Pauper Bans:  Four cards entered the Pauper banned list on Monday.  Aarakocra Sneak, Stirring Bard, Underdark Explorer and Vicious Battlerager were all removed.  Gavin Verhey, leader of the Pauper Format Panel, recorded a video and typed up a transcript of the changes and thoughts behind them that you can see here.  

The Brother's War Prerelease: Two changes with this prerelease, the first being all product that can be sold after the prerelease window can now be sold during the prerelease.  That does not effect MTGO much.  The second one does, as the physical prerelease will be before the digital events, like it was for New Capenna. November 15th is the date for MTGO players!  You can read about it here.

Standard:

Mono White Ramp

 

3 Field of Ruin 19 Plains 4 Ambitious Farmhand 4 Ao, the Dawn Sky 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 2 Fateful Absence 4 March of Otherworldly Light 4 Serra Paragon 4 Spirited Companion 4 The Restoration of Eiganjo 4 The Wandering Emperor

3 Vanquish the Horde 4 Wedding Announcement

Sideboard: 3 Valorous Stance 2 Cathar Commando 3 Knockout Blow 2 Lion Sash 4 Sunset Revelry 1 Vanquish the Horde

Legacy:

Money Pile

 

4 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath 4 Narset, Parter of Veils 4 Brainstorm 1 Force of Negation 4 Force of Will 3 Pyroblast 4 Swords to Plowshares 1 Life from the Loam 4 Ponder 2 Terminus 1 Carpet of Flowers 2 Sylvan Library 4 Flooded Strand 1 Karakas 4 Misty Rainforest 2 Mystic Sanctuary 3 Polluted Delta 4 Scalding Tarn 1 Snow-Covered Island

2 Taiga 2 Tropical Island 4 Tundra 1 Volcanic Island 2 Wasteland 4 Endurance 4 Expressive Iteration 4 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes 4 Prismatic Ending

Sideboard: 1 Izzet Staticaster 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad 3 Hydroblast 1 Pyroblast 2 Red Elemental Blast 1 Terminus 3 Carpet of Flowers 3 Dress Down

Modern:

Ascendancy Combo

 

4 Birds of Paradise 2 Fatestitcher 1 Noble Hierarch 4 Sylvan Caryatid 2 Wrenn and Six 2 Cerulean Wisps 1 Manamorphose 1 Repeal 1 Retraction Helix 1 Silence 1 Spell Pierce 2 Veil of Summer 3 Glittering Wish 4 Serum Visions 2 Sleight of Hand 2 Abundant Growth 3 Jeskai Ascendancy 1 Underworld Breach 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Mishra's Bauble 1 Botanical Sanctum 1 Breeding Pool 1 Fiery Islet 3 Flooded Strand 1 Hallowed Fountain

1 Horizon Canopy 2 Island 1 Ketria Triome 3 Misty Rainforest 1 Steam Vents 1 Stomping Ground 2 Consider 2 Expressive Iteration

Sideboard: 1 Emrakul, the Promised End 1 Jegantha, the Wellspring 1 Teferi, Time Raveler 1 Abrupt Decay 1 Ceremonious Rejection 1 Silence 1 Veil of Summer 1 Unmoored Ego 1 Jeskai Ascendancy 2 Worship 1 Boseiju, Who Endures 1 Expansion/Explosion 1 Flesh/Blood 1 Wear/Tear

Pauper:

Curve Control

 

2 Augur of Bolas 4 Accumulated Knowledge 4 Brainstorm 4 Counterspell 1 Dispel 1 Fire // Ice 1 Fling 3 Lightning Bolt 4 Skred 1 Spell Pierce 4 Thought Scour 2 Pieces of the Puzzle 10 Snow-Covered Island 2 Snow-Covered Mountain 3 Terramorphic Expanse

1 Breath Weapon 2 Consider 3 Serpentine Curve 4 Tolarian Terror 4 Volatile Fjord

Sideboard: 2 Annul 2 Blue Elemental Blast 1 Curfew 1 Dispel 4 Hydroblast 4 Pyroblast 1 Breath Weapon

Pioneer:

Enigmatic Incarnation Control

 

