My immediate thought was going infinite with Moraug. However, the stipulation of it being a main phase kills it.
That said, any Landfall creatures greatly benefitting this new enchantment?
Quite a good way to get consistent ramp if you can also consistently attack. More previews at mtgpreviews.com/TRK
Source: teapawt.net/mtgjp/status/211545498…
🎨: @Brucedraws
Honestly, this is one of the worst artworks I’ve ever seen in any TCG. And what’s worse is I’m guessing there’s more of this in the set.
Quite a different art style for this saga to match the show. More previews at mtgpreviews.com/TRK
Source: questdaily.com.au/news/magic…
Huh. While the theme of the set isn’t hyped up by the players, the power level of these cards are pretty solid!
Star Trek Spoilers — October 20 | Character-Filled Debut and New Mechanics! mtggoldfish.com/articles/sta… #MTGTRK
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The Premodern hype seems to have died down a little but original printings of Sickening Dreams are draining fast with copies rare below the $5 mark #mtgfinance
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something seems to be happening with Timesifter, which has sold like fire in the past day or so #mtgfinance
Vintage Pokemon is king, and I briefly go over it in my latest video!
Also shout out to @rarefinds, as I refer to his recent post on dynasty building!
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You need to adopt a dynasty mindset. And you need to do it now.
If you are a Pokemon cards collector, you need to understand something really important. In the future, people will be fighting over having a PSA 2 (or other low grades) of the key vintage Pokemon cards. Not fighting over getting a PSA 10, I’m talking even low grades. Owning any of these cards, in any grade, will be practically unobtainable for most collectors within 20 years or less. Do you understand what that means now? Stop trying to time the market with buying the essential vintage cards, like a 1996 No Rarity Symbol Charizard or Pikachu, or the 1996 CoroCoro Pikachu Ivy Glossy and Jigglypuff Glossy. Stop trying to get a PSA 9 when there is a PSA 3 listed for a reasonable amount and you cannot probably afford the PSA 9. Your future self will thank you. Do you understand that in the future a PSA 9 or 10 of these cards will have fractionalized ownership because they will be so rare and valuable, where hundreds or thousands of people will own small percentages of that card and that such ownership will be normalized? Wouldn’t you want to own one of those vintage grails by yourself? Dynasty mindset, now.
Three dates define the origin story of vintage Pokemon cards. If you understand this, then you will understand where the real alpha is right now.
September 1996: 1996 Carddass Part 1 released, the first-ever Pokemon collectible cards (non-TCG). teapawt.net/rarefinds/status/20238…
October 15, 1996: the November issue of CoroCoro Comic drops a two-card glossy insert featuring Pikachu and Jigglypuff, the first-ever Pokemon TCG cards, released simultaneously.
October 20, 1996: Japanese Base Set “No Rarity Symbol” released, the first print run of the first full Pokemon TCG set.
This may be one of the most important collectibles posts you read all year, because the middle date is where almost no one is looking. The two cards from October 15, 1996 are: (1) the 1996 CoroCoro Glossy Ivy Pikachu, Incorrect Illustrator; and (2) the 1996 CoroCoro Glossy Jigglypuff. They predate Japanese Base Set No Rarity by a full five days, which makes them the first Pokemon TCG cards to ever release. The good news, for now at least, is that there is still time to get them.
This year we’ve seen No Rarity Symbol cards skyrocket, with collectors finally respecting those cards for what they are: the true first print run of the original Japanese Base Set. teapawt.net/rarefinds/status/19513… I have talked about the value of No Rarity Symbol cards for years, and now we have large accounts like @LoganPaul finally talking about them. teapawt.net/thirdmetax/status/2045…
It’s only a matter of time before the attention turns to the two first-ever Pokemon TCG cards. A few critical warnings about the October 15, 1996 cards:
1.You do NOT want the 1996 “non-glossy” versions of these cards.
2.You do NOT want reprinted versions from 1999 or any year other than 1996.
3.For the Pikachu, you specifically want the glossy version with the illustrator error, where Ken Sugimori is mistakenly credited instead of the actual artist, Keiji Kinebuchi. Confirm “Ken Sugimori” is printed on the card before you buy.
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If you only collect English Pokémon cards, you might have missed this one.
This Electabuzz comes from Japan’s Expansion Sheet series, a unique part of vintage Pokémon TCG history that many international collectors may not know about.
Japanese vintage cards have so many hidden gems.
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Some Pokémon cards capture more than just a Pokémon. They capture an entire movie.
Latias from Pokémon Heroes: The Water Capital of Altomare is one of those cards.
Who else loves this legendary Pokémon movie?
The WotC Black Star promos are popping off at the PSA 9 and 10 level, and there’s still so much opportunity left!
With WotC Black Star promos continue to pop off, even the PSA 9’s are doing amazing work! In a matter of days this card went from $800 to consistently selling at $3000-4000!
Vintage is king, gents!
Keep an eye on the Japanese WHF promos, but also keep an eye out on the English counterparts! WotC promos have far less supply than people think, and PSA 9’s and 10’s will see 6-figure numbers soon!
There will be a point where the price tag for vintage cards won’t be the problem…
…simply finding the cards will be.
What if vintage Pokemon grails just keep disappearing over the next 6-12 months.
Who says the funds/whales HAVE to stop buying? Remember… this is likely peanuts compared to the overall net worth of the people/groups participating.
This market is different than before because of WHO is buying IMO. We will see what happens soon enough…
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I just sold 3 high-end NM premodern foils (2 Cabal Ritual, Fact or Fiction) that have been sitting for months in the span of hours, is something going on here? Are we entering another COVID-style boom of old foils, or is just a coincidence? #mtgfinance
I’m predicting that Star Trek will perform worse than Spider-Man. There’s been almost zero excitement for the IP coming into Magic.
Star Trek Beginner Box canceled magic.wizards.com/en/news/an…
