth Conquers Death

Vintage: There is only six walkers in this deck and I have no idea what to actually call this. 

4 Color Walkers

 

2 Collector Ouphe 4 Deathrite Shaman 2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest 2 Snapcaster Mage 1 Narset, Parter of Veils 2 Oko, Thief of Crowns 3 Wrenn and Six 2 Abrupt Decay 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 4 Force of Will 1 Gush 2 Lightning Bolt 1 Mental Misstep 2 Pyroblast 2 Spell Pierce 1 Ponder 3 Preordain 1 Time Walk 1 Black Lotus

1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mystic Sanctuary 3 Polluted Delta 4 Scalding Tarn 1 Strip Mine 3 Tropical Island 2 Underground Sea 2 Volcanic Island 3 Wasteland

Sideboard: 2 Collector Ouphe 2 Abrupt Decay 2 Ancient Grudge 2 Flusterstorm 2 Pyroblast 3 Surgical Extraction 2 Nihil Spellbomb

 

The Winner's Circle is where I will recognize winners of the past events on MTGO.  I apologize to the players I missed last week. 

Challenge Winners

Legacy - MM_17 - Bant Snow
Modern - Mordekaiser - Bring to Niv
Pauper - RClint21 - Tron
Pioneer - mahzinha_linda - Mono Black Aggro
Standard -  Dazai - UW Control
Vintage - GGoggles - Urza

Standard Staples:

Standard Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Brazen Borrower	$30.09	$38.93	($8.84)	-23%
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King	$7.61	$9.41	($1.80)	-19%
Questing Beast	$7.67	$10.86	($3.19)	-29%
Alela, Artful Provocateur	$7.16	$8.18	($1.02)	-12%
Chulane, Teller of Tales	$5.43	$6.00	($0.57)	-10%
Fabled Passage	$9.04	$15.35	($6.31)	-41%
Bonecrusher Giant	$5.48	$5.04	$0.44	9%
Embercleave	$5.51	$6.24	($0.73)	-12%
The Great Henge	$4.82	$6.75	($1.93)	-29%
Arclight Phoenix	$5.07	$4.57	$0.50	11%
Assassin's Trophy	$7.99	$7.29	$0.70	10%
Chandra, Awakened Inferno	$15.31	$14.57	$0.74	5%
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord	$8.51	$8.75	($0.24)	-3%
Leyline of the Void	$10.19	$9.65	$0.54	6%
Vivien, Arkbow Ranger	$22.27	$32.27	($10.00)	-31%
Ajani, Strength of the Pride	$7.66	$7.04	$0.62	9%
Cavalier of Thorns	$6.70	$7.58	($0.88)	-12%
Lotus Field	$4.98	$4.61	$0.37	8%
Cavalier of Flame	$5.06	$5.00	$0.06	1%
Grafdigger's Cage	$6.52
Deputy of Detention	$5.57	$6.01	($0.44)	-7%
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper	$4.48	$4.54	($0.06)	-1%
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath	$47.42	$50.27	($2.85)	-6%
Heliod, Sun-Crowned	$7.82	$10.94	($3.12)	-29%
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger	$10.64	$15.27	($4.63)	-30%
Ox of Agonas	$3.42	$4.57	($1.15)	-25%
Teferi, Time Raveler	$52.29	$64.98	($12.69)	-20%
Finale of Devastation	$7.05	$7.83	($0.78)	-10%
Karn, the Great Creator	$34.70	$46.36	($11.66)	-25%
Dreadhorde Arcanist	$14.80	$15.00	($0.20)	-1%
Blast Zone	$15.05	$16.23	($1.18)	-7%
Gideon Blackblade	$4.28	$5.77	($1.49)	-26%
Niv-Mizzet Reborn	$7.87	$9.91	($2.04)	-21%
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries	$7.61	$12.88	($5.27)	-41%
Nissa, Who Shakes the World	$3.55	$6.17	($2.62)	-42%

Modern Staples:

