State of the Program for March 1st, 2023
MTGO Socials: Daybreak has set up forums for MTGO, which you can find here. In addition to the Forums, Daybreak has set up a Discord for MTGO. You can get the invite here. MTGO has a Twitter account, and can now add an account for Facebook and Instagram.
Redemption: Redemption is up and running! Remember that redemption runs now until supply is gone. Currently being redeemed are Dominaria United (Getting Quite Low) and The Brothers' War (About Half-Gone). Phyrexia: All Will Be One will be up for redemption in March 8.
Challenge Schedule Changing: Two Prelims on Friday nights are now becoming small Challenge events. This helps players in the Asia-Pacific region. Saturday is also getting another Modern Challenge. Both of these are 32 player events.
Patch Notes: Jeweled Lotus
will correctly spend mana on Commanders and Commander Tax. Jinxed Choker
and Plague Boiler
will stop asking about counters.
CommandFest: These popular events are coming back in April and will kick off with the prerelease of March of the Machine. You can find one in Richmond, VA, Indianapolis, IN, Orlando, FL, or Seattle, WA. More CommandFests will be scheduled throughout the year!
This is a list of things we have been promised, or we just want to see coming back. Another good source for dates and times is the
calendar and the weekly blog, while the best source for known bugs is the bug blog which appears sporadically on MTGO.com. Not listed, but important: Wizards offers either one or two online MCQs each weekend, with qualifiers for limited MCQs running the days immediately prior to the MCQ.
Upcoming Events
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Dates
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Scheduled Downtimes
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April 5, 2023 |
Constructed Leagues End
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April 18, 2023
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Sealed Leagues End
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April 18, 2023 |
Magic Online Championship Series and other events
Complete details, including schedule, rules, and which online events qualify you for which online or paper events is
here. In addition, Wizards will be offering these special formats:
Ongoing - Time Spiral Remastered
March 4 - Limited Super Qualifier
March 5 - Limited Super Qualifier
March 5 - Modern Super Qualifier
March 8 - Modern Horizons
March 22 - Modern Horizons 2
April 5 - Dominaria Remastered
April 12 - March of the Machine Release
May 3 - Magic 30 Cube
May 10 - Vintage Cube
Magic Online Format Challenges
These are high stakes events that happen every weekend. They cost 30 Tix / 300 play points, and last a number of rounds based on participation (assume 5-8), plus a single elimination Top 8. Details, including prize payouts, are
here. Start times are:
Standard: Love to see someone that champions a format so much do well in it. Make sure you're following yoman5 on T
witter, just a fantastic follow for Standard Magic!
Legacy: To me it's weird to not see Atraxa in this deck, but maybe there just isn't a place for it. You would think Sneak and Show would love it there!
Modern: Wanted to show off a deck that used
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
to great effect!
Pauper:
A Second Modern Deck: This one did well in the 32 player Modern event and I thought it was neat that
Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
has a large role in the deck.
The Winner's Circle is where I will recognize winners of the past events on MTGO.
Challenge Winners
Friday Modern - oinkmage22 - Izzet Murktide
Saturday Legacy - ecobaronen - Izzet Delver
Saturday Modern 32 - Bullwinkkle6705 - Temur Rhinos
Saturday Modern - Brasatore - Rakdos Scam
Saturday Pauper - _against_ - Dimir Control
Saturday Pioneer - claudioh - Azorius Control
Saturday Standard - yoman5 - Mono Red Aggro
Saturday Vintage - Showcase Challenge
Sunday Legacy - Showcase Challenge
Sunday Modern - susurrus_mtg - Atraxa Vengence
Sunday Pauper - Lord_Beerus - Dimir Control
Sunday Pioneer - pepeteam - Abzan Greasefang
Sunday Standard - Funnyman31399 - Rakdos Atraxa
Sunday Vintage - medvedev
Other Event Winners
Vintage Showcase Challenge - StormGuyisme
Legacy Showcase Challenge - JPA93
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.
Because I took a mental health week last week, I didn't remove anything from the lists this week.
I added a ton of new stuff, but didn't take anything off!
