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MTG Fast Finance

MTG Fast Finance: Episode 3

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by Travis Allen (@wizardbumpin) & James Chillcott (@mtgcritic)

MTG Fast Finance is a new weekly podcast that tries to break down the flurry of financial activity in the world of Magic: The Gathering into a fast, fun and useful thirty minute format. Follow along with our seasoned hosts as they walk you through this week’s big price movements, their picks of the week, metagame analysis and a rotating weekly topic.

Show Notes: Feb 3rd

Segment 1: Top Movers of the Week

Caverns of Despair (Legends)
Start: $10
Finish: $40
Gain: +$30 (+300%)

Peregrine Dranke
Start: $1.50
Finish: $3.50
Gain: +$50 (+125%)

Thunder Spirit
Start: $2.50
Finish: $7.00
Gain: +$4.50 (+180%)

Worship
Start: $2
Finish: $4.50
Gain: +$2.50 (+125%)

Ancestral Vision
Start: $8
Finish: $14
Gain: +$6 (+75%)

Collected Company
Start: $8.50
Finish: $14
Gain: +6 (+75%)

Past in Flames
Start: $8
Finish: $12.00
Gain: +4.00 (+50%)

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Start: $9
Finish: $12
Gain: +5 (+55%)

Segment 2: Cards to Watch

James Picks:

  1. Inkmoth Nexus, MBS : $40 to $50+ (+25%, 1-2+ months)
  2. Pia & Kiran Nalaar, ORI (Intro Foil): $11 to $20+ (+80%, 6+ months)
  3. Stone Haven Outfitter, OGW (Foil): $2 to $5+ (150%, 6-12+ months)

Travis Picks:

  1. Collected Company: $15 to $25 (66%, 0 – 3 months)
  2. Spreading Seas: $1 to $3 (200%, 1 – 6 months)
  3. Shrine of the Forsaken: $.75 to $3 (300%, 1 – 3 months)

Segment 3: Metagame Week in Review

The guys looked at the raw quantity of Reflector Mages, Collected Companys, and Gideon, Ally of Zendikars in the Standard Open.

Segment 4: Topic of the Week: Innistrad Echoes

Is the rumor of Innistrad Echoes true, and is the idea of an Expeditions-type set each block reasonable?

James Chillcott is the CEO of ShelfLife.net, The Future of Collecting, Senior Partner at Advoca, a designer, adventurer, toy fanatic and an avid Magic player and collector since 1994.

James Chillcott, MTG Fast Finance

MTG Fast Finance: Episode 2

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by Travis Allen (@wizardbumpin) & James Chillcott (@mtgcritic)

MTG Fast Finance is a new weekly podcast that tries to break down the flurry of financial activity in the world of Magic: The Gathering into a fast, fun and useful thirty minute format. Follow along with our seasoned hosts as they walk you through this week’s big price movements, their picks of the week, metagame analysis and a rotating weekly topic.

Show Notes: Jan 29th

Segment 1: Top Movers of the Week

Battle Screech (Judgement)
Start: $0.50
Finish: $3.00
Gain: +$2.50 (+500%)

Treasure Hunt (Magic Player Rewards)
Start: $1.25
Finish: $6.50
Gain: +$5.25 (+420%)

Boom/Bust (Planar Chaos)
Start: $2.50
Finish: $7.00
Gain: +$4.50 (+180%)

Palinchron (Urza’s Legacy)
Start: $11.00
Finish: $25.00
Gain: +$14.00 (+127%)

Flagstones of Trokair (Time Spiral)
Start: $13.00
Finish: $26.00
Gain: +$13.00 (+100%)

Seedborn Muse (Legions/9th/10th)
Start: $13.00
Finish: $26.00
Gain: +13.00 (+100%)

Ghost Quarter (Various)
Start: $1.00
Finish: $2.00
Gain: +1.00 (+100%)

Segment 2: Cards to Watch

James Picks:

  1. Harbinger of the Tides, ORI (Foil): $6.50 to $15+ (+130%, 6-12+ months)
  2. Goblin Piledriver, ORI (Foil): $5 to $10+ (+100%, 12+ months)
  3. Painful Truths, BFZ (Foil): $11 to $20+ (80%, 6-12+ months)

Disclosure: James is holding several Harbinger of the Tides foils.

Travis Picks:

  1. Delver of Secrets (Foil): $12 to $25 (110%, 0 – 12 months)
  2. Kozilek, the Great Distortion (Foil): $60 to $80 (33%, 6 – 12+ months)

Disclosure: Travis is not holding either of his picks at present.

Segment 3: Metagame Week in Review

The guys highlighted the successful showing for Merfolk as the 2nd, 3rd, and 12th at the  #SCG Modern Classic last weekend as a deck that keeps slipping under the radar despite doing well. Goblins was also noted as the winner of the Legacy Classic at the same tournament.

Segment 4: Topic of the Week: Is MTG Too Expensive?

The guys discussed the average cost to play Magic: The Gathering, and the many ways players have to mitigate those costs in their favor.

James Chillcott is the CEO of ShelfLife.net, The Future of Collecting, Senior Partner at Advoca, a designer, adventurer, toy fanatic and an avid Magic player and collector since 1994.