State of the Program for May 20th, 2022

By: JXClaytor, Joshua Claytor
May 20 2022 12:06pm

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State of the Program for May 20th, 2022

In the News

Baldur's Gate Previews: Previews for the next Commander Legends set started on Tuesday. Wizards of the Coast is hosting special Discord sessions for learning things and you can find the schedule here. If you're looking for the preview schedule, that is here. Here is the mechanics article, and the card image galleries are here and here.

The Timeline

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	Dates
Scheduled Downtimes	June 1, 2022
Constructed Leagues End	Ends August 31, 2022
Sealed Leagues End	Ends September 1, 2022
Next B&R	Unknown
Neon Dynasty Redemption	Ends Jul 27, 2022
New Capenna Redemption	Begins May 25, 2022

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 - Masters 25 Flashback Draft

Upcoming Events on MTGO

May 25 - Proliferate Cube
June 1 - 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:

TIME (PT)	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.		Vintage Challenge
2:00 a.m.	Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.	Legacy Challenge	Modern Challenge
6:00 a.m.	Standard Challenge	Pioneer Challenge
8:00 a.m.	Modern Challenge	Legacy Challenge
10:00 a.m.	Vintage Challenge	Pauper Challenge
2:00 p.m.	Pioneer Challenge	Standard Challenge

Cutting Edge Tech

Standard: This came across my Twitter feed over the weekend after challenges wrapped up and this build finished high. It's so much fun. The mana is fantastic, the sagas offer some real compelling gameplay, and there is tension that you can feel in the games. I know it is not needed but I would have loved some copies of Satsuki, Living Lore

in the deck. It's on theme, but it also makes the deck worse!

The Kami War

by LucasG1ggs

1 Swamp

1 Azusa's Many Journeys

2 Barkchannel Pathway

4 Battle of Frost and Fire

3 Binding the Old Gods

2 Branchloft Pathway

1 Burn Down the House

4 Courier's Briefcase

2 Cragcrown Pathway

3 Darkbore Pathway

1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

2 Esika, God of the Tree

4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

2 Haunted Ridge

1 Jetmir's Garden

2 Lair of the Hydra

1 Raffine's Tower

1 Shattered Sanctum

4 Shatterskull Smashing

2 Shipwreck Marsh

2 Spara's Headquarters

1 Spirit-Sister's Call

1 Sundown Pass

2 The Celestus

4 The Kami War

4 Titan of Industry

1 Xander's Lounge

2 Ziatora's Proving Ground

Sideboard:
3 Disdainful Stroke

2 Infernal Grasp

1 Koma, Cosmos Serpent

2 Ray of Enfeeblement

2 Tamiyo's Safekeeping

2 The Meathook Massacre

1 Unleash the Inferno

2 Unlicensed Hearse

Legacy: Legacy results right now feel like you look at 4 Izzet decks in the top 4 and then the bottom half of the cut if just a magical land of what could be, if WotC paid attention and cultivated the format any at all.

Cephalid Breakfast

by Thalai

4 Baleful Strix

4 Cephalid Illusionist

3 Narcomoeba

4 Nomads en-Kor

1 Palace Jailer

3 Recruiter of the Guard

4 Stoneforge Mystic

1 Thassa's Oracle

4 Brainstorm

4 Force of Will

4 Swords to Plowshares

1 Cabal Therapy

1 Dread Return

4 Ponder

1 Unearth

4 Aether Vial

1 Batterskull

1 Shuko

4 Flooded Strand

1 Island

1 Karakas

4 Marsh Flats

1 Misty Rainforest

1 Plains

4 Polluted Delta

1 Scrubland

1 Swamp

4 Tundra

4 Underground Sea

1 Glasspool Mimic

1 Otawara, Soaring City

1 Prismatic Ending

1 Skyclave Apparition

1 Solitude

Sideboard:
1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

1 Plague Engineer

1 Soulherder

1 Yorion, Sky Nomad

2 Flusterstorm

2 Mystical Dispute

1 Cabal Therapy

2 Thoughtseize

2 Serenity

2 Prismatic Ending

Modern: The card that everyone thought was going to fit right in to the Calibrated Blast

deck has done that with Shadow of Mortality

coming in and not just being a giant mana cost of a card but also be cast if the need arises. This deck is chaotic good.