1 Agent of Treachery 1 Deputy of Detention 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 1 Eldrazi Displacer 1 Knight of Autumn 1 Renegade Rallier 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad 3 Chained to the Rocks 4 Enigmatic Incarnation 4 Nylea's Presence 2 Omen of the Sea 3 Adarkar Wastes 4 Fabled Passage 2 Forest 2 Hallowed Fountain 1 Island 3 Ketria Triome 1 Mountain 1 Plains 1 Raugrin Triome 3 Yavimaya Coast 1 Anointed Peacekeeper

2 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker 1 Glasspool Mimic 3 Jetmir's Garden 1 Koma, Cosmos Serpent 4 Leyline Binding 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric 2 Omnath, Locus of Creation 2 Spara's Headquarters 1 Spirited Companion 1 Titan of Industry

Sideboard: 1 Arasta of the Endless Web 2 Destiny Spinner 1 Manglehorn 2 Shifting Ceratops 1 Aether Gust 2 Mystical Dispute 2 Rest in Peace 2 Damping Sphere 2 Temporary Lockdown

 

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

Challenge Winners

Saturday Legacy - Ozymandias17 - Izzet Murktide
Saturday Modern - Showcase Challenge
Saturday Pauper - TopGrinder - Mono Red Prowess
Saturday Pioneer - _Batutinha_ - Green Devotion
Saturday Standard - Mogged - Esper Midrange
Saturday Vintage - Falkoneye

Sunday Legacy - AnziD - Yorion Minsc
Sunday Modern - arnievoncalum - 4 Color Creativity
Sunday Pauper - cristorisorto - Dimir Terror
Sunday Pioneer - Showcase Challenge
Sunday Standard - spiralprince - Grixis Midrange
Sunday Vintage - yPrincipe

Other Event Winners

Modern Showcase Challenge
Pioneer Showcase Challenge

Standard Staples:

Standard Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Leyline Binding	$23.27	$29.05	-$5.78	-20%
Liliana of the Veil	$15.79	$28.64	-$12.85	-45%
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	$46.69	$24.17	$22.52	93%
Serra Paragon	$5.96	$20.92	-$14.96	-72%
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator	$3.11	$9.56	-$6.45	-67%
Leaf-Crowned Visionary	$1.45	$8.94	-$7.49	-84%
Rundvelt Hordemaster	$2.30	$5.28	-$2.98	-56%
Soul of Windgrace	$5.68
The Meathook Massacre	$34.09	$22.43	$11.66	52%
Memory Deluge	$8.85	$9.68	-$0.83	-9%
Haunted Ridge	$18.75	$14.72	$4.03	27%
Graveyard Trespasser	$33.78	$24.63	$9.15	37%
Brutal Cathar	$9.66	$9.95	-$0.29	-3%
Deserted Beach	$9.55	$8.72	$0.83	10%
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset	$8.37	$6.54	$1.83	28%
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar	$5.78	$7.09	-$1.31	-18%
Boseiju, Who Endures	$45.10	$46.46	-$1.36	-3%
Otawara, Soaring City	$11.67	$11.91	-$0.24	-2%
The Wandering Emperor	$32.66	$37.53	-$4.87	-13%
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker	$50.17	$34.45	$15.72	46%
March of Otherworldly Light	$5.06
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary	$15.61	$17.22	-$1.61	-9%
Ledger Shredder	$26.36	$29.37	-$3.01	-10%
Unlicensed Hearse	$33.39	$29.61	$3.78	13%
Titan of Industry	$6.26	$5.00	$1.26	25%
Cultivator Colossus	$5.57	$8.33	-$2.76	-33%
Stormcarved Coast	$6.67	$6.17	$0.50	8%
Chandra, Dressed to Kill	$9.06	$6.46	$2.60	40%
Sorin the Mirthless	$8.38	$6.31	$2.07	33%

Modern Staples:

Modern Cards	Price	Last Week	Change	% Change
Engineered Explosives	$12.89	$13.64	-$0.75	-5%
Steelshaper's Gift	$6.30	$6.77	-$0.47	-7%
Cavern of Souls	$14.80	$14.00	$0.80	6%
Mishra's Bauble	$18.17	$17.85	$0.32	2%
Aether Vial	$5.76	$5.31	$0.45	8%
Magus of the Moon	$9.04	$8.28	$0.76	9%
Polluted Delta	$7.11	$8.31	-$1.20	-14%
Wooded Foothills	$6.15	$5.02	$1.13	23%
Flooded Strand	$9.25	$8.25	$1.00	12%
Bloodstained Mire	$6.89	$5.72	$1.17	20%
Windswept Heath	$4.85	$5.27	-$0.42	-8%
Thoughtseize	$9.24	$9.77	-$0.53	-5%
Force of Negation	$17.36	$19.39	-$2.03	-10%
Wrenn and Six	$38.63	$43.75	-$5.12	-12%
Sunbaked Canyon	$7.85	$11.74	-$3.89	-33%
Seasoned Pyromancer	$9.70	$9.43	$0.27	3%
Force of Vigor	$27.62	$24.19	$3.43	14%
Flusterstorm	$24.38	$27.76	-$3.38	-12%
Archmage's Charm	$4.90	$4.50	$0.40	9%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	$7.48	$8.00	-$0.52	-6%
Archon of Cruelty	$18.92	$13.22	$5.70	43%
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	$31.00	$34.17	-$3.17	-9%
Urza's Saga	$53.39	$46.75	$6.64	14%
Solitude	$27.43	$31.75	-$4.32	-14%
Endurance	$53.03	$62.95	-$9.92	-16%
Grief	$15.18	$16.21	-$1.03	-6%
Murktide Regent	$18.45	$15.86	$2.59	16%
Fury	$44.57	$31.60	$12.97	41%
Esper Sentinel	$7.98	$6.75	$1.23	18%
Grist, the Hunger Tide	$4.98	$6.17	-$1.19	-19%
Tourach, Dread Cantor	$7.72	$8.63	-$0.91	-11%
Subtlety	$13.61	$16.74	-$3.13	-19%
Chalice of the Void	$26.42	$21.69	$4.73	22%
Puresteel Paladin	$3.93	$5.22	-$1.29	-25%
Ensnaring Bridge	$6.43	$6.49	-$0.06	-1%
Teferi, Time Raveler	$30.14	$22.45	$7.69	34%
Gemstone Mine	$7.04	$6.74	$0.30	4%
Scalding Tarn	$5.63	$5.88	-$0.25	-4%
Verdant Catacombs	$2.51	$2.46	$0.05	2%
Misty Rainforest	$4.73	$4.63	$0.10	2%
Arid Mesa	$2.64	$3.19	-$0.55	-17%
Marsh Flats	$1.12	$1.54	-$0.42	-27%

Eternal Staples: 

Eternal Format Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes	$82.94	$41.80
Displacer Kitten	$5.23	$15.62	($10.39)	-67%
Hullbreacher	$18.23	$16.75	$1.48	9%
Opposition Agent	$32.55	$30.38	$2.17	7%
Jeweled Lotus	$23.65	$26.22	($2.57)	-10%
City of Traitors	$14.86	$14.39	$0.47	3%
Allosaurus Shepherd	$6.76	$7.41	($0.65)	-9%
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	$26.12	$28.00	($1.88)	-7%
Helm of Obedience	$17.84	$18.74	($0.90)	-5%
Force of Will	$41.65	$43.54	($1.89)	-4%
Karakas	$8.97	$8.83	$0.14	2%
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	$12.11	$12.29	($0.18)	-1%
Phyrexian Dreadnought	$6.68	$6.39	$0.29	5%
Enlightened Tutor	$7.41	$7.64	($0.23)	-3%
Unmask	$12.81	$13.75	($0.94)	-7%
Misdirection	$13.34	$13.38	($0.04)	0%
Rishadan Port	$12.94	$11.09	$1.85	17%
Snuff Out	$24.56	$15.51	$9.05	58%
Submerge	$8.61	$8.57	$0.04	0%
Daze	$7.43	$6.21	$1.22	20%
Entomb	$6.55	$6.53	$0.02	0%
Recruiter of the Guard	$7.27	$12.10	($4.83)	-40%
Mox Diamond	$33.76	$30.09	$3.67	12%
Wasteland	$19.75	$24.58	($4.83)	-20%
Ancient Tomb	$15.98	$18.99	($3.01)	-16%
Lotus Petal	$23.81	$27.68	($3.87)	-14%
Grindstone	$8.27	$8.16	$0.11	1%
Grim Monolith	$8.98	$9.62	($0.64)	-7%
Goblin Welder	$7.05	$6.54	$0.51	8%
Meltdown	$38.61	$39.51	($0.90)	-2%
Exploration	$8.19	$10.53	($2.34)	-22%
Gaea's Cradle	$26.65	$26.32	$0.33	1%
Carpet of Flowers	$23.67	$18.36	$5.31	29%
Gilded Drake	$9.74	$10.50	($0.76)	-7%
Show and Tell	$8.38	$8.36	$0.02	0%
Black Lotus	$11.05	$11.16	($0.11)	-1%
Volcanic Island	$8.41	$9.97	($1.56)	-16%
Underground Sea	$6.78	$8.03	($1.25)	-16%
Null Rod	$9.83	$10.06	($0.23)	-2%
Doomsday	$18.69	$18.31	$0.38	2%
Paradigm Shift	$11.13	$10.87	$0.26	2%