Modern Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Grinding Station	$3.20	$5.22	($2.02)	-39%
Engineered Explosives	$6.90	$9.94	($3.04)	-31%
Auriok Champion	$5.90	$5.59	$0.31	6%
Cavern of Souls	$15.65	$16.49	($0.84)	-5%
Noble Hierarch	$8.02	$8.39	($0.37)	-4%
Mishra's Bauble	$26.33	$30.35	($4.02)	-13%
Aether Vial	$13.56	$10.46	$3.10	30%
Trinisphere	$8.92	$9.29	($0.37)	-4%
Horizon Canopy	$11.40	$11.33	$0.07	1%
Tarmogoyf	$8.61	$6.56	$2.05	31%
Magus of the Moon	$14.01	$6.38	$7.63	120%
Liliana of the Veil	$17.40	$17.25	$0.15	1%
Snapcaster Mage	$4.63	$4.58	$0.05	1%
Polluted Delta	$10.35	$8.19	$2.16	26%
Wooded Foothills	$8.12	$6.27	$1.85	30%
Flooded Strand	$5.16	$5.33	($0.17)	-3%
Bloodstained Mire	$6.64	$5.08	$1.56	31%
Windswept Heath	$4.50	$4.00	$0.50	13%
Thoughtseize	$16.97	$17.11	($0.14)	-1%
Cryptic Command	$5.84	$5.43	$0.41	8%
Field of the Dead	$10.83	$10.00	$0.83	8%
Force of Negation	$58.86	$61.00	($2.14)	-4%
Wrenn and Six	$90.25	$101.16	($10.91)	-11%
Prismatic Vista	$14.41	$14.21	$0.20	1%
Sunbaked Canyon	$11.06	$17.70	($6.64)	-38%
Seasoned Pyromancer	$24.53	$28.76	($4.23)	-15%
Fiery Islet	$9.20	$10.26	($1.06)	-10%
Urza, Lord High Artificer	$20.81	$29.19	($8.38)	-29%
Hexdrinker	$7.14	$12.15	($5.01)	-41%
Plague Engineer	$13.40	$20.27	($6.87)	-34%
Force of Vigor	$9.66	$13.45	($3.79)	-28%
Collector Ouphe	$8.20	$12.08	($3.88)	-32%
Nurturing Peatland	$4.87	$8.91	($4.04)	-45%
Ice-Fang Coatl	$27.65	$26.50	$1.15	4%
Giver of Runes	$5.20	$8.13	($2.93)	-36%
Ranger-Captain of Eos	$6.07	$7.55	($1.48)	-20%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	$3.91	$5.62	($1.71)	-30%
Echo of Eons	$2.79	$4.08	($1.29)	-32%
Waterlogged Grove	$4.34	$5.15	($0.81)	-16%
Archmage's Charm	$5.17	$8.12	($2.95)	-36%
Chalice of the Void	$11.98	$14.01	($2.03)	-14%
Karn Liberated	$8.47	$8.91	($0.44)	-5%
Surgical Extraction	$14.32	$14.63	($0.31)	-2%
Dismember	$8.41	$4.95	$3.46	70%
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn	$5.30	$5.02	$0.28	6%
Ensnaring Bridge	$11.20	$9.87	$1.33	13%
Gemstone Mine	$12.00	$11.96	$0.04	0%
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	$17.99	$16.59	$1.40	8%
Amulet of Vigor	$2.61	$6.50	($3.89)	-60%
Scalding Tarn	$12.25	$12.82	($0.57)	-4%
Verdant Catacombs	$16.46	$10.59	$5.87	55%
Misty Rainforest	$21.28	$19.05	$2.23	12%
Arid Mesa	$3.81	$3.81	$0.00	0%
Marsh Flats	$3.18	$2.84	$0.34	12%

Eternal Staples:  Whole bunch of new stuff on the list here, not sure if it's seeing eternal play, or if because Commander stuff has popped off recently.
 

Eternal Format Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Dark Depths	$5.72	$7.88	($2.16)	-27%
Oko, Thief of Crowns	$21.86	$20.12	$1.74	9%
City of Traitors	$27.54	$27.02	$0.52	2%
Monastery Mentor	$12.71	$11.80	$0.91	8%
Cunning Wish	$4.92	$5.86	($0.94)	-16%
Elvish Spirit Guide	$10.06
Force of Will	$52.48	$32.55	$19.93	61%
Land Tax	$11.87	$10.85	$1.02	9%
Demonic Tutor	$5.91
Mana Vault	$6.56
Unmask	$7.19	$12.19	($5.00)	-41%
Misdirection	$7.19	$10.20	($3.01)	-30%
Entomb	$9.08	$6.77	$2.31	34%
Orim's Chant	$3.96	$5.46	($1.50)	-27%
True-Name Nemesis	$3.86	$4.71	($0.85)	-18%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow	$36.40	$30.89	$5.51	18%
Mox Opal	$6.46	$6.31	$0.15	2%
Mox Diamond	$41.72	$35.45	$6.27	18%
Altar of Dementia	$4.56	$5.37	($0.81)	-15%
Grindstone	$14.02	$13.22	$0.80	6%
Wasteland	$38.82	$24.51	$14.31	58%
Ancient Tomb	$28.13	$22.69	$5.44	24%
Lotus Petal	$15.70	$16.09	($0.39)	-2%
Earthcraft	$8.58	$7.89	$0.69	9%
Academy Rector	$8.49	$7.32	$1.17	16%
Grim Monolith	$19.01	$18.31	$0.70	4%
Exploration	$16.86	$16.12	$0.74	5%
Gaea's Cradle	$16.51	$15.76	$0.75	5%
Carpet of Flowers	$15.62	$13.96	$1.66	12%
Gilded Drake	$9.99	$6.07	$3.92	65%
Time Spiral	$5.94	$5.95	($0.01)	0%
Show and Tell	$8.49
Black Lotus	$6.36	$5.45	$0.91	17%
Volcanic Island	$7.68	$9.26	($1.58)	-17%
Underground Sea	$10.17	$9.44	$0.73	8%
Tropical Island	$12.27
Sol Ring	$20.53	$14.45	$6.08	42%
Null Rod	$11.09	$10.81	$0.28	3%