Standard Staples:
Modern Staples:
Eternal Staples:
Pioneer Staples:
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 Time |
Change |
% Change |
The Brothers' War |
$123.01 |
$108.53 |
$14.48 |
13% |
Dominaria United |
$123.76 |
$110.35 |
$13.41 |
12% |
Innistrad: Crimson Vow |
$75.78 |
$58.03 |
$17.75 |
31% |
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt |
$110.94 |
$94.43 |
$16.51 |
17% |
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty |
$158.92 |
$140.21 |
$18.71 |
13% |
Phyrexia: All Will Be One |
$406.12 |
$415.23 |
($9.11) |
-2% |
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Booster |
$3.26 |
$3.33 |
($0.07) |
-2% |
Streets of New Capenna |
$64.48 |
$55.46 |
$9.02 |
16% |
Treasure Chest |
$2.49 |
$2.34 |
$0.15 |
6% |
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 |
236.97 |
Mox Jet |
1E |
Rare |
114.92 |
Ancestral Recall |
1E |
Rare |
101.14 |
Mox Sapphire |
1E |
Rare |
78.14 |
Time Walk |
1E |
Rare |
76.42 |
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil |
C19 |
Mythic |
73.96 |
Liliana of the Veil |
UBT |
Mythic |
71.18 |
Atraxa, Grand Unifier |
ONE |
Mythic |
70.94 |
Boseiju, Who Endures |
NEO |
Rare |
70.41 |
Cavern of Souls |
UBT |
Mythic |
67.99 |
Karakas |
UBT |
Mythic |
67.7 |
Mox Emerald |
1E |
Rare |
65.33 |
Mox Pearl |
1E |
Rare |
59.5 |
Mox Ruby |
1E |
Rare |
56.68 |
Earthshaking Si |
PZ2 |
Common |
54.96 |
Heavenly Qilin |
PZ2 |
Common |
53.78 |
Atraxa, Grand Unifier |
ONE |
Promo |
51.69 |
Aether Gale |
C14 |
Rare |
51.12 |
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth |
UBT |
Mythic |
49.22 |
Demonic Tutor |
UBT |
Mythic |
49.1 |
Purple-Crystal Crab |
PZ2 |
Common |
47.94 |
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker |
NEO |
Rare |
47.68 |
Urza's Saga |
MH2 |
Rare |
47.61 |
Dark Depths |
UBT |
Mythic |
46.05 |
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth |
UBT |
Mythic |
44.7 |
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse |
ONE |
Promo |
44.57 |
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse |
DMU |
Mythic |
43.59 |
Fury |
MH2 |
Mythic |
43.24 |
Liliana, the Last Hope |
MS4 |
Mythic |
43.11 |
Snapcaster Mage |
UBT |
Mythic |
42.7 |
Jace, the Mind Sculptor |
MS4 |
Mythic |
41.95 |
Mana Vault |
UBT |
Mythic |
41.08 |
Wasteland |
ZNE |
Mythic |
39.54 |
Solitude |
MH2 |
Mythic |
39.18 |
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria |
MS4 |
Mythic |
37.05 |
Cleansing Screech |
PZ2 |
Common |
36.01 |
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer |
MH2 |
Mythic |
35.82 |
Gaea's Cradle |
UZ |
Rare |
35.82 |
Force of Will |
MED |
Rare |
34.76 |
Reanimate |
UBT |
Mythic |
34.59 |
Timetwister |
1E |
Rare |
34.19 |
Flooded Strand |
ZNE |
Mythic |
32.4 |
Pramikon, Sky Rampart |
C19 |
Mythic |
32.3 |
Emeria's Call |
ZNR |
Mythic |
31.08 |
Life from the Loam |
UBT |
Mythic |
30.96 |
Edgar Markov |
PZ2 |
Mythic |
29.67 |
Creeping Tar Pit |
UBT |
Mythic |
28.64 |
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon |
MS4 |
Mythic |
28.59 |
Tasha's Hideous Laughter |
AFR |
Rare |
28.2 |
Noble Hierarch |
UBT |
Mythic |
27.94 |
Endurance |
MH2 |
Mythic |
27.58 |
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre |
UBT |
Mythic |
26.23 |
Fulminator Mage |
UBT |
Mythic |
26.17 |
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.
Prices were done on Tuesday. Last week was really bad, but I had a great weekend with my son and nephew and got to recharge a bit!
This series is an ongoing tribute to Erik “Hamtastic” Friborg.