MTGGOLDFISH: Pro Tour Phyrexia Decklists

[MTGGoldfish][Magic Newsletter] [width="1"] --------------------------------------------------------------- March of the Machine Previews --------------------------------------------------------------- of+the+Machine/Jin-Gitaxias#paper of+the+Machine/Chandra+Hopes+Beacon#paper of+the+Machine/Thalia+and+The+Gitrog+Monster#paper of+the+Machine/Faerie+Mastermind#paper of+the+Machine/Ghalta+and+Mavren#paper of+the+Machine/Omnath+Locus+of+All#paper We got an early look at March of the Machine this week at MagicCon. New double-faced cards, new Legendary cards featuring two characters, and Yuta Takahashi's World Championship card were all revealed. Be sure to check out all the latest cards at www.mtgpreviews.com. - [March of the Machine Spoilers — February 19 | Jin-Gitaxias, Chandra, Thalia and Gitrog]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Pro Tour Phyrexia Top 8 Decklists --------------------------------------------------------------- Top 8 Pioneer Decklists from Pro Tour Phyrexia [Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon](of+Mirrodin/Skithiryx+the+Blight+Dragon#paper) [Sword of Truth and Justice](Horizons/Sword+of+Truth+and+Justice#paper) This week in the world of Magic finance the biggest winner - by far - was [Atraxa, Grand Unifier](Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier#paper). The Phyrexia: All Will Be One mythic shot up from around $10, briefly touched $60, before dropping to around $45. So why did Atraxa go from average mythic to one of the most expensive cards in #MTGONE? Players have more or less decided that [Atraxa, Grand Unifier](Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier#paper) is the second coming of [Griselbrand (Read the Fine Print)](Lair/Griselbrand-Read+the+Fine+Print#paper) and as a result the seven-drop is showing up across formats in decks that can cheat it into play. The last week for Atraxa has been pretty absurd. Along with being the second most popular commander from Phyrexia, it won both Standard challenges on Magic Online (in two different decks) as well as showed up in Modern Creativity, Legacy Reanimator, and even Vintage [Oath of Druids](2016/Oath+of+Druids#paper). We've seen crossover cards that are extremely popular in Commander and in 60 card formats maintain some extremely high prices lately (see: [The Great Henge (planeswalker stamp)](of+Eldraine+Promos/The+Great+Henge-planeswalker+stamp#paper) and [The Meathook Massacre](Midnight+Hunt/The+Meathook+Massacre#paper)), and as a result it wouldn't be a surprise to see [Atraxa, Grand Unifier](Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier#paper) remain one of the most expensive cards from Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Meanwhile in Commander, [Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon](List/Skithiryx+the+Blight+Dragon#paper) is on the rise, increasing 58% this week to nearly $44. Thanks to all of the new toxic cards in Phyrexia: All Will Be One, poisoning the table became much more realistic in Commander, and even though [Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon](List/Skithiryx+the+Blight+Dragon#paper) is technically an infect card rather than a toxic threat, it's still one of the best ways to poison out an opponent, so players are snagging copies to play in [Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa](All+Will+Be+One+Commander/Ixhel+Scion+of+Atraxa#paper). Just how much staying power poison has in Commander remains to be seen - sometimes new mechanics are fads that see a lot of play when a set releases and then quickly fade - but considering [Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon](List/Skithiryx+the+Blight+Dragon#paper) has only been reprinted once, supply isn't super high. Expect it to remain expensive until it is eventually reprinted again. Speaking of poison in Commander, proliferate cards are also on the rise, lead by [Sword of Truth and Justice (retro)](Horizons+2/Sword+of+Truth+and+Justice-retro#paper) which gained 48% this week, climbing to $38, although cards like [Viral Drake](Phyrexia/Viral+Drake#paper), [Contagion Engine](of+Mirrodin/Contagion+Engine#paper), and [Inexorable Tide](of+Mirrodin/Inexorable+Tide#paper) all saw a jump this week as well. In Commander it's fairly hard to deal 10 poison counters to three opponents using toxic or infect creatures, but getting a few counters on opponents and then proliferating them a bunch of times is much more realistic, which explains the sudden interest in old proliferate cards. Expect the prices of these cards to normalize a bit as the hype for Phyrexia: All Will Be One dies down, but in the short term you'll have to pay a premium. --------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Plays That Forced Wizards to Change the Rules of Magic: the Gathering --------------------------------------------------------------- Today we look at nine weird, surprising or downright scummy plays that forced Wizards to change the very rules of Magic: the Gathering --------------------------------------------------------------- What are the odds of winning with the combo of Ichormoon Gauntlet and All Will Be One in Phyrexia Standard? Let's find out --------------------------------------------------------------- The Ancient Dragons want in on some Ninja action, so we appease our draconic overlords --------------------------------------------------------------- Can we get some flawless victories in Phyrexia: All Will Be One Standard with the help of Phyrexian Obliterator and fight spells? Let's find out --------------------------------------------------------------- So Jace, the Perfected Mind and the whole "proliferate" control was a meme during spoiler season and TheAsianAvenger is here to figure out if they're actually better than we believe? with [Izzet Creativity](. --------------------------------------------------------------- #Trending Cards --------------------------------------------------------------- The five most viewed cards on MTGGoldfish this past week were: Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier#paper Will+Be+One/Elesh+Norn+Mother+of+Machines#paper Will+Be+One/Venerated+Rotpriest#paper Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier-oil+slick#paper Will+Be+One/Mercurial+Spelldancer#paper - [Atraxa, Grand Unifier (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)](Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier) - [Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)](Will+Be+One/Elesh+Norn+Mother+of+Machines) - [Venerated Rotpriest (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)](Will+Be+One/Venerated+Rotpriest) - [Atraxa, Grand Unifier (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)](Will+Be+One/Atraxa+Grand+Unifier-oil+slick) - [Mercurial Spelldancer (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)](Will+Be+One/Mercurial+Spelldancer) --------------------------------------------------------------- Limited Edition Playmat! --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ebb and Flow]( Until July 31st, pre-order our new "Ebb and Flow" Limited Edition playmat! 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