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 is The Brothers' War (About Half-Gone) Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and March of the Machine. 

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. The Saturday 6 a.m. Standard Event is going back to a small event prize structure.   

MOCS Season 1 Showcase:  Marco Vassallo won the Season 1 Showcase.  Marco won the Vintage Cube pod beating Sean Goddard in the finals of it.  In the Modern pod, Sean beat Marco to keep the sweep off the table.  Replaying the finals of the Modern pod, Marco came out on top! 

All-Access:  This popular token is coming back on the 31st and runs until June 14th. 

Two-Factor Authentication:  The long requested feature is coming to MTGO on the 31st of May.  Next Tuesday an article will roll out that shows how to activate the feature on the client!

Vintage Cube Updates:  7 cards came in to the cube and 7 left it.  You can read about the changes here!

Patch Notes: You can check out the notes for this update here.

Standard:

Boros Aggro

 

4 Battlefield Forge 8 Mountain 5 Plains 4 Barbed Batterfist 2 Bladegraft Aspirant 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope 2 Dragonwing Glider 1 Eater of Virtue 2 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 3 Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden 4 Kemba, Kha Enduring 1 Lion Sash 3 Lizard Blades 3 Nahiri, Forged in Fury 4 Rabbit Battery

4 Rebel Salvo 3 Skrelv, Defector Mite 2 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance 4 Sundown Pass

Sideboard: 1 Abrade 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope 1 Destroy Evil 1 Dragonwing Glider 3 Knockout Blow 2 Lion Sash 4 Lithomantic Barrage 1 Ossification

Modern:

As Freetold

 

3 Greater Gargadon 2 Teferi, Time Raveler 4 Electrodominance 3 Lightning Bolt 3 Spell Pierce 2 Ancestral Vision 4 Crashing Footfalls 4 Restore Balance 4 As Foretold 1 Shadowspear 1 Zuran Orb 3 Arid Mesa 1 Mountain 1 Raugrin Triome 1 Sacred Foundry 2 Spirebluff Canal 2 Steam Vents

1 Stomping Ground 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Expressive Iteration 1 Mishra's Research Desk 1 Otawara, Soaring City 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 4 Urza's Saga

Sideboard: 2 Flusterstorm 2 Mystical Dispute 2 Alpine Moon 4 Leyline of Sanctity 1 Pithing Needle 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 2 Brotherhood's End 1 Haywire Mite

Pauper:

Infect

 

4 Weather the Storm 4 Contentious Plan 4 Deep Analysis 4 Everflowing Chalice 4 Pentad Prism 1 Serrated Arrows 4 Hickory Woodlot 4 Peat Bog 4 Saprazzan Skerry 1 Snow-Covered Forest 5 Snow-Covered Island 1 Snow-Covered Swamp

4 Experimental Augury 4 Infectious Inquiry 4 Prologue to Phyresis 4 Thirsting Roots 4 Vivisurgeon's Insight

Sideboard: 4 Hydroblast 3 Moment's Peace 2 Serrated Arrows 3 Anoint with Affliction 3 Bring the Ending

Pioneer:

Boros Convoke

 

2 Giant Killer 4 Ornithopter 4 Reckless Bushwhacker 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Venerated Loxodon 4 Forbidden Friendship 4 Battlefield Forge 2 Castle Embereth 4 Inspiring Vantage 2 Mana Confluence 3 Mountain 4 Sacred Foundry 3 Clarion Spirit 4 Gleeful Demolition 4 Knight-Errant of Eos

1 Needleverge Pathway 3 Resolute Reinforcements 4 Voldaren Epicure

Sideboard: 1 Giant Killer 1 Jegantha, the Wellspring 1 Regal Leosaur 1 Light of Hope 4 Rending Volley 1 Pithing Needle 1 Tormod's Crypt 3 Invasion of Gobakhan 2 Wedding Announcement

 

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

Challenge Winners

Friday Modern - twinlesstwin - Izzet Murktide

Saturday Legacy - perez - Mono White Initiative
Saturday Modern - MisterT1980 - Domain Zoo
Saturday Modern - Not reported
Saturday Pauper - Skpchino - Gruul Initiative
Saturday Pioneer - Succulent - Azorius Spirits
Saturday Standard - Venom1 - Mono White Midrange
Saturday Vintage - lampalot

