Deck Price Tag: Dredgevine (Graveyard Deck With Vengevine)
June 29, 2010 | Posted by Dee
Here is a winning rogue deck that’s moderately priced compared to many of the top decks filled with a bunch of expensive mythic rares. Currently, it is less than $300 with close to half of the price tag coming from 4 Vengevines.
Devon O’Donnell took the following Dredgevine decklist to a top four finish at a 5K tournament with 232 players. Like the previous graveyard deck in Standard, Dredgevine is great against slow control decks, solid against midrange decks, and mediocre against fast aggro decks.
Deck Price Tag: RW Kiln Fiend + Emerge Unscathed Deck
June 21, 2010 | Posted by Dee
All my deck price tags so far have been at least $350 so I thought I’d point to a winning deck that costs less than $200 for my budget-minded readers.
This aggro Red/White (Boros) Kiln Fiend deck won a PTQ in the UK posting a 8-1-1 record in the tournament.
The bulk of the price tag is in the 12 fetch lands. If you own some of those lands already, you will save even more money.
How to Sideboard With Super Friends (UWR Planeswalkers)
June 21, 2010 | Posted by Dee
In the deck price tag for Super Friends, two people left comments asking for my sideboard plans. So, below are some general guidelines for sideboarding with the deck.
Keep in mind that I’m not a master like Saito, the deck’s creator. 
I might be a little off on the optimal sideboarding plans but hopefully they will help you win more matches.
I’ve tried to cover the most common decks, but let me know in the comments if you want me to cover other decks. Also, if you have any questions as to why I sideboard the way I do, feel free to leave a comment.
Tech Spotlight: Emeria Angel in UW Control
June 17, 2010 | Posted by Dee
Shaheen Soorani talks about the 2 Emeria Angels in the sideboard of his first place UW Control list from a recent PTQ:
I thought this guy was amazing against Next Level Bant … it protects planeswalkers, it’s a win condition, it can’t be countered by Negate, it defends against Vengevine more than anything else … literally the best sideboard card against Next Level Bant, but it turns out it’s the best card in the sideboard against almost anything. The mirror boards out a good amount of removal; I board in that creature; if it is not Path’d immediately, no Planeswalker can survive, Luminarch Ascension is permanently protected, and so much more. I have boarded him in every matchup; it begs the question as to why it’s not main deck. Emeria Angel is nuts.
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Deck Price Tag: Super Friends (UWR Planeswalkers)
June 17, 2010 | Posted by Dee
In William Spaniel’s latest Standard Power Rankings, Blue/White/Red Planeswalkers aka Super Friends is the clear frontrunner with an outstanding 71.6% win percentage. It outranks the second best deck, Mythic, by more than 10 percentage points. Because of Super Friends’ success, I looked for a list to play.
I found Tomoharu Saito’s 10th place list from Grand Prix Manila. I picked his deck because he’s one of the best MTG players in the world. Also, from what I’ve read, he takes playtesting seriously so his decks are probably tuned very well.
His decklist has served me well. I’ve gone 12-4 in matches with it. The 4 Cunning Sparkmage in the sideboard may be surprising but they helped me beat Mythic and Luminarch Ascension from GWB Junk.
Let’s see how much this deck costs.
Deck Price Tag: LSV Turbo Land
June 17, 2010 | Posted by Dee
I’ve already written a quick strategy guide for LSV’s TurboLand deck, so let’s look at the price tag of the deck based on eBay prices.
As of today (June 17, 2010), Oracle of Mul Daya is only $1.03, Avenger of Zendikar is $2.95, and Lotus Cobra is $10.06. I think these cards are great investments to pick up in preparation for the Standard format in October when Shards of Alara block and M10 rotates out. These cards were played in many of the top Block deck lists in the Pro Tour San Juan. The top Block lists are good to examine to see what kind of decks will be played in Standard after a rotation.
There’s a really good chance the prices of these cards will rise so get yours now to save money. Lotus Cobra has an especially big upside. It was a 4-of in many of the Pro Tour San Juan decks. I could see it easily reaching $20-$30.
Here are the other card prices along with the total deck price.
Tech Spotlight: Necrogenesis
June 14, 2010 | Posted by Dee
Vengevine got you down? Xue Tong Du used 2 Necrogenesis from the sideboard of his Jund deck to deal with the green mythic rare permanently. He got 18th place out of over 1000 people at Grand Prix Manila yesterday.
Not only does Necrogenesis stop Vengevine but it combos well with Garruk Wildspeaker and Sarkhan the Mad. Jund has a lot of removal and Blightning. You can turn your opponent’s dead or discarded creatures into 1/1s and then use Garruk’s third ability to wreck your opponent. Or you can turn the 1/1s into 5/5 dragons with Sarkhan’s second ability.
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LSV’s Turboland Deck List
June 13, 2010 | Posted by Dee
Luis Scott-Vargas (LSV) did well in yet another premier MTG Standard tournament. Yesterday, he got 2nd place in the StarCityGames.com Open in Seattle, a tournament with over 250 players. He played a rogue deck called Turbo Land that will probably increase in popularity because of his finish.
TurboLand is a combo deck. Basically, you use mana ramp spells and Oracle of Mul Daya to play a lot of lands. Jace TMS’s -0 ability works with Oracle to make sure you have lands on top of your library. Time Warp allows you to play even more lands. The blue sorcery is especially broken with Oracle. Mind Spring helps you find more combo pieces. And Avenger Of Zendikar wins you the game once you have a bunch of lands on the battlefield.
Here’s the decklist.
Deck Price Tag: Next Level Bant by Brian Kibler
June 9, 2010 | Posted by Dee
Brian Kibler added to his Magic The Gathering resume with a 1st place finish at Grand Prix Sendai last weekend. The standard tournament had over 900 players and he took home the trophy with an innovative take of the Next Level Bant deck.
The archetype is still pretty new but I think it will gain popularity not only because of Kibler’s win but also because other top players did well with it. 2005 World Champion Katsuhiro Mori and last year’s Player of the Year, Yuuya Watanabe, played similar lists in the tournament. Watanabe got sixth place and Mori got 40th place. All three players were undefeated in day one (first nine rounds).
Let’s look at how much the deck costs.
Deck Price Tags Are Now Automatically Updating Daily
June 9, 2010 | Posted by Dee
I’m happy to announce that the deck price tags are now updating automatically each day. My brother is a programmer and he created a program to scan the Magic Traders eBay price guide (Non-Foil Physical Magic Cards) each day and then use the new data to update the prices. Each of the deck price tags are recalculated daily so you’ll be able to see the latest deck prices.
The MTG card market can be volatile and I wanted a way to keep up with the latest price changes. I hope you find the program helpful.
If you see any bugs or problems, please contact me. Thanks!
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