Modern Horizons 2:  Wizards Play Network shared a lot of details from Modern Horizons 2.  This set has a prerelease window that lasts from June 4th to June 10th 2021.  It releases on June 11th in the paper world.  Webcam events will be held over SpellTable Beta.  It will have Collector, Draft and Set booster packs.  You can read about it here. 

Magic Survey:  New survey is up.  It's really long.  I did it, but ended up getting bored and taking a break about 40 questions in.  You can take the survey here.

Historic Anthology IV: It came out on March 11, 2021.  It contains 4 copies of each card in the set, but really it's just Harmless Offering and 24 other cards for me!  You can see the list here. With this release there is a new pet, the Amon-cat, some general fixes and such, and updated play offerings.  You can see that news here. 



Limited Qualifier:  Saturday is a Kaldheim sealed event for the Strixhaven Split Championship. 

Modern Qualifier:  Sunday the format is Modern.
 

Standard: I like this deck, but can't play it correctly.  I want to play it like an Enchantress deck but am pretty sure that's not how to actually play this. The runes in the deck help you turn on In Search of Greatness so you can get free three drops.  I enjoyed playing this, but eventually got frustrated at how it was going.  

Abzan Greatness

 

4 Setessan Champion 3 Yorion, Sky Nomad 2 Heartless Act 1 Eerie Ultimatum 4 Doom Foretold 3 Elspeth Conquers Death 3 Elspeth's Nightmare 1 Omen of the Dead 4 Wolfwillow Haven 4 Fabled Passage 5 Forest 4 Indatha Triome 2 Plains 2 Swamp 2 Temple of Silence 1 Agadeem's Awakening 4 Binding the Old Gods 4 Branchloft Pathway 4 Brightclimb Pathway 4 Darkbore Pathway

4 In Search of Greatness 1 Kaya the Inexorable 2 Pelakka Predation 1 Rune of Might 1 Rune of Mortality 2 Rune of Sustenance 4 Runeforge Champion 3 Tangled Florahedron 1 Yasharn, Implacable Earth

Sideboard: 2 Archon of Sun's Grace 3 Chainweb Aracnir 1 Kaervek, the Spiteful 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad 1 Mythos of Nethroi 3 Agonizing Remorse 2 Necromentia 2 Doomskar

Historic: fireshoes on Twitter, everyone's favorite deck sharing account, shared the first draft of the Harmless Offering deck that they are working on after the release of Historic Anthology  IV today.  I am wonding if the Nine Lives Solemnity combo is where we want to be at here.  I like the idea of it, so I can't wait to give this a go later on! 

Mardu Cat Pact

by Fireshoes

2 Yorion, Sky Nomad 2 Extinction Event 2 Harmless Offering 2 Idyllic Tutor 2 Ruinous Ultimatum 2 Thoughtseize 4 Wrath of God 1 Cast Out 4 Demonic Pact 1 Gideon's Intervention 1 Ixalan's Binding 4 Nine Lives 4 Omen of the Forge 4 Solemnity 4 Coldsteel Heart 2 Mind Stone 4 Blood Crypt 4 Dragonskull Summit 2 Fabled Passage 4 Godless Shrine 4 Isolated Chapel

2 Mountain 2 Plains 4 Sacred Foundry 4 Savai Triome 2 Swamp 1 Blightstep Pathway 2 Brightclimb Pathway 3 Emeria's Call 1 Needleverge Pathway

Sideboard: 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad 1 Deafening Clarion 2 Declaration in Stone 2 Duress 2 Authority of the Consuls 1 Doom Foretold 1 Gideon's Intervention 1 Rest in Peace 2 Grafdigger's Cage 2 Sorcerous Spyglass

Legacy:  Here is another deck that you can use the fancy Secret Lair Primeval Titan in. 

Cloudpost

 

4 Elvish Reclaimer 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth 3 Primeval Titan 1 Ramunap Excavator 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 1 Walking Ballista 4 Crop Rotation 4 Once Upon a Time 4 Green Sun's Zenith 4 Expedition Map 4 Pithing Needle 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Cavern of Souls 4 Cloudpost 1 Dark Depths

1 Eye of Ugin 7 Forest 1 Glacial Chasm 4 Glimmerpost 1 Karakas 1 Maze of Ith 1 Misty Rainforest 2 Thespian's Stage 2 Vesuva

Sideboard: 3 Krosan Grip 3 Surgical Extraction 4 Carpet of Flowers 4 Sphere of Resistance 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Modern:  This is also another deck for fancy titans!  

