Great art on this one! Though all these "jank" rares have got me thinking. I could probably buy a playset of every jank rare in this set for less than the price of a single booster D:
Man..as expected, after the first day of reveals the value is really starting to tank. Seems like with every new rare they spoil it gets closer to 50/50 odds that you'll either open something good or a bulk rare.
In all fairness, it was first printed as a rare in apocalypse.
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With the quality of cards already spoiled, EMA has already clinched a spot in top 5 booster-based sets ever printed. A few more chase uncommons and quality commons and it will arguably be the most exciting draftable set ever designed. Filler cards are the norm - after all, if every card were great, there would be people complaining about the least great cards, right?
More on topic - I'm totally indifferent about this card for constructed purposes. If it had costed 1BR or 1RR it could have at least stood a chance of ever being played in a dedicated goblin deck. That being said, it's a unique card and I'm sure it has many fans.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that the art is absolutely amazing. Really captures the flavour of the card! 10/10
The only thing good about this card is that this gives us the red/white goblin tokens, and that's it. I do like this art much better than the Invasion one though.
Man..as expected, after the first day of reveals the value is really starting to tank. Seems like with every new rare they spoil it gets closer to 50/50 odds that you'll either open something good or a bulk rare.
When its all said and done that split will be more like 40/60 jank to bank. About the only way to mitigate this lottery is to buy more tickets (a booster box) or don't buy at all (buy singles).
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Man..as expected, after the first day of reveals the value is really starting to tank. Seems like with every new rare they spoil it gets closer to 50/50 odds that you'll either open something good or a bulk rare.
When its all said and done that split will be more like 40/60 jank to bank. About the only way to mitigate this lottery is to buy more tickets (a booster box) or don't buy at all (buy singles).
Yeah. That would be fine if Wizards didn't think that they have to charge a premium for the set and make it super limited. :/ I'd gladly play that lottery at $4 or even $5 a pack.
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More on topic - I'm totally indifferent about this card for constructed purposes. If it had costed 1BR or 1RR it could have at least stood a chance of ever being played in a dedicated goblin deck. That being said, it's a unique card and I'm sure it has many fans.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that the art is absolutely amazing. Really captures the flavour of the card! 10/10
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
At uncommon, you could potentially see 4-5 of these in paper draft, but on MTGO the probability can be manipulated to prevent such things.
When its all said and done that split will be more like 40/60 jank to bank. About the only way to mitigate this lottery is to buy more tickets (a booster box) or don't buy at all (buy singles).
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Goblin Trenches may be a bin rare but it's a cool card, it's older and hasn't been reprinted, and you can slip it into an EDH or casual deck
If we're going to have bad value rares (and we are) this is the kind of thing I want
Yeah. That would be fine if Wizards didn't think that they have to charge a premium for the set and make it super limited. :/ I'd gladly play that lottery at $4 or even $5 a pack.
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