Calibrated Blast

by Bob49

4 Autochthon Wurm

4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

2 Throes of Chaos

4 Arid Mesa

1 Blood Crypt

4 Gemstone Caverns

2 Mishra's Factory

1 Mountain

2 Ramunap Ruins

4 Scalding Tarn

1 Stomping Ground

4 Sunscorched Desert

3 Wooded Foothills

3 Boseiju, Who Endures

4 Calibrated Blast

3 Otawara, Soaring City

1 Raffine's Tower

4 Scion of Draco

4 Shadow of Mortality

3 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

1 Spara's Headquarters

1 Ziatora's Proving Ground

Sideboard:
3 Boseiju, Who Shelters All

4 Nephalia Academy

1 Boseiju, Who Endures

3 Consign/Oblivion

4 Crime/Punishment

Pauper: Here is a new take on the Inside Out

combo in Pauper, this time melding the combo deck with Boros Metalcraft. Super unique!

Boros Inside Out

by billster47

4 Glint Hawk

4 Kor Skyfisher

4 Squadron Hawk

4 Tireless Tribe

4 Inside Out

4 Lightning Bolt

4 Prismatic Strands

4 Faithless Looting

3 Ancient Den

4 Boros Garrison

2 Kabira Crossroads

5 Snow-Covered Mountain

2 Snow-Covered Plains

4 Wind-Scarred Crag

4 Experimental Synthesizer

4 Wedding Invitation

Sideboard:
1 Gorilla Shaman

2 Electrickery

1 Leave No Trace

2 Light of Hope

4 Red Elemental Blast

3 Dust to Dust

1 Revoke Existence

1 Relic of Progenitus

Pioneer: I saw this on my Twitter feed Thursday and sold my copies of Ledger Shredder

for the three copies of Karn, the Great Creator

that I needed to build this with and have felt no regrets.

Paradox Combo

4 Elvish Mystic

4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch

4 Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

4 Llanowar Elves

2 Sai, Master Thopterist

4 Karn, the Great Creator

4 Mox Amber

3 Paradox Engine

1 Springleaf Drum

4 Botanical Sanctum

4 Breeding Pool

1 Forest

2 Yavimaya Coast

4 Barkchannel Pathway

2 Boseiju, Who Endures

4 Courier's Briefcase

4 Moonsnare Prototype

2 Otawara, Soaring City

3 The Reality Chip

Sideboard:
1 Ancestral Statue

3 Blink of an Eye

1 Aetherflux Reservoir

1 Damping Sphere

1 God-Pharaoh's Statue

1 Grafdigger's Cage

1 Paradox Engine

1 Pithing Needle

1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

1 Tormod's Crypt

1 Dollhouse of Horrors

1 The Reality Chip

1 Treasure Vault

Winner's Circle

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

Challenge Winners

Saturday Legacy - fuya - 6Cast
Saturday Modern - Drizzt253 - Izzet Murktide
Saturday Pauper - Beicodegeia - First Day Combo
Saturday Pioneer - SpockVidaLoka - Mardu Greasefang
Saturday Standard - sokos13 - Esper Midrange
Saturday Vintage - Thiim

Sunday Legacy - Showcase Challenge
Sunday Modern - Konas - 4 Color Money Pile
Sunday Pauper - billster47 - Boros Inside Out
Sunday Pioneer - Xerk - Rakdos Midrange
Sunday Standard - sandoiche - Jund Midrange
Sunday Vintage - Vertyx_

Other Event Winners

Pauper Showcase Challenge - pinkbom69 - Affinity
Legacy Showcase Challenge - twinlesstwin 0 - Azorius Wheels

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: Couple of new cards added to the list this week, Standard is gonna be in a weird place since the next two sets do not impact it at all.