Pioneer Staples: 

Pioneer Cards	Price	Last Time	Change	% Change
Indomitable Creativity	$5.40
Den of the Bugbear	$23.85	$20.93	$2.92	13.95%
Hall of the Storm Giants	$7.67	$12.34	-$4.67	-37.84%
Hive of the Eye Tyrant	$8.36	$5.06	$3.30	65.22%
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	$8.72	$9.88	-$1.16	-11.74%
Wish	$6.35	$5.76	$0.59	10.24%
Collected Company	$10.22	$9.45	$0.77	8.15%
Brazen Borrower	$23.71	$27.29	-$3.58	-13.12%
Bonecrusher Giant	$13.26	$6.81	$6.45	94.71%
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King	$4.58	$6.53	-$1.95	-29.86%
Emrakul, the Promised End	$3.64	$5.19	-$1.55	-29.87%
Arclight Phoenix	$6.44	$5.32	$1.12	21.05%
Shark Typhoon	$5.69	$7.16	-$1.47	-20.53%
Ketria Triome	$8.64
Raugrin Triome	$5.43
Eidolon of the Great Revel	$7.10	$7.69	-$0.59	-7.67%
Mana Confluence	$5.18	$5.02	$0.16	3.19%
Blightstep Pathway	$8.74	$9.15	-$0.41	-4.48%
Hengegate Pathway	$9.23	$11.82	-$2.59	-21.91%
Darkbore Pathway	$7.97	$8.92	-$0.95	-10.65%
Elvish Warmaster	$3.77	$5.51	-$1.74	-31.58%
Realmwalker	$5.71
Spirebluff Canal	$6.38	$8.54	-$2.16	-25.29%
Lotus Field	$6.09	$4.33	$1.76	40.65%
Chandra, Awakened Inferno	$5.27	$6.18	-$0.91	-14.72%
Cavalier of Thorns	$25.74	$30.44	-$4.70	-15.44%
Leyline of the Void	$11.65	$8.29	$3.36	40.53%
Day's Undoing	$6.08	$5.91	$0.17	2.88%
Rest in Peace	$5.75	$4.89	$0.86	17.59%
Prismari Command	$7.94	$7.93	$0.01	0.13%
Witherbloom Command	$10.03	$12.60	-$2.57	-20.40%
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger	$4.09	$5.72	-$1.63	-28.50%
Karn, the Great Creator	$28.65	$29.06	-$0.41	-1.41%
Finale of Devastation	$7.17	$7.56	-$0.39	-5.16%
Omnath, Locus of Creation	$26.33	$27.67	-$1.34	-4.84%
Skyclave Apparition	$4.29	$5.59	-$1.30	-23.26%
Shatterskull Smashing	$8.08	$10.46	-$2.38	-22.75%
Roiling Vortex	$7.45	$9.26	-$1.81	-19.55%
Agadeem's Awakening	$6.69	$6.42	$0.27	4.21%
Turntimber Symbiosis	$3.67	$6.55	-$2.88	-43.97%
Riverglide Pathway	$2.78	$4.33	-$1.55	-35.80%
Sea Gate Restoration	$7.93	$8.38	-$0.45	-5.37%

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!

