State of the Program for May 10th, 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 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.
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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May 31, 2023 |
Constructed Leagues End
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June 20, 2023
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Sealed Leagues End
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June 20, 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 - Vintage Cube Phantom
May 27 - Pioneer Qualifier
May 28 - Limited Super Qualifier
May 31 - Invasion Block Phantom
June 7 - Tempest Remastered Phantom
June 14 - Battle of the Planes Phantom
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:
Modern:
Pauper:
Pioneer:
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
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:
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 |
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Knight-Errant of Eos |
$15.95 |
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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 |
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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:
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 |
$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 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 |
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.