Gruul Scapeshift

 

2 Arboreal Grazer 1 Courser of Kruphix 4 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 4 Primeval Titan 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder 3 Lightning Bolt 2 Summoner's Pact 2 Anger of the Gods 2 Explore 4 Scapeshift 4 Search for Tomorrow 2 Castle Garenbrig 2 Cavern of Souls 3 Cinder Glade 2 Forest 5 Mountain

1 Sheltered Thicket 4 Stomping Ground 4 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle 1 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills

Sideboard: 2 Obstinate Baloth 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Tireless Tracker 2 Force of Vigor 2 Unravel the Aether 2 Veil of Summer 3 Leyline of Sanctity 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Relic of Progenitus

Pauper:  If you have titans in your deck in Pauper, you're a sorceror and have taken advantage of things there.  If you happen to play against a player with Titans in their deck in the format, here is one that can handle them with ease! 

Orzhov Pestilence

 

1 Crypt Rats 4 Guardian of the Guildpact 2 Thorn of the Black Rose 4 Cast Down 3 Disfigure 1 Suffocating Fumes 2 Castigate 4 Chainer's Edict 2 Duress 2 Night's Whisper 1 Read the Bones 4 Pestilence 4 Pristine Talisman 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Kabira Crossroads 4 Orzhov Basilica 2 Radiant Fountain

4 Scoured Barrens 1 Snow-Covered Plains 9 Swamp 4 Bonder's Ornament

Sideboard: 1 Crypt Rats 2 Lone Missionary 1 Diabolic Edict 1 Leave No Trace 1 Suffocating Fumes 2 Castigate 2 Divest 1 Duress 2 Circle of Protection: Red 2 Relic of Progenitus

Pioneer:  This deck is a lot of fun, and playing Pioneer recently has made me see how reliant it is on (Omnath, Locus of Creation:ZNBR) and we have a lot of really clean answers to the four drop here. 

Dimir Control

 

2 Torrential Gearhulk 4 Censor 4 Dig Through Time 4 Fatal Push 2 Heartless Act 1 Hero's Downfall 1 Negate 4 Opt 4 Sinister Sabotage 1 Extinction Event 4 Shark Typhoon 1 Castle Locthwain 1 Castle Vantress 4 Drowned Catacomb 3 Fabled Passage 4 Fetid Pools 2 Field of Ruin

5 Island 2 Swamp 4 Watery Grave 2 Behold the Multiverse 1 Shadows' Verdict

Sideboard: 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Notion Thief 3 Aether Gust 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Mystical Dispute 1 Negate 2 Cry of the Carnarium 2 Thoughtseize 2 Shadows' Verdict

Historic 2: I am of course, excited for Cat Pact, but I am going to be starting on another deck.  It's a couple of years old, and needs to be brought up to date, but I think there is some potential in Paradoxical Outcome and Inspiring Statuary.  Historic is a Molten Rain away from providing everything I want in a format. 

Outcome Combo

 

4 Ornithopter 4 Sai, Master Thopterist 2 Karn, Scion of Urza 1 Metallic Rebuke 4 Paradoxical Outcome 2 Baral's Expertise 3 Reverse Engineer 2 Aetherflux Reservoir 4 Inspiring Statuary 2 Mox Amber 4 Navigator's Compass 4 Prophetic Prism 4 Renegade Map 1 Inventors' Fair

13 Island 4 Zhalfirin Void 2 Commit / Memory

Sideboard: 1 Glint-Nest Crane 2 Karn, Scion of Urza 2 Jace's Defeat 1 Metallic Rebuke 3 Negate 1 River's Rebuke 2 Fireforger's Puzzleknot 2 Sorcerous Spyglass 1 Treasure Map

 

The Winner's Circle is where I will recognize winners of the past events on MTGO. 

Challenge Winners

Saturday Legacy - Carroz - Death & Taxes
Saturday Pauper - dragon7k - Izzet Control
Saturday Pioneer - Dreams of Ashiok - Niv to Light

Sunday Modern - Stompy45 - Collected Counters
Sunday Pauper - Hawkbundudo - Wall Cascade
Sunday Standard - rastaf - Mono Red Aggro
Sunday Vintage - albertoSD

Other Event Winners

Pioneer Showcase - Ozymandias17 - Orzhov Auras
Legacy Showcase - ziofrancone - Izzet Delver
Vintage Showcase - Enrichetta
Standard Showcase - Tixis - Naya Showdown
Modern Showcase - CanadianNinja - Niv to Light

Card Prices

Note: all my prices come from the fine folks at MTGOTraders.com. These are retail prices, and generally the price of the lowest priced, actively traded version. (Prices for some rare promo versions are not updated when not in stock, so I skip those.) You can get these cards at MTGOTraders.com web store, or from their bots: MTGOTradersBot(#) (they have bots 1-10), CardCaddy and CardWareHouse, or sell cards to MTGOTradersBuyBot(#) (they have buybots 1-4). I have bought cards from MTGOTraders for a decade and a half now, and have never been overcharged or disappointed.

