Community Awareness Pro Tour Eldritch Moon WRITTEN BY Michael Paul Skipper

Hello everyone. Welcome to Community Awareness, where we reach out to our members to make sure they have the best information for trading on PucaTrade. Pro Tour Eldritch Moon takes place this weekend in Sydney, Australia. On August 4-7, 2016, competitors will face off in Standard constructed and EMN/EMN/SOI booster draft. This article is intended to raise Community Awareness for all PucaTrade members during PTEMN.

Spirits and Zombies and Horrors...oh my!

Spell Queller has dominated the SCG circuit and Liliana, the Last Hope is very hot right now. How many copies of these cards will make the top 8 in Sydney? Are there new decks that will be revealed this weekend to disrupt the powerfully consistent decks we already know? Bant Company, G/W Tokens, and W/x Humans decks will all be played; lets hope to also see some innovation in the Standard format as well!

This is the last Pro Tour that Dragons of Tarkir and Magic Origins cards will be legal in Standard, so we'll soon be saying goodbye to Collected Company and Jace, Vryn's Prodigy. Alongside those low mana cost cards, Standard now includes all three Eldrazi titans with the newly released Emrakul, the Promised End bringing her powerful mind control effects to Innistrad.

Update: Emrakul, the Promised End is everywhere in Sydney.

During each Pro Tour, and immediately following, card prices for the most sought-after cards can increase in price dramatically. When trading on PucaTrade, it’s important to keep these price spikes in mind, and also be aware of how PucaTrade treats attempted cancellations on spiked cards. You can always cancel a trade within 30 minutes of initiation all by yourself, and normally, the PucaTrade team is happy to cancel trades within 48 hours of trade initiation. However, if the price of a cancelled card increases by a significant amount, that's when the situation becomes difficult. If necessary, admins will deduct the difference of PucaPoint value increase from the sender, so that the recipient is able to get the card for the value of the originally initiated trade. PucaTrade allows for 48 hours to pass before we require that cards be shipped, and it’s important to keep in mind the possibility of card values changing during that 48 hour window.

TL, DR: Be sure you have a copy of the card you initiate a trade for in hand and be sure you are willing to ship it for the trade value the trade is initiated at. Cancelling a card that increases in value may cost the sender points.

Price spikes affect trade recipients as well. PucaTrade offers a price limiting feature for our rare members. If you are a rare member, be sure to utilize this for all the cards on your want list. If you don’t have price limiting available on your account, please be certain that you’re willing to receive a card that may jump in value. If you find yourself interested in a card or deck that was shown on coverage, especially in the Top 8 on Sunday, keep in mind that many other players may share your interest. This high demand causes prices to go up.



TL, DR: If you put a card on your want list, be sure you want it and are willing to pay for it in an environment of high demand.

While many card prices will stay the same this weekend, cards that see the most camera time will inevitably increase in demand and price, especially sleeper cards that have yet to see high level play. Please trade wisely!

Coverage begins Thursday, August 4 at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific.

We hope you find this information useful and have a great time watching and trading during the Pro Tour!

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