Sunday Legacy - shindy - Reanimator
Sunday Modern - J0SE - Rakdos Scam
Sunday Pauper - LuffyDoChapeuDePalha - Somber Affinity
Sunday Pioneer - Sodeq - Boros Convoke
Sunday Standard - canepis16 - Rakdos Midrange
Sunday Vintage - yoshiwata

Other Event Winners

Standard Staples:

Standard Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Cityscape Leveler	$33.34	$33.43	-$0.09	0%
Portal to Phyrexia	$6.92	$7.38	-$0.46	-6%
Titania, Voice of Gaea	$6.77	$7.31	-$0.54	-7%
One with the Multiverse	$8.32	$8.60	-$0.28	-3%
The Stone Brain	$7.62	$8.60	-$0.98	-11%
Leyline Binding	$18.46	$19.41	-$0.95	-5%
Liliana of the Veil	$5.67	$5.50	$0.17	3%
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	$27.75	$28.37	-$0.62	-2%
Serra Paragon	$4.99	$4.92	$0.07	1%
Nissa, Resurgent Animist	$56.49	$22.36	$34.13	153%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	$15.07	$24.14	-$9.07	-38%
Memory Deluge	$13.72	$11.71	$2.01	17%
Brutal Cathar	$12.24	$10.61	$1.63	15%
Bloodthirsty Adversary	$4.58	$5.30	-$0.72	-14%
Invasion of Gobakhan	$19.61
Knight-Errant of Eos	$15.95
Faerie Mastermind	$8.76	$10.78	-$2.02	-19%
Wrenn and Realmbreaker	$7.60	$11.50	-$3.90	-34%
Sheoldred	$11.63	$13.22	-$1.59	-12%
Invasion of Tarkir	$8.68	$7.58	$1.10	15%
Urabrask	$6.04	$6.49	-$0.45	-7%
Elesh Norn	$6.82	$6.49	$0.33	5%
Boseiju, Who Endures	$28.84	$30.10	-$1.26	-4%
Otawara, Soaring City	$12.11	$11.48	$0.63	5%
The Wandering Emperor	$9.40	$10.02	-$0.62	-6%
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker	$32.76	$54.91	-$22.15	-40%
March of Otherworldly Light	$5.42
Atraxa, Grand Unifier	$50.45	$74.10	-$23.65	-32%
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines	$6.85	$6.54	$0.31	5%
Jace, the Perfected Mind	$6.20	$7.04	-$0.84	-12%
Ledger Shredder	$8.17	$11.51	-$3.34	-29%
Unlicensed Hearse	$11.56	$12.55	-$0.99	-8%
Raffine, Scheming Seer	$2.56	$6.12	-$3.56	-58%
Stormcarved Coast	$12.04	$13.82	-$1.78	-13%
Wedding Announcement	$24.94	$10.71	$14.23	133%

Modern Staples:

Modern Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Engineered Explosives	$13.76	$17.16	-$3.40	-20%
Cavern of Souls	$6.68	$6.65	$0.03	0%
Orvar, the All-Form	$17.83	$15.91	$1.92	12%
Polluted Delta	$6.92	$7.30	-$0.38	-5%
Wooded Foothills	$5.77	$6.73	-$0.96	-14%
Flooded Strand	$8.81	$6.55	$2.26	35%
Bloodstained Mire	$5.40	$5.43	-$0.03	-1%
Windswept Heath	$4.45	$4.31	$0.14	3%
Thoughtseize	$10.74	$9.05	$1.69	19%
Force of Negation	$18.11	$21.62	-$3.51	-16%
Wrenn and Six	$10.68	$14.91	-$4.23	-28%
Sunbaked Canyon	$7.51	$9.04	-$1.53	-17%
Seasoned Pyromancer	$10.19	$11.01	-$0.82	-7%
Force of Vigor	$18.98	$19.32	-$0.34	-2%
Flusterstorm	$8.49	$9.04	-$0.55	-6%
Archon of Cruelty	$6.58	$6.37	$0.21	3%
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	$9.26	$12.10	-$2.84	-23%
Urza's Saga	$28.31	$35.00	-$6.69	-19%
Solitude	$14.67	$14.06	$0.61	4%
Endurance	$16.17	$21.37	-$5.20	-24%
Grief	$11.35	$11.99	-$0.64	-5%
Murktide Regent	$17.50	$19.80	-$2.30	-12%
Fury	$19.02	$20.61	-$1.59	-8%
Esper Sentinel	$10.62	$6.78	$3.84	57%
Subtlety	$7.50	$7.70	-$0.20	-3%
Chalice of the Void	$9.80	$10.26	-$0.46	-4%
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn	$6.35	$6.24	$0.11	2%
Teferi, Time Raveler	$12.66	$14.10	-$1.44	-10%
Scalding Tarn	$6.30	$6.81	-$0.51	-7%
Verdant Catacombs	$3.26	$2.09	$1.17	56%
Misty Rainforest	$5.43	$5.02	$0.41	8%
Arid Mesa	$2.21	$2.43	-$0.22	-9%
Marsh Flats	$1.25	$1.03	$0.22	21%