 

Standard Staples: The Great Henge is back on the list.  Alrund's Epiphany is on the list.  Sea Gate Restoration came off the list.

Standard Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Brazen Borrower	$29.81	$26.59	$3.22	12%
Bonecrusher Giant	$8.71	$8.90	($0.19)	-2%
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King	$10.42	$7.84	$2.58	33%
The Great Henge	$5.23
Shark Typhoon	$14.76	$13.98	$0.78	6%
Lurrus of the Dream Den	$15.47	$16.97	($1.50)	-9%
Ketria Triome	$4.75	$5.19	($0.44)	-8%
Valki, God of Lies	$46.18	$43.18	$3.00	7%
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider	$11.48	$11.82	($0.34)	-3%
Goldspan Dragon	$17.62	$17.39	$0.23	1%
Alrund's Epiphany	$7.49
Terror of the Peaks	$5.36	$5.43	($0.07)	-1%
Elder Gargaroth	$27.93	$28.00	($0.07)	0%
Liliana, Waker of the Dead	$7.26	$7.57	($0.31)	-4%
Stormwing Entity	$4.88	$6.03	($1.15)	-19%
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger	21.26	22.61	($1.35)	-6%
Klothys, God of Destiny	11.28	10.96	$0.32	3%
Heliod, Sun-Crowned	5.64	6.13	($0.49)	-8%
Ox of Agonas	13.27	11.24	$2.03	18%
Scourge of the Skyclaves	$39.01	$34.84	$4.17	12%
Turntimber Symbiosis	$10.91	$8.10	$2.81	35%
Agadeem's Awakening	$9.54	$10.13	($0.59)	-6%
Skyclave Apparition	$30.90	$31.56	($0.66)	-2%
Shatterskull Smashing	$10.65	$10.69	($0.04)	0%

Modern Staples:  Trinisphere seems like it is starting to see more play, but I am not sure which format is helping it.  Leaving it in Modern for now.  Magus of the Moon fell off the list.  Silent Clearning came off the list. Dismember is back on the list this week. 

Modern Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Auriok Champion	$43.59	$45.84	($2.25)	-5%
Steelshaper's Gift	$12.26	$15.45	($3.19)	-21%
Engineered Explosives	$5.91	$5.85	$0.06	1%
Cavern of Souls	$24.46	$25.38	($0.92)	-4%
Mishra's Bauble	$14.17	$13.25	$0.92	7%
Noble Hierarch	$6.26	$6.05	$0.21	3%
Aether Vial	$16.42	$17.15	($0.73)	-4%
Trinisphere	$5.79
Horizon Canopy	$14.50	$13.04	$1.46	11%
Tarmogoyf	$7.80	$6.71	$1.09	16%
Liliana of the Veil	$13.66	$14.48	($0.82)	-6%
Snapcaster Mage	$5.96
Polluted Delta	$10.75	$8.77	$1.98	23%
Wooded Foothills	$9.76	$7.72	$2.04	26%
Flooded Strand	$6.98	$6.86	$0.12	2%
Bloodstained Mire	$7.99	$7.09	$0.90	13%
Windswept Heath	$9.99	$6.93	$3.06	44%
Thoughtseize	$10.88	$12.69	($1.81)	-14%
Elvish Reclaimer	$12.39	$6.40	$5.99	94%
Force of Negation	$82.33	$83.75	($1.42)	-2%
Wrenn and Six	$55.31	$61.59	($6.28)	-10%
Prismatic Vista	$13.73	$11.48	$2.25	20%
Sunbaked Canyon	$15.05	$14.16	$0.89	6%
Seasoned Pyromancer	$35.26	$44.01	($8.75)	-20%
Fiery Islet	$10.28	$11.88	($1.60)	-13%
Urza, Lord High Artificer	$9.35	$8.64	$0.71	8%
Plague Engineer	$12.27	$11.57	$0.70	6%
Force of Vigor	$13.86	$17.28	($3.42)	-20%
Giver of Runes	$7.84	$9.13	($1.29)	-14%
Flusterstorm	$9.79	$10.06	($0.27)	-3%
Archmage's Charm	$6.02	$4.29	$1.73	40%
Ranger-Captain of Eos	$7.77	$7.67	$0.10	1%
Chalice of the Void	$13.32	$13.21	$0.11	1%
Surgical Extraction	$20.56	$18.81	$1.75	9%
Karn Liberated	$7.14	$6.87	$0.27	4%
Dismember	$7.15
Emrakul,the Aeons Torn	$7.31	$7.18	$0.13	2%
Wurmcoil Engine	$6.18	$6.25	($0.07)	-1%
Ensnaring Bridge	$8.68	$8.67	$0.01	0%
Teferi, Time Raveler	$37.84	$37.84	$0.00	0%
Gemstone Mine	$10.06	$10.60	($0.54)	-5%
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	$11.09	$9.85	$1.24	13%
Scalding Tarn	$19.37	$20.85	($1.48)	-7%
Verdant Catacombs	$18.61	$19.05	($0.44)	-2%
Misty Rainforest	$16.15	$16.51	($0.36)	-2%
Arid Mesa	$8.79	$7.46	$1.33	18%
Marsh Flats	$4.22	$5.25	($1.03)	-20%