Pioneer Staples: 

Pioneer Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Walking Ballista	$10.53	$12.51	($1.98)	-16%
Soul-Scar Mage	$7.61	$8.67	($1.06)	-12%
Liliana's Influence	$8.77	$8.77	$0.00	0%
Gideon of the Trials	$8.40	$8.94	($0.54)	-6%
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar	$4.69	$6.62	($1.93)	-29%
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger	$12.52	$7.48	$5.04	67%
Collected Company	$9.89	$13.27	($3.38)	-25%
Liliana, the Last Hope	$9.38	$10.30	($0.92)	-9%
Collective Brutality	$7.32	$6.28	$1.04	17%
Emrakul, the Promised End	$9.64	$8.07	$1.57	19%
Spell Queller	$4.71	$5.38	($0.67)	-12%
Selfless Spirit	$3.47	$4.78	($1.31)	-27%
Breeding Pool	$5.64	$4.83	$0.81	17%
Stomping Ground	$4.99	$3.53	$1.46	41%
Godless Shrine	$1.62	$1.38	$0.24	17%
Sacred Foundry	$0.84	$0.71	$0.13	18%
Watery Grave	$1.02	$1.17	($0.15)	-13%
Mana Confluence	$9.86	$13.03	($3.17)	-24%
Eidolon of the Great Revel	$11.87	$8.76	$3.11	36%
Chandra, Torch of Defiance	$5.76	$5.66	$0.10	2%
Botanical Sanctum	$6.10	$5.29	$0.81	15%
Spirebluff Canal	$4.77	$5.60	($0.83)	-15%
Scavenging Ooze	$9.54	$7.12	$2.42	34%
Mutavault	$12.39	$10.19	$2.20	22%
Goblin Rabblemaster	$6.71	$8.51	($1.80)	-21%
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet	$6.90	$8.75	($1.85)	-21%
Thought-Knot Seer	$7.69	$7.17	$0.52	7%
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy	$13.21	$14.52	($1.31)	-9%
Rest in Peace	$9.52	$10.59	($1.07)	-10%
Supreme Verdict	$4.82	$3.69	$1.13	31%
Hallowed Fountain	$1.70	$1.71	($0.01)	-1%
Steam Vents	$1.87	$2.00	($0.13)	-6%
Blood Crypt	$1.65	$2.02	($0.37)	-18%
Overgrown Tomb	$0.89	$0.93	($0.04)	-4%
Abrupt Decay	$7.28	$6.01	$1.27	21%
Temple Garden	$1.02	$1.25	($0.23)	-18%
Tireless Tracker	$4.61	$5.37	($0.76)	-14%

Standard Legal Sets: This table tracks the cost of a single copy of every card in each Standard legal set, plus Treasure Chests and the current booster pack. I’ll keep tracking these because they are interesting (at least to me).  This is being kept as a small tribute to Pete!

Complete Set	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Core Set 2020	$220.23	$220.71	($0.48)	0%
Guilds of Ravnica	$52.02	$50.71	$1.31	3%
Modern Horizons	$349.03	$427.00	($77.97)	-18%
Ravnica Allegiances	$60.98	$56.54	$4.44	8%
Theros Beyond Death	$107.29	$151.65	($44.36)	-29%
Theros Beyond Death Booster	$3.19	$3.30	($0.11)	-3%
Throne of Eldraine	$151.05	$174.39	($23.34)	-13%
Treasure Chest	$2.19	$2.05	$0.14	7%
War of the Spark	$191.08	$226.98	($35.90)	-16%

The Good Stuff

The following is a list of all the non-foil, non-promo cards on MTGO that retail for more than $25 per card. These are the big ticket items in the world of MTGO.  The list is interesting, at the least. This is interesting to me because a lot of these cards have been reprinted more than once, and they are still commanding a high price. 