Standard Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Demilich	$22.49	$22.49	$0.00	0%
Acererak the Archlich	$5.83	$5.83	$0.00	0%
Den of the Bugbear	$28.82	$48.77	($19.95)	-41%
Lolth, Spider Queen	$7.88	$8.37	($0.49)	-6%
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	$4.47	$6.27	($1.80)	-29%
Hall of the Storm Giants	$31.10	$44.23	($13.13)	-30%
Treasure Vault	$7.70	$7.29	$0.41	6%
Hive of the Eye Tyrant	$20.89	$27.93	($7.04)	-25%
Werewolf Pack Leader	$3.05	$6.11	($3.06)	-50%
Lair of the Hydra	$27.68	$29.47	($1.79)	-6%
The Book of Exalted Deeds	$10.16	$9.01	$1.15	13%
Blightstep Pathway	$9.04	$13.81	($4.77)	-35%
Hengegate Pathway	$6.74	$8.40	($1.66)	-20%
Esika's Chariot	$4.14	$6.42	($2.28)	-36%
Goldspan Dragon	$8.46	$7.26	$1.20	17%
Bloodthirsty Adversary	$6.96	$6.96	$0.00	0%
Wrenn and Seven	$18.82	$18.89	($0.07)	0%
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned	$4.98	$5.85	($0.87)	-15%
The Meathook Massacre	$44.73	$52.07	($7.34)	-14%
Intrepid Adversary	$6.69	$7.89	($1.20)	-15%
Memory Deluge	$11.15	$14.50	($3.35)	-23%
Brutal Cathar	$8.88	$12.92	($4.04)	-31%
Haunted Ridge	$8.42	$8.69	($0.27)	-3%
Graveyard Trespasser	$8.03	$12.42	($4.39)	-35%
Malevolent Hermit	$3.58	$5.00	($1.42)	-28%
Deserted Beach	$6.63	$6.37	$0.26	4%
Boseiju, Who Endures	$36.45	$29.35	$7.10	24%
Hidetsugu Consumes All	$9.55	$9.62	($0.07)	-1%
Kaito Shizuki	$8.05	$8.03	$0.02	0%
March of Otherworldly Light	$9.08	$10.18	($1.10)	-11%
Otawara, Soaring City	$11.39	$11.00	$0.39	4%
The Wandering Emperor	$58.89	$54.93	$3.96	7%
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker	$7.08	$7.34	($0.26)	-4%
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary	$25.59	$78.78	($53.19)	-68%
Ledger Shredder	$49.69	$13.61	$36.08	265%
Raffinie, Scheming Seer	$7.49	$9.75	($2.26)	-23%
Vivien on the Hunt	$9.85	$9.12	$0.73	8%
Unlicensed Hearse	$13.15
Luxior, Giada's Gift	$7.00
Elspeth Resplendent	$2.08	$6.65	($4.57)	-69%
Elite Spellbinder	$4.74	$6.17	($1.43)	-23%
Chandra, Dressed to Kill	$28.74	$31.55	($2.81)	-9%
Cemetery Gatekeeper	$12.95	$13.39	($0.44)	-3%
Cultivator Colossus	$38.21	$38.64	($0.43)	-1%
Sorin the Mirthless	$23.71	$25.37	($1.66)	-7%
Hallowed Haunting	$5.19	$7.99	($2.80)	-35%
Stormcarved Coast	$13.76	$18.04	($4.28)	-24%
Skyclave Apparition	$12.20	$8.60	$3.60	42%
Shatterskull Smashing	$8.61	$6.82	$1.79	26%
Roiling Vortex	$6.05	$8.32	($2.27)	-27%
Agadeem's Awakening	$7.18	$6.97	$0.21	3%
Turntimber Symbiosis	$11.32	$10.50	$0.82	8%
Branchloft Pathway	$10.33	$11.08	($0.75)	-7%
Riverglide Pathway	$12.29	$16.87	($4.58)	-27%

Modern Staples:

Modern Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Engineered Explosives	$10.08	$10.39	($0.31)	-3%
Steelshaper's Gift	$5.68	$5.30
Cavern of Souls	$13.20	$11.23	$1.97	18%
Mishra's Bauble	$19.03	$21.35	($2.32)	-11%
Aether Vial	$5.98	$6.35	($0.37)	-6%
Magus of the Moon	$6.61	$5.28	$1.33	25%
Liliana of the Veil	$11.25	$10.16	$1.09	11%
Polluted Delta	$6.22	$10.88	($4.66)	-43%
Wooded Foothills	$6.18	$5.71	$0.47	8%
Flooded Strand	$7.40	$8.51	($1.11)	-13%
Bloodstained Mire	$4.52	$5.91	($1.39)	-24%
Windswept Heath	$5.27	$5.29	($0.02)	0%
Thoughtseize	$11.03	$11.44	($0.41)	-4%
Force of Negation	$42.38	$36.15	$6.23	17%
Wrenn and Six	$61.61	$46.95	$14.66	31%
Prismatic Vista	$4.75	$7.85	($3.10)	-39%
Sunbaked Canyon	$14.52	$14.90	($0.38)	-3%
Seasoned Pyromancer	$20.84	$19.29	$1.55	8%
Fiery Islet	$5.82	$5.82	$0.00	0%
Urza, Lord High Artificer	$6.78	$7.11	($0.33)	-5%
Force of Vigor	$32.20	$33.02	($0.82)	-2%
Flusterstorm	$15.31	$15.81	($0.50)	-3%
Archmage's Charm	$16.08	$10.78	$5.30	49%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	$12.07	$14.11	($2.04)	-14%
Archon of Cruelty	$5.11	$8.07	($2.96)	-37%
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	$46.17	$49.57	($3.40)	-7%
Urza's Saga	$38.90	$52.76	($13.86)	-26%
Solitude	$29.83	$35.98	($6.15)	-17%
Endurance	$62.06	$71.50	($9.44)	-13%
Grief	$9.10	$8.34	$0.76	9%
Murktide Regent	$39.64	$29.30	$10.34	35%
Fury	$19.64	$24.23	($4.59)	-19%
Esper Sentinel	$5.95	$7.86	($1.91)	-24%
Grist, the Hunger Tide	$6.98	$9.00	($2.02)	-22%
Tourach, Dread Cantor	$7.48	$7.67	($0.19)	-2%
Dauthi Voidwalker	$1.90	$5.10	($3.20)	-63%
Ignoble Hierarch	$2.74	$5.21	($2.47)	-47%
Chalice of the Void	$16.61	$16.90	($0.29)	-2%
Surgical Extraction	$6.85	$8.10	($1.25)	-15%
Emrakul,the Aeons Torn	$6.83	$7.73	($0.90)	-12%
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth	$4.90	$5.54	($0.64)	-12%
Ensnaring Bridge	$6.31	$6.36	($0.05)	-1%
Teferi, Time Raveler	$30.55	$31.21	($0.66)	-2%
Gemstone Mine	$9.28	$10.38	($1.10)	-11%
Scalding Tarn	$5.54	$5.17	$0.37	7%
Verdant Catacombs	$2.31	$3.27	($0.96)	-29%
Misty Rainforest	$3.61	$4.99	($1.38)	-28%
Arid Mesa	$2.34	$2.85	($0.51)	-18%
Marsh Flats	$1.35	$1.57	($0.22)	-14%

Eternal Staples:

Eternal Format Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Hullbreacher	$39.62	$48.22	($8.60)	-18%
Opposition Agent	$19.56	$24.56	($5.00)	-20%
Jeweled Lotus	$32.17	$32.75	($0.58)	-2%
City of Traitors	$14.73	$12.21	$2.52	21%
Allosaurus Shepherd	$24.24	$29.22	($4.98)	-17%
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	$19.90	$17.26	$2.64	15%
Force of Will	$58.66	$46.92	$11.74	25%
Karakas	$9.96	$11.01	($1.05)	-10%
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	$23.85	$26.01	($2.16)	-8%
Phyrexian Dreadnought	$7.16	$8.25	($1.09)	-13%
Enlightened Tutor	$7.99	$7.63	$0.36	5%
Unmask	$11.25	$11.68	($0.43)	-4%
Misdirection	$14.80	$14.64	$0.16	1%
Rishadan Port	$13.25	$15.75	($2.50)	-16%
Snuff Out	$18.83	$22.73	($3.90)	-17%
Submerge	$12.99	$13.34	($0.35)	-3%
Daze	$6.94	$8.10	($1.16)	-14%
Kappa Cannoneer	$24.48	$36.97	($12.49)	-34%
Entomb	$11.56	$12.80	($1.24)	-10%
Retrofitter Foundry	$9.54	$14.57	($5.03)	-35%
Recruiter of the Guard	$9.75	$15.46	($5.71)	-37%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow	$4.69	$7.21	($2.52)	-35%
Mox Opal	$5.08	$5.44	($0.36)	-7%
Mox Diamond	$39.51	$39.33	$0.18	0%
Wasteland	$26.62	$33.65	($7.03)	-21%
Ancient Tomb	$24.24	$18.34	$5.90	32%
Lotus Petal	$26.90	$36.89	($9.99)	-27%
Grindstone	$7.23	$6.02	$1.21	20%
Academy Rector	$6.88	$7.17	($0.29)	-4%
Grim Monolith	$11.37	$10.71	$0.66	6%
Goblin Welder	$5.52	$5.93	($0.41)	-7%
Meltdown	$41.61	$44.28	($2.67)	-6%
Exploration	$24.15	$28.79	($4.64)	-16%
Gaea's Cradle	$25.77	$28.64	($2.87)	-10%
Carpet of Flowers	$24.37	$22.62	$1.75	8%
Gilded Drake	$14.05	$12.35	$1.70	14%
Show and Tell	$8.61	$10.28	($1.67)	-16%
Black Lotus	$12.98	$14.30	($1.32)	-9%
Volcanic Island	$7.03	$7.20	($0.17)	-2%
Underground Sea	$7.19	$10.46	($3.27)	-31%
Null Rod	$10.15	$8.30	$1.85	22%
Doomsday	$27.20	$26.85	$0.35	1%
Paradigm Shift	$10.62	$10.98	($0.36)	-3%