Eternal Staples: 

Eternal Format Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Guildsworn Prowler	$6.08	$14.96	($8.88)	-59%
Displacer Kitten	$5.72	$7.75	($2.03)	-26%
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes	$7.98	$4.60	$3.38	73%
Seasoned Dungeoneer	$7.03	$7.96	($0.93)	-12%
Caves of Chaos Adventurer	$7.97	$6.36	$1.61	25%
Hullbreacher	$13.67	$11.86	$1.81	15%
Opposition Agent	$23.57	$23.30	$0.27	1%
Jeweled Lotus	$8.28	$8.47	($0.19)	-2%
Jeska's Will	$6.35	$7.68	($1.33)	-17%
City of Traitors	$11.35	$11.29	$0.06	1%
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	$12.19	$12.54	($0.35)	-3%
Helm of Obedience	$15.22	$15.05	$0.17	1%
Force of Will	$43.38	$48.14	($4.76)	-10%
Urza's Bauble	$16.49	$23.32	($6.83)	-29%
Hydroblast	$8.55	$7.92	$0.63	8%
Pyroblast	$6.56	$4.85	$1.71	35%
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	$8.40	$8.36	$0.04	0%
Phyrexian Dreadnought	$9.55	$9.95	($0.40)	-4%
Unmask	$24.50	$20.82	$3.68	18%
Misdirection	$10.64	$10.47	$0.17	2%
Snuff Out	$13.19	$10.69	$2.50	23%
Submerge	$10.15	$10.00	$0.15	2%
Daze	$8.02	$10.06	($2.04)	-20%
Entomb	$6.00	$5.48	$0.52	9%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow	$7.86	$8.51	($0.65)	-8%
Stifle	$9.58	$8.60	$0.98	11%
Mox Opal	$7.33	$7.64	($0.31)	-4%
Mox Diamond	$23.95	$24.27	($0.32)	-1%
Wasteland	$14.77	$12.77	$2.00	16%
Ancient Tomb	$18.74	$17.55	$1.19	7%
Lotus Petal	$13.18	$12.69	$0.49	4%
Grindstone	$14.99	$16.20	($1.21)	-7%
Powder Keg	$10.48	$10.38	$0.10	1%
Grim Monolith	$14.83	$14.66	$0.17	1%
Goblin Welder	$6.35	$6.09	$0.26	4%
Gaea's Cradle	$29.79	$29.05	$0.74	3%
Gilded Drake	$12.21	$11.66	$0.55	5%
Show and Tell	$18.64	$18.49	$0.15	1%
Natural Order	$8.21	$8.28	($0.07)	-1%
Black Lotus	$15.13	$15.09	$0.04	0%
Volcanic Island	$19.21	$16.03	$3.18	20%
Underground Sea	$6.02	$5.49	$0.53	10%
Null Rod	$10.83	$10.83	$0.00	0%
Doomsday	$14.96	$15.02	($0.06)	0%
Paradigm Shift	$12.39	$12.62	($0.23)	-2%

Pioneer Staples: 