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	259.4
Mox Jet	1E	Rare	128.11
Karakas	UBT	Mythic	118.56
Liliana of the Veil	UBT	Mythic	116.81
Cavern of Souls	UBT	Mythic	115.72
Ancestral Recall	1E	Rare	111.26
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	UBT	Mythic	101.04
Mox Sapphire	1E	Rare	84.5
Time Walk	1E	Rare	83
Minsc , Boo, Timeless Heroes	CLB	Mythic	82.94
Mox Emerald	1E	Rare	73.28
Purple-Crystal Crab	PZ2	Common	71.07
Demonic Tutor	UBT	Mythic	66.89
Mox Pearl	1E	Rare	61.9
Mox Ruby	1E	Rare	61.54
Snapcaster Mage	UBT	Mythic	60.33
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil	C19	Mythic	58.48
Heavenly Qilin	PZ2	Common	57.71
Wasteland	ZNE	Mythic	54.71
Dark Depths	UBT	Mythic	53.6
Urza's Saga	MH2	Rare	53.39
Endurance	MH2	Mythic	53.03
Aether Gale	C14	Rare	50.94
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker	NEO	Rare	50.17
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	DMU	Mythic	46.69
Earthshaking Si	PZ2	Common	45.21
Boseiju, Who Endures	NEO	Rare	45.1
Fury	MH2	Mythic	44.57
Cavern of Souls	ZNE	Mythic	43.13
Jace, the Mind Sculptor	MS4	Mythic	43.12
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth	UBT	Mythic	43.01
Liliana, the Last Hope	MS4	Mythic	42.99
Force of Will	MED	Rare	41.65
Mana Vault	UBT	Mythic	41.5
Wrenn and Six	2X2	Mythic	39.02
Wrenn and Six	MH1	Mythic	38.63
Meltdown	UZ	Uncommon	38.61
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria	MS4	Mythic	36.61
Chalice of the Void	TSR	Bonus	36.6
Jeska's Will	CMR	Rare	35.03
Flooded Strand	ZNE	Mythic	34.47
The Meathook Massacre	MID	Mythic	34.09
Graveyard Trespasser	MID	Rare	33.78
Mox Diamond	ST	Rare	33.76
Unlicensed Hearse	SNC	Rare	33.39
Timetwister	1E	Rare	33.2
Flusterstorm	CMD	Rare	32.86
Reanimate	UBT	Mythic	32.75
The Wandering Emperor	NEO	Mythic	32.66
Opposition Agent	CMR	Rare	32.55
Creeping Tar Pit	UBT	Mythic	31.27
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	MH2	Mythic	31
Teferi, Time Raveler	WAR	Rare	30.14
Force of Will	2XM	Mythic	29.85
Cleansing Screech	PZ2	Common	29.81
Noble Hierarch	UBT	Mythic	29.67
Pramikon, Sky Rampart	C19	Mythic	29.53
Mox Diamond	TPR	Mythic	28.69
Karn, the Great Creator	WAR	Rare	28.65
Chalice of the Void	MS2	Bonus	28.63
Mox Diamond	V10	Mythic	28.53
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon	MS4	Mythic	28.41
Anje's Ravager	C19	Rare	28.09
Scalding Tarn	ZNE	Mythic	27.93
Liliana of the Veil	UMA	Mythic	27.82
Fulminator Mage	UBT	Mythic	27.67
Force of Vigor	MH1	Rare	27.62
Force of Will	VMA	Rare	27.6
Force of Will	EMA	Mythic	27.57
Karn Liberated	UBT	Mythic	27.5
Solitude	MH2	Mythic	27.43
Celestial Colonnade	UBT	Mythic	27.05
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre	UBT	Mythic	26.88
Flusterstorm	PZ1	Rare	26.84
Chalice of the Void	A25	Mythic	26.71
Gaea's Cradle	UZ	Rare	26.65
Chalice of the Void	MRD	Rare	26.42
Ledger Shredder	SNC	Rare	26.36
Omnath, Locus of Creation	ZNR	Mythic	26.33
Force of Will	MS3	Mythic	26.32
Life from the Loam	UBT	Mythic	26.18
Chalice of the Void	MMA	Rare	26.17
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	JMP	Rare	26.12
Ancient Tomb	ZNE	Mythic	26.07
Flusterstorm	IMA	Rare	26.06
Flusterstorm	VMA	Rare	26
Cavalier of Thorns	M20	Mythic	25.74
Platinum Emperion	UBT	Mythic	25.34
Ancient Copper Dragon	CLB	Mythic	25.02

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
 

In Closing

Prices were done on Wednesday.  When I wasn't working on prices or the article, I was playing the new season of Fortnite with my kiddo, or the new Disney Dreamlight Valley game.  It's great, it's on gamepass, and it plays a lot like one of my most favorite games, My Time at Portia. 

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