The broader OPTCG market remains healthy heading into 2026, with new set releases maintaining collector engagement and tournament activity keeping demand for competitive staples
The R after the collector number and above the artist credit denotes the card as a rare
One could even consider Polukranos, World Easter, Hornet Queen, or Ugin, Spirit Dragon if we were going to ramp into something scary, but VanMeter has provided a focus here, most decidedly dragonic in nature
New Phyrexia may now be banished from time itself, but the planes are each left to deal with the chaos that ensued
Both Dragons Rage Channeler and Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer are cheap and offer gameplay outside of kill your opponent as quickly as possible. As a result, weve seen a rise in midrange archetypes that have these three cards at their core, and Modern is better for it
There aren't any major rules that are unique to Artifacts, but many cards care about the number of Artifacts you control, or can only target Artifact permanents