Pioneer Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Indomitable Creativity	$9.97	$9.45	$0.52	5.50%
Den of the Bugbear	$8.25	$19.01	-$10.76	-56.60%
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	$4.75	$5.81	-$1.06	-18.24%
Lair of the Hydra	$9.07	$5.59	$3.48	62.25%
Hive of the Eye Tyrant	$17.47	$26.13	-$8.66	-33.14%
Rending Volley	$6.44
Brazen Borrower	$24.16	$31.86	-$7.70	-24.17%
Castle Locthwain	$14.59	$10.70	$3.89	36.36%
Bonecrusher Giant	$3.58	$5.35	-$1.77	-33.08%
Shark Typhoon	$23.17	$22.83	$0.34	1.49%
Fiend Artisan	$6.02	$7.34	-$1.32	-17.98%
Ketria Triome	$5.01	$5.00	$0.01	0.20%
Mana Confluence	$29.05	$13.56	$15.49	114.23%
Esika's Chariot	$11.81	$15.49	-$3.68	-23.76%
Blightstep Pathway	$25.93	$10.22	$15.71	153.72%
Hengegate Pathway	$5.45
Inspiring Vantage	$8.33
Spirebluff Canal	$6.54	$6.45	$0.09	1.40%
Mutavault	$6.03	$6.37	-$0.34	-5.34%
Cavalier of Thorns	$14.31	$20.43	-$6.12	-29.96%
Leyline of the Void	$5.12	$5.23	-$0.11	-2.10%
Lotus Field	$11.44	$7.63	$3.81	49.93%
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord	$4.75	$5.14	-$0.39	-7.59%
The Meathook Massacre	$7.22	$6.96	$0.26	3.74%
Reckless Bushwhacker	$7.20
Magma Opus	$13.56	$14.92	-$1.36	-9.12%
Prismari Command	$8.83	$8.67	$0.16	1.85%
Karn, the Great Creator	$16.20	$18.26	-$2.06	-11.28%
Emeria's Call	$22.05	$21.22	$0.83	3.91%
Omnath, Locus of Creation	$7.66	$6.96	$0.70	10.06%
Skyclave Apparition	$8.27	$5.94	$2.33	39.23%
Sea Gate Restoration	$10.23	$7.54	$2.69	35.68%
Roiling Vortex	$9.83	$8.31	$1.52	18.29%
Agadeem's Awakening	$4.81	$5.43	-$0.62	-11.42%

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	$127.57	$136.37	($8.80)	-6%
Dominaria United	$101.64	$106.51	($4.87)	-5%
Innistrad: Crimson Vow	$80.25	$66.05	$14.20	21%
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt	$99.95	$95.21	$4.74	5%
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty	$112.81	$138.35	($25.54)	-18%
March of the Machine	$214.36	$203.38	$10.98	5%
March of the Machine Booster	$3.16	$3.16	$0.00	0%
Phyrexia: All Will Be One	$238.35	$296.77	($58.42)	-20%
Streets of New Capenna	$47.94	$57.24	($9.30)	-16%
Treasure Chest Booster	$2.41	$2.31	$0.10	4%

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	238.32
Mox Jet	1E	Rare	107.18
Ancestral Recall	1E	Rare	93.05
Time Walk	1E	Rare	69.23
Mox Sapphire	1E	Rare	66.9
Mox Emerald	1E	Rare	59.78
Nissa, Resurgent Animist	MAT	Mythic	56.49
Mox Pearl	1E	Rare	54.17
Liliana of the Veil	UBT	Mythic	53.49
Nissa, Resurgent Animist	MAT	Promo	50.53
Atraxa, Grand Unifier	ONE	Mythic	50.45
Mox Ruby	1E	Rare	49.67
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	UBT	Mythic	44.34
Cavern of Souls	UBT	Mythic	43.68
Karakas	UBT	Mythic	43.62
Force of Will	MED	Rare	43.38
Demonic Tutor	UBT	Mythic	38.79
Aether Gale	C14	Rare	36.2
Dark Depths	UBT	Mythic	36.05
Wasteland	ZNE	Mythic	34.84
Pramikon, Sky Rampart	C19	Mythic	34.72
Timetwister	1E	Rare	34.59
Cityscape Leveler	BRO	Mythic	33.34
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker	NEO	Rare	32.76
Snapcaster Mage	UBT	Mythic	32.7
Flooded Strand	ZNE	Mythic	32.18
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth	UBT	Mythic	31.43
Gaea's Cradle	UZ	Rare	29.79
Mana Confluence	JOU	Rare	29.05
Boseiju, Who Endures	NEO	Rare	28.84
Urza's Saga	MH2	Rare	28.31
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	DMU	Mythic	27.75
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	ONE	Promo	27.44
Staff of the Storyteller	ONC	Rare	27.04
Breath of Fire	PZ2	Common	26.55
Blightstep Pathway	KHM	Rare	25.93
Volcanic Island	ME3	Rare	25.93
Mox Diamond	TPR	Mythic	25.65
Atraxa, Grand Unifier	ONE	Promo	25.28
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	MS4	Mythic	25.14
Unmask	V16	Mythic	25.02

 

In Closing

I need a break, I love what I do, but I resent doing it.  I'm not sure that makes sense, but I really want to get back to creating the stuff that I like.  Maybe one day I will, but I feel a vacation is coming up. 

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