Eternal Staples:  Nothing new going on here. 

Eternal Format Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Hullbreacher	$113.07	$107.57	$5.50	5%
Opposition Agent	$33.34	$27.75	$5.59	20%
Dark Depths	$5.44	$5.41	$0.03	1%
City of Traitors	$35.08	$34.45	$0.63	2%
Sphere of Resistance	$7.25	$7.31	($0.06)	-1%
Monastery Mentor	$9.51	$6.83	$2.68	39%
Allosaurus Shepherd	$47.44	$43.49	$3.95	9%
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	$9.93	$9.49	$0.44	5%
Force of Will	$59.87	$66.80	($6.93)	-10%
Karakas	$7.07	$7.26	($0.19)	-3%
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	$41.38	$54.75	($13.37)	-24%
Demonic Tutor	$14.95	$13.87	$1.08	8%
Unmask	$10.38	$8.97	$1.41	16%
Misdirection	$11.41	$11.99	($0.58)	-5%
Rishadan Port	$10.35	$9.47	$0.88	9%
Submerge	$4.71	$6.05	($1.34)	-22%
Daze	$8.50	$9.35	($0.85)	-9%
Entomb	$6.46	$7.02	($0.56)	-8%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow	$54.34	$53.80	$0.54	1%
Mox Diamond	$19.83	$22.53	($2.70)	-12%
Wasteland	$57.91	$61.31	($3.40)	-6%
Ancient Tomb	$24.74	$26.95	($2.21)	-8%
Lotus Petal	$18.75	$21.37	($2.62)	-12%
Earthcraft	$9.79	$9.16	$0.63	7%
Grim Monolith	$11.76	$12.90	($1.14)	-9%
Exploration	$8.28	$8.64	($0.36)	-4%
Gaea's Cradle	$18.34	$21.41	($3.07)	-14%
Carpet of Flowers	$25.58	$34.89	($9.31)	-27%
Gilded Drake	$9.29	$9.27	$0.02	0%
Black Lotus	$18.22	$15.40	$2.82	18%
Tropical Island	$10.20	$10.20	$0.00	0%
Volcanic Island	$9.97	$14.54	($4.57)	-31%
Underground Sea	$16.14	$16.92	($0.78)	-5%
Sol Ring	$5.03	$5.25	($0.22)	-4%
Null Rod	$8.93	$9.04	($0.11)	-1%
Doomsday	$20.88	$24.00	($3.12)	-13%
Paradigm Shift	$9.99	$9.99	$0.00	0%
Mindbreak Trap	$14.73	$15.08	($0.35)	-2%

Pioneer Staples:  Assassin's Trophy is back off the list.  Mana Confluence continues to be volatile.  Kozilek's Return fell off the list to be replaced by Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet.  Kaya, Orzhov Usurper has come back on to the list.

Pioneer Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Soul-Scar Mage	$7.14	$9.79	($2.65)	-27%
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger	$10.77	$8.40	$2.37	28%
Collected Company	$12.20	$9.66	$2.54	26%
Kolaghan's Command	$5.19	$5.05	$0.14	3%
Liliana, the Last Hope	$6.75	$5.03	$1.72	34%
Collective Brutality	$5.52	$5.06	$0.46	9%
Eidolon of the Great Revel	$10.36	$10.17	$0.19	2%
Mana Confluence	$5.49	$3.54	$1.95	55%
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim	$5.44	$6.20	($0.76)	-12%
Thought-Knot Seer	$5.11	$5.13	($0.02)	0%
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet	$5.36
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper	$5.43
Karn, the Great Creator	$40.54	$42.14	($1.60)	-4%
Dreadhorde Arcanist	$4.71	$5.20	($0.49)	-9%
Blast Zone	$7.21	$7.39	($0.18)	-2%
Omnath, Locus of Creation	$26.42	$24.26	$2.16	9%