Pioneer Staples:

Pioneer Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Brazen Borrower	$41.80	$42.83	($1.03)	-2%
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King	$7.85	$9.09	($1.24)	-14%
Bonecrusher Giant	$8.26	$14.00	($5.74)	-41%
Castle Locthwain	$5.09	$7.06	($1.97)	-28%
Arclight Phoenix	$6.90	$5.74	$1.16	20%
Steam Vents	$3.51	$6.47	($2.96)	-46%
Shark Typhoon	$5.82	$6.55	($0.73)	-11%
Raugrin Triome	$6.75	$7.69	($0.94)	-12%
Ketria Triome	$4.73	$6.89	($2.16)	-31%
Winota, Joiner of Forces	$8.65	$15.86	($7.21)	-45%
Eidolon of the Great Revel	$13.94	$12.46	$1.48	12%
Mana Confluence	$7.23	$6.84	$0.39	6%
Faceless Haven	$6.31
Spirebluff Canal	$11.32	$11.46	($0.14)	-1%
Inspiring Vantage	$6.78
Chandra, Torch of Defiance	$3.64	$5.58	($1.94)	-35%
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord	$7.33	$9.72	($2.39)	-25%
Lotus Field	$7.01	$20.10	($13.09)	-65%
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim	$8.76	$17.26	($8.50)	-49%
Leyline of Sanctity	$5.27	$5.53	($0.26)	-5%
Chandra, Awakened Inferno	$24.57	$27.37	($2.80)	-10%
Cavalier of Thorns	$8.11	$13.54	($5.43)	-40%
Rest in Peace	$5.02	$6.40	($1.38)	-22%
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger	$6.62	$6.99	($0.37)	-5%
Karn, the Great Creator	$34.22	$39.22	($5.00)	-13%
Finale of Devastation	$12.31	$12.14	$0.17	1%
Omnath, Locus of Creation	$29.89	$28.55	$1.34	5%

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
Forgotten Realms	$211.33	$261.63	($50.30)	-19%
Innistrad: Crimson Vow	$172.18	$191.18	($19.00)	-10%
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt	$183.45	$210.33	($26.88)	-13%
Kaldheim	$85.73	$94.18	($8.45)	-9%
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty	$157.36	$146.94	$10.42	7%
Streets of New Capenna	$151.27	$169.09	($17.82)	-11%
Streets of New Capenna Booster	$3.39	$3.10	$0.29	9%
Strixhaven: School of Mages	$45.15	$51.83	($6.68)	-13%
Treasure Chest	$2.52	$2.57	($0.05)	-2%
Zendikar Rising	$138.29	$138.01	$0.28	0%

