Intelligence History

Modern Intelligence History

A chronological record of reviewed Trend Intelligence reports that connected Modern to deckbuilding, product, supply, pricing, or market changes.

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History Summary

What the durable links show

Reports
53 reviewed reports
First referenced
Jun 28, 2026
Latest mention
Aug 12, 2026
Signal types
7 signal types
Linked cards
132 linked cards

Recurring Signals

Repeated report patterns

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Recurring signal with changing conditions

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Referenced in 12 reviewed reports across 18 days. Reports from Jul 9, 2026 to Jul 27, 2026 repeated 4 signal types around the same canonical context.

Confirmed market signalMarketplace disagreementPlayer and decklist movementPrice movement

Recurring signal with changing conditions

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Referenced in 11 reviewed reports across 15 days. Reports from Jul 12, 2026 to Jul 27, 2026 repeated 3 signal types around the same canonical context.

Marketplace disagreementPlayer and decklist movementPrice movement

Printing-specific: this recurring signal applies to the identified version, not every printing.

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2026

Marketplace disagreement

Disrupting Shoal is moving because Namor decks can pitch blue cards to protect their board without spending mana. The move is real enough to check, but the current price is not clean.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Verify Betrayers of Kamigawa versus Ultimate Masters, foil versus nonfoil, condition, language, seller count, listing depth, recent sales, CardTrader supply, TCGplayer Market Price, and source freshness.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Price movement

Thornvault Forager is up 10% today, while Buster Sword, Genji Glove, Cloud, and Cosmic Cube remain weekly gainers. The Ten Rings is down 12% for the week, Squirrel Girl is down 15%, and Quantum Riddler and Namor both fell today.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check the July 18 timestamp, exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, seller count, listing depth, completed sales, stale listings, marketplace agreement, absolute change, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Price movement

Namor is up 7% today and 10% for the week, while Cosmic Cube is up 15% for the week. The Ten Rings is down 3% today and 7% for the week, and Squirrel Girl and Loki are still moving lower.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check the July 17 14:42 UTC timestamp, exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, seller count, listing depth, completed sales, stale listings, marketplace agreement, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Player / decklist movement

Hex Magic, The Ten Rings, Namor, Avengers Disassembled, Castle Doom, Mox Opal, and Karn need exact Pro Tour deck counts. A testing video or one sideboard copy does not carry the same weight as repeated main-deck play.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check Friday deck counts, main-deck versus sideboard copies, conversion rate, results, exact printing, finish, treatment, seller count, listing depth, recent sales, marketplace agreement, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Price movement

The Ten Rings, Thor, Cosmic Cube, and Namor are still up for the week, but all four moved down today. Tony Stark and several cheaper cards gained a little, which is a very different story from the sharp moves seen earlier in the release window.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check the July 15 timestamp, exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, seller count, listing depth, recent sales, stale listings, marketplace agreement, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Price movement

Marvel cards are moving in different directions on MTGGoldfish, but the percentages are only a starting point. Namor, Cosmic Cube, The Ten Rings, Mjolnir, Doctor Doom, and Hex Magic need exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, CardTrader depth, and TCGplayer sales checks before the move changes rankings.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check source timestamp, print_id, collector number, exact printing, finish, treatment, condition, product source, seller count, listing count, CardTrader depth, stale listings, sell-through, TCGplayer completed sales, marketplace agreement, and price confidence before changing rankings.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Player / decklist movement

Modern players are testing Ruby Storm, Eldrazi Tron, Izzet Affinity, Boros Energy, mono-blue control, and Boros land-destruction shells before the Pro Tour. Hex Magic, The Ten Rings, Namor, Avengers Disassembled, Castle Doom, Mox Opal, and Karn matter only after deck counts, main-deck copies, sideboard copies, and results are checked.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check event ID, source timestamp, deck count, mainboard_count, sideboard_count, result, exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, CardTrader seller depth, TCGplayer completed sales, marketplace agreement, and price confidence before treating any watched card as confirmed demand.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Player / decklist movement

Marvel has changed existing Modern decks more than it has created new ones. Hex Magic is the Ruby Storm check, while The Ten Rings, Namor, Avengers Disassembled, Castle Doom, Loki, Super-Soldier Serum, Mox Opal, and Karn still need Pro Tour deck counts before they become market reads.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check event ID, Pro Tour deck count, main-deck versus sideboard copies, match results, exact printing, finish, treatment, CardTrader seller count, inventory depth, TCGplayer recent sales, marketplace agreement, price confidence, and source timestamp.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Price movement

Marvel cards are not moving together. MTGGoldfish updated the mover source on July 13, 2026 at 02:18:58 UTC: The Ten Rings was down 11% for the day but still up 51% for the week, while Namor was up 7% for the day and 95% for the week.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check the July 13 source timestamp, exact printing, collector number, finish, treatment, product source, condition, seller count, inventory depth, listing depth, recent sell-through, stale listings, marketplace agreement, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Player / decklist movement

Marvel has changed existing Modern decks more than it has created new ones. Hex Magic is showing up in Ruby Storm, Avengers Disassembled is appearing in Boros land-destruction shells, and cards like The Ten Rings, Namor, Loki, Castle Doom, and Super-Soldier Serum still need more results.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check Pro Tour deck counts, main-deck versus sideboard copies, exact printing, finish, treatment, seller count, listing depth, post-event sales, marketplace agreement, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Price movement

The Ten Rings and Namor are still far above last week's prices, but both moved down today. Cosmic Cube, Ultron, The Mind Stone, King T'Challa, Thor, and Shang-Chi posted smaller daily gains.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check the July 12 source timestamp, exact printing, finish, treatment, product source, seller count, listing depth, recent sales, stale listings, marketplace agreement, and price confidence.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Confirmed market signal

Namor is giving mono-blue Modern a real reason to play a protect-the-threat control deck. The deck uses cheap counters, free interaction, and blue-heavy spells to protect Namor and make token pressure.

This format was part of the play context.

What to check next: Check exact printing, foil status, treatment, product source, seller count, listing depth, marketplace agreement, price confidence, and whether Modern lists keep playing the card after more events.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.