Black Lotus	1E	Rare	203.67
Wrenn and Six	MH1	Mythic	90.25
Karn Liberated	UBT	Mythic	80.22
Mox Sapphire	1E	Rare	75.02
Snapcaster Mage	UBT	Mythic	72.2
Lord Windgrace	PZ2	Mythic	71.95
Liliana of the Veil	UBT	Mythic	68.86
Mox Emerald	1E	Rare	65.1
Ancestral Recall	1E	Rare	62.93
Mox Jet	1E	Rare	61.04
Force of Negation	MH1	Rare	58.86
Mox Ruby	1E	Rare	53.19
Noble Hierarch	UBT	Mythic	52.52
Force of Will	MED	Rare	52.48
Teferi, Time Raveler	WAR	Rare	52.29
Dark Depths	V16	Mythic	48.41
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath	THB	Mythic	47.42
Unmask	V16	Mythic	46.24
Time Walk	1E	Rare	45.78
Dark Depths	UBT	Mythic	43.56
Cavern of Souls	UBT	Mythic	43.54
Mox Pearl	1E	Rare	42.06
Mox Diamond	ST	Rare	41.72
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	MS4	Mythic	41.29
Force of Will	MS3	Mythic	40.12
Tuvasa the Sunlit	PZ2	Mythic	39.56
Force of Will	VMA	Rare	39.27
Wasteland	TE	Uncommon	38.82
Karakas	UBT	Mythic	38.41
Expropriate	PZ2	Mythic	38.39
Force of Will	EMA	Mythic	37.66
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow	PZ2	Rare	36.4
Liliana, the Last Hope	MS4	Mythic	35.91
Karn, the Great Creator	WAR	Rare	34.7
Wasteland	TPR	Rare	34.08
Timetwister	1E	Rare	34
Mox Diamond	TPR	Mythic	31.89
Tarmogoyf	UBT	Mythic	30.36
Brazen Borrower	ELD	Mythic	30.09
Celestial Colonnade	UBT	Mythic	29.89
Ancient Tomb	UBT	Mythic	29.73
Dockside Extortionist	C19	Rare	29.64
Ancient Tomb	UMA	Rare	29.01
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer	PZ2	Mythic	28.82
Ancient Tomb	TE	Uncommon	28.13
Ice-Fang Coatl	MH1	Rare	27.65
City of Traitors	EX	Rare	27.54
Mishra's Bauble	IMA	Uncommon	26.87
Ancient Tomb	EXP	Mythic	26.79
Estrid, the Masked	PZ2	Mythic	26.46
Mishra's Bauble	CSP	Uncommon	26.33
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria	MS4	Mythic	26.23
Mana Confluence	EXP	Mythic	26
Misty Rainforest	EXP	Mythic	25.72
Wasteland	EXP	Mythic	25.57
Mox Diamond	V10	Mythic	25.13

The big number is the retail price of a playset (4 copies) of every card available on MTGO. Assuming you bought the least expensive versions available, the cost of owning a playset of every card on MTGO is approximately a number that I cannot figure out still. I have actually asked Pete to do this for me, because Open Office is weird, and I have no idea what I am doing, and I am pretty close to just being a dog in a labcoat.

Nevermind, ignore all of that, Pete got it done for me, because he is just the dang best. The big number this week is $24,469.88.  The last time I had a number to report, back on March 20th, the number was $22,580.  We've got an increase of $1,889.88.  Next week, I am forecasting another increase because well, a new set will be on the client!
 

In Closing

I actually started to write this on Wednesday, right before a tornado watch was issued.  I stopped writing after it was.  just felt like maybe writing these are a jynx or something. Got a ton of wind last night, a little bit of hail, and a driving rain.  It was loud wind, the kind that roars, and would have maybe been good kite flying weather if not for the lightning and such. Spent a lot of time on Animal Crossing this week, as well as playing a lot of Commander on MTGO.  Siona, Captain of the Pyleas and Shielded by Faith is a pretty dope combo. 

I mean I had fun. 

Not sure if anyone else did. 

This series is an ongoing tribute to Erik “Hamtastic” Friborg.