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	238.23
Cavern of Souls	UBT	Mythic	141.68
Mox Jet	1E	Rare	124.96
Karakas	UBT	Mythic	120.86
Liliana of the Veil	UBT	Mythic	113.76
Ancestral Recall	1E	Rare	110.49
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	UBT	Mythic	107.52
Time Walk	1E	Rare	86.5
Mox Sapphire	1E	Rare	84.21
Mox Emerald	1E	Rare	75.4
Snapcaster Mage	UBT	Mythic	70.77
Demonic Tutor	UBT	Mythic	68.3
Purple-Crystal Crab	PZ2	Common	64.75
Endurance	MH2	Mythic	62.06
Wrenn and Six	MH1	Mythic	61.61
Mox Ruby	1E	Rare	61.14
Mox Pearl	1E	Rare	60.11
The Wandering Emperor	NEO	Mythic	58.89
Force of Will	MED	Rare	58.66
Dark Depths	UBT	Mythic	55.13
Heavenly Qilin	PZ2	Common	52.41
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil	C19	Mythic	51.75
Ledger Shredder	SNC	Rare	49.69
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	MH2	Mythic	46.17
The Meathook Massacre	MID	Mythic	44.73
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	MS4	Mythic	44.46
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth	UBT	Mythic	42.52
Force of Negation	MH1	Rare	42.38
Brazen Borrower	ELD	Mythic	41.8
Meltdown	UZ	Uncommon	41.61
Wasteland	ZNE	Mythic	41.34
Earthshaking Si	PZ2	Common	40.97
Liliana, the Last Hope	MS4	Mythic	40.56
Murktide Regent	MH2	Mythic	39.64
Hullbreacher	CMR	Rare	39.62
Mox Diamond	ST	Rare	39.51
Mana Vault	UBT	Mythic	39.41
Urza's Saga	MH2	Rare	38.9
Cultivator Colossus	VOW	Mythic	38.21
Mox Diamond	TPR	Mythic	36.82
Boseiju, Who Endures	NEO	Rare	36.45
Lotus Petal	MS2	Bonus	36.34
Cavern of Souls	ZNE	Mythic	35.43
Force of Will	EMA	Mythic	35.36
Karn, the Great Creator	WAR	Rare	34.2
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria	MS4	Mythic	33.69
Reanimate	UBT	Mythic	32.85
Noble Hierarch	UBT	Mythic	32.61
Flooded Strand	ZNE	Mythic	32.25
Force of Vigor	MH1	Rare	32.2
Jeweled Lotus	CMR	Mythic	32.17
Timetwister	1E	Rare	31.98
Lotus Petal	TPR	Uncommon	31.79
Force of Will	2XM	Mythic	31.32
Karn Liberated	UBT	Mythic	31.3
Hall of Storm Giants	AFR	Rare	31.1
Force of Will	MS3	Mythic	30.74
Teferi, Time Raveler	WAR	Rare	30.55
Celestial Colonnade	UBT	Mythic	30.51
Mishra's Bauble	IMA	Uncommon	30.49
Seeds of Innocence	MI	Rare	30.34
Force of Will	VMA	Rare	30.3
Omnath, Locus of Creation	ZNR	Mythic	29.89
Solitude	MH2	Mythic	29.83
Den of the Bugbear	AFR	Rare	28.82
Chandra, Dressed to Kill	VOW	Mythic	28.74
Life from the Loam	UBT	Mythic	27.87
Lair of the Hydra	AFR	Rare	27.68
Scalding Tarn	ZNE	Mythic	27.64
Doomsday	WL	Rare	27.2
Cleansing Screech	PZ2	Common	27.05
Wasteland	EXP	Mythic	27.02
Lotus Petal	TE	Common	26.9
Thoughtseize	TSR	Bonus	26.87
Chalice of the Void	TSR	Bonus	26.67
Wasteland	TE	Uncommon	26.62
Wasteland	TPR	Rare	26.54
Fulminator Mage	UBT	Mythic	26.41
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre	UBT	Mythic	26.35
Gaea's Cradle	UZ	Rare	25.77
Aether Gale	C14	Rare	25.73
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary	SNC	Mythic	25.59
Pramikon, Sky Rampart	C19	Mythic	25.51
Creeping Tar Pit	UBT	Mythic	25.48
Platinum Emperion	UBT	Mythic	25.34

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 $28,920. Last week despite me taking the week off, Pete was great and did the number for me, it was $29,305. That is a small $385 loss.

In Closing

I didn't mean to take last week off. I have every intention of sitting down and writing the article until Tuesday. My ADHD brain told me that I wanted to build Commander decks, and instead of making them just fancier versions of the precons that my builds basically were, I wanted to up the power level a little bit and instead build decks based around the Universes Beyond stuff that Wizards of the Coast is doing.

That decision meant I had to research which characters I wanted to build for, and left me with Gyruda, Doom of Depths and Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt using their Godzilla Series versions. I went with Edgar, Charmed Groom, Olivia, Crimson Bride and Torens, Fist of Angels for the Dracula Series. I built a deck for each character from The Walking Dead, and went super hard on the Stranger Things characters, ending up with a 5 color deck and ones for Esper, Temur, and Naya as well. On top of that I also decided to get a head start on the Street Fighter Secret Lair, because even if they haven't been released, I do own a printer and can make a copy while waiting on them. I went with my favorite characters from my childhood, Blanka, Chun-Li, Guile and Zangief.

I had to take apart the 20 plus Commander decks I already had to make room and decided to go ahead and take apart my Pioneer (gotta wait till after the bans from the next big event now I guess) and Modern decks.

I am actually still not done with this, but all the cards are put away and I am pulling things now. It might have been a small mistake to go so hard, but I blame my brain!

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