If anything like me, you are curious every so often what is happening on the front of one of the most popular games in the world. I just have the added bonus of having played it for 6 years.
[Gaming] Tragic the Garnering
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Zappit
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Oh, man. Both Christopher Rush and Wayne England passed away this week.
As a card? Yeah, well, old creatures sucked compared to modern creatures. If you're talking about the art, we're gonna haveta fist fight.
Not everything can be as good as my current favorite Standard beastie:
2 mana for a 4/5 lord with vigilance? Sure, I'll take it.
Or this fella that ruled Standard for an entire year:
A 4/5 trample for 4 that also fucking lightning helixes (
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Here's my current EDH lists: http://www.mtgvault.com/fhorrigan/
I demolished most of my decks (except Giant Robots, because it's my favorite deck of all time and it rules).
I demolished most of my decks (except Giant Robots, because it's my favorite deck of all time and it rules).
Why would releasing a new set cause a legacy set's price to go up? Wouldn't it be the opposite?
--Patrick
Zappit
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Magic has a Reserved List, cards that will never, ever, ever be reprinted. It also features major Legacy staples like the original dual lands.
It looks like now that things have been announced, the secondary market is responding by raising prices on those Reserved List cards. A few staples might go down due to the reprints, but a lot will go up significantly.
Looks like those ultra-realistic Chinese proxies might see an uptick in interest.
It looks like now that things have been announced, the secondary market is responding by raising prices on those Reserved List cards. A few staples might go down due to the reprints, but a lot will go up significantly.
Looks like those ultra-realistic Chinese proxies might see an uptick in interest.
Zappit
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Shadows Over Innistrad has been spoiled, and it looks FUN. There's viable cards for every format, and that's great. Plus, it's better art than the last few sets.
Even better, there's no fucking Eldrazi!
Even better, there's no fucking Eldrazi!
Zappit
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Modern had some shockwaves today with a ban on Eye of Ugin and a pair of unbans - Ancestral Visions and Sword of the Meek.
Of course, the market reacted accordingly. The three dollar Sword is now thirty, and the ten dollar Visions is sixty, minimum. My collection just gained another two hundred bucks in value. Nice.
Of course, the market reacted accordingly. The three dollar Sword is now thirty, and the ten dollar Visions is sixty, minimum. My collection just gained another two hundred bucks in value. Nice.
And he's almost certainly doing it to drive up the price of his own cards. I would not be surprised if this is the straw that finally breaks Wizard's back and forces them to end the Gentlemen's Agreement with the collectors. It's bad enough you NEED reserved list cards to win at a high level but if a large number of them suddenly end up in the hands of someone who never intends to play them, it's time to tell the collectors to fuck themselves for the good of the game.
Zappit
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The thing holding back the Reserved List elimination isn't necessarily the collectors, but the stores that depend on selling singles. They don't make enough on sealed product, so selling individual cards are what keep those places going. Considering they also host tournaments, FNMs, and other sanctioned events, harming those businesses would be a big hit to WoTC themselves. They don't want to crater prices with a big reprint like a Standard set. That wouldn't be shooting themselves in the foot - it would be shoving the whole leg into a wood chipper.
But a Masters set wouldn't hurt prices much. Low print runs, and moving chase cards to mythic has kept prices stable. Hell, Tarmogoyf was reprinted THREE times and it's price has actually grown over time. It would be enough to keep the high-capital buyout-frenzied "capitalists" who are exploiting an unregulated market out of the game, stabilize prices, and put more cards in circulation, giving more people access to the cards. EDH and Legacy have seen favorite cards skyrocket in price over the last two weeks because of a very, very tiny group of individuals with a lot of money and even more greed. Not and exaggeration, as one of those high-rollers bought out Moat and rose its price by roughly $800. He also bought out other cards, raising their prices nearly five times their previous selling price.
But a Masters set wouldn't hurt prices much. Low print runs, and moving chase cards to mythic has kept prices stable. Hell, Tarmogoyf was reprinted THREE times and it's price has actually grown over time. It would be enough to keep the high-capital buyout-frenzied "capitalists" who are exploiting an unregulated market out of the game, stabilize prices, and put more cards in circulation, giving more people access to the cards. EDH and Legacy have seen favorite cards skyrocket in price over the last two weeks because of a very, very tiny group of individuals with a lot of money and even more greed. Not and exaggeration, as one of those high-rollers bought out Moat and rose its price by roughly $800. He also bought out other cards, raising their prices nearly five times their previous selling price.
Zappit
Staff member
I'm really only just a set of Wastelands away from my Pox build. The other one is an attempt to make the Donate-Illiuions of Grandeur deck viable again. Failing that, I do have nearly all the pieces for Merfolk.
Went to a prerelease.
My deck was mono-red dragsters since I opened three of them, two dragons and the red Gearhulk.
I got 30 packs of Magic the Gathering tonight for 40 bucks.
I hauled ass in my dragulas.
3 of these:
2 of these (one foil):
1 of these:
Also got this badboi:
The dragons were the mvps. Oh, first striking flying 8/3's are good in sealed? Who'da thought?
My deck was mono-red dragsters since I opened three of them, two dragons and the red Gearhulk.
I got 30 packs of Magic the Gathering tonight for 40 bucks.
I hauled ass in my dragulas.
3 of these:
2 of these (one foil):
1 of these:
Also got this badboi:
The dragons were the mvps. Oh, first striking flying 8/3's are good in sealed? Who'da thought?