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 2021	$80.84	$84.03	($3.19)	-4%
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths	$66.72	$69.58	($2.86)	-4%
Kaldheim	$140.93	$137.67	$3.26	2%
Kaldheim Booster	$3.21	$3.26	($0.05)	-2%
Theros Beyond Death	$106.98	$108.91	($1.93)	-2%
Throne of Eldraine	$137.80	$134.77	$3.03	2%
Treasure Chest	$2.41	$2.37	$0.04	2%
Zendikar Rising	$165.36	$161.67	$3.69	2%

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	181.19
Hullbreacher	CMR	Rare	113.07
Snapcaster Mage	UBT	Mythic	102.79
Karakas	UBT	Mythic	90.72
Liliana of the Veil	UBT	Mythic	89.34
Cavern of Souls	UBT	Mythic	82.88
Force of Negation	MH1	Rare	82.33
Mox Jet	1E	Rare	74.89
Ancestral Recall	1E	Rare	71.91
Time Walk	1E	Rare	69.06
Mox Sapphire	1E	Rare	66.4
Mox Emerald	1E	Rare	64.46
Force of Will	MED	Rare	59.87
Wasteland	TE	Uncommon	57.91
Wrenn and Six	MH1	Mythic	55.31
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow	PZ2	Rare	54.34
Dark Depths	UBT	Mythic	54.09
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	UBT	Mythic	47.62
Allosaurus Shepherd	JMP	Mythic	47.44
Wasteland	TPR	Rare	47.22
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	MS4	Mythic	47.12
Demonic Tutor	UBT	Mythic	46.95
Force of Will	2XM	Mythic	46.23
Valki, God of Lies	KHM	Mythic	46.18
Force of Will	MS3	Mythic	45.27
Noble Hierarch	UBT	Mythic	44.88
Karn Liberated	UBT	Mythic	44.67
Force of Will	EMA	Mythic	44.23
Auriok Champion	IMA	Rare	44.08
Force of Will	VMA	Rare	43.89
Auriok Champion	5DN	Rare	43.59
Wasteland	EXP	Mythic	42.9
Ethereal Forager	C20	Rare	41.96
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	ME3	Rare	41.38
Mox Ruby	1E	Rare	41.13
Wasteland	ZNE	Mythic	40.8
Wasteland	EMA	Rare	40.73
Karn, the Great Creator	WAR	Rare	40.54
Mox Pearl	1E	Rare	40.49
Scourge of the Skyclaves	ZNR	Mythic	39.01
Timetwister	1E	Rare	37.85
Teferi, Time Raveler	WAR	Rare	37.84
Purple-Crystal Crab	PZ2	Common	36.72
Platinum Emperion	UBT	Mythic	35.72
Liliana, the Last Hope	MS4	Mythic	35.47
Seasoned Pyromancer	MH1	Mythic	35.26
City of Traitors	EX	Rare	35.08
City of Traitors	TPR	Rare	33.81
Opposition Agent	CMR	Rare	33.34
Celestial Colonnade	UBT	Mythic	32.37
Skyclave Apparition	ZNR	Rare	30.9
Scalding Tarn	ZNE	Mythic	30.02
Brazen Borrower	ELD	Mythic	29.81
Heavenly Qilin	PZ2	Common	29.74
Underground Sea	ME4	Rare	29.65
Scalding Tarn	EXP	Mythic	28.84
Underground Sea	ME2	Rare	28.78
Jeweled Lotus	CMR	Mythic	28.57
Verdant Catacombs	ZNE	Mythic	28.07
Elder Gargaroth	M21	Mythic	27.93
Ancient Tomb	ZNE	Mythic	27.86
Cavern of Souls	UMA	Mythic	27.7
Cavern of Souls	MM3	Mythic	27.42
Cavern of Souls	ZNE	Mythic	26.45
Omnath, Locus of Creation	ZNR	Mythic	26.42
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria	MS4	Mythic	26.41
Creeping Tar Pit	UBT	Mythic	25.88
Lord Windgrace	PZ2	Mythic	25.8
Carpet of Flowers	UZ	Uncommon	25.58
Bitterblossom	UBT	Mythic	25.57
Life from the Loam	UBT	Mythic	25.01
Fulminator Mage	UBT	Mythic	25

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 $27,893.  Last week the big number was $28,120.  After gaining more than $1,000 last week we slipped a bit, dropping $227. 
 

In Closing

Prices were done on Wednesday.  Hope you all have a great weekend! 

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