The Ten Rings Doubles in Price as Marvel Super Heroes Dominates the EDH Scene

July 11, 2026 · 12 sources

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Mark Rosewater takes a trip down Ixalan block memory lane, discussing the design of Rivals of Ixalan on his Drive to Work podcast. He also dropped a massive teaser for a future set: the "Arcane" subtype is finally returning to Standard-legal Magic for the first time in over two decades!
If you're looking to get ahead of the curve, Draftsim has everything you need to know about the upcoming The Hobbit: Tales of Middle-earth Prerelease. Expect incredible reprints and new role-playing mechanics to shake up the kitchen table.
Need a mechanics refresher before your next draft? Draftsim put together comprehensive guides on Transforming MDFCs and all 13 Major Artifact Tokens in MTG history.

It's officially Marvel week in the Command Zone. EDHREC is predicting the most popular new commanders in Part 2 of their Marvel Super Heroes series, while also breaking down the best Suspend enablers for Kang Prime. If you're leaning into the dark side, they've also got a spicy Villain typal primer featuring Loki, the Deceiver.
It's Jodah day at EDHREC! The team published a data-driven look at what cards are running hot and cold for Jodah, the Unifier, alongside a fresh Commander Makeover to upgrade the popular Wubrg legend.
Looking to play high-powered Magic on a budget? MTGGoldfish is featuring $100 Budget cEDH decks in the latest episode of Commander Clash.
Maro hinted on Blogatog that we will eventually see Legendary Slivers that are less than 5-color. Jeskai or Abzan Sliver Partner commanders would be an absolute windmill slam for the typal archetype.

Despite recent bannings, the Modern metagame remains stubbornly stable. Energy decks continue to dominate MTGO and are currently surging in paper events—don't expect this tier-one strategy to budge anytime soon.
In Standard, MTGGoldfish is brewing an off-the-wall Equipment Control deck that abuses The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster's blink ability to repeatedly wrath the board.
A format-defining powerhouse is returning to Standard in Reality Fracture. Draftsim analyzes if Chandra, Torch of Defiance still has what it takes to rule the format in 2026.
Over in Vintage, Joe Dyer breaks down the sudden rise of "Blue Car" decks and how the meta is adapting.

A recent Wizards survey caused confusion regarding the number of draft archetypes in recent sets. Maro clarified that sets like Lorwyn Eclipsed and Secrets of Strixhaven actually have five main draft archetypes and five secondary ones, giving Draft aficionados plenty of flexible lanes to explore.

Marvel Super Heroes' chase draw engine has officially gone nuclear. Draftsim reports that The Ten Rings has doubled in price since the set's release weekend, showing massive steady growth on TCGplayer.
This week's MTGStocks Weekly Winners are almost entirely comprised of cards from the new Super Hero sets. Namor the Sub-Mariner, Doctor Octopus, and Hex Magic are all seeing massive upticks in both Commander and Modern play.
For the paper players looking to upgrade, Draftsim ranked the best Commander precons of 2026 so far and dove into the biggest market spikes of the week.

Maro published a fantastic Drive to Work podcast episode breaking down Mana Curves—a must-listen for aspiring deck builders and custom set designers.
On Blogatog, we learned that Wrenn and Six was actually designed before she had a defined role in the Phyrexian Invasion storyline. Maro also dropped a hilarious piece of trivia: the Shocklands were only given basic land types because of his inner Johnny wanting cool interactions, completely underestimating the competitive power bump.
Diving into Kamigawa's roots, Maro explained how Moonfolk originally received their bounce-land mechanic as a blue mechanical throughline, and detailed how creative teams go about assigning creature types to specific colors.