Yucky - this is the first disappointing one for me. Both for the art and for the rarity. Personally, I'm still going to be chasing the original printing.
Hey, remember that time when WOTC spoiled this thing and said it was for kitchen table players? That it was there for the Timmies who wanted to resolve big guys without worrying about counterspells?
Yeah. Good times.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Can we say that this set is better then the first Modern Masters now? The upshift is somewhat a surprise. Either way, it was a definite needed reprint.
I was definitely in the camp that thought it wouldn't be mythic, although still be in the set, and this is far less deserving of being mythic than Snapcaster. This is the 2nd big disappointment, after Snapcaster.
Now that we have a 3rd of the set spoiled, almost exactly, I'm quite ready to be SUPER disappointed.
Rarity upshift is unexpected, but the card harbors a spot in both the Modern and Legacy meta. Plus, the new art is sweet so I'm excited to pick up a couple copies of these
"Talkin outta turn....That's a paddlin'. Starin' at my sandals....That's a paddlin'. Paddlin' the school canoe....You better believe that's a paddlin'!" --Jasper
Rarity up shift makes sense. If you've played extensively with the card you'd realize it.
It's a 0 draw back mana fixing land for tribal decks. Even without the uncounterable clause that alone is an insane effect for decks like slivers, allies, elves, merfolk (which doesn't run the full 4 granted), etc. having the option to NOT fetch shock against a burn deck when playing tribal makes them essentially have to dig for another spell...
Even though some tribes have their own mana fixing land like slivers and allies, the wide range of applications this has just makes it superior.
I'm not a fan of the artwork though. Glad I chased down foil copies for my elf deck, I won't be swapping to these. Glad to see the price drift down though. It really did need another printing.
So that's a price that's gonna drop pretty precipitously.
I doubt the prices will come down. Demand for this card is pretty crazy across competitive and casual, and a mythic reprint of it will likely not drop the price. Look at goyf, mythic reprint and they didn't exactly drop sharply.
Now the price will drop by 2$ (and promptly climb back up when the set is all sold). The card is just too good not to be a 1-of in any deck that has any semblance of weak tribality. So demand will be greater than the supply.
For those who think that this price is coming down: Snapcaster Mage prices ROSE after it's announcement as mythic. Think on that for a second.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Rarity up shift makes sense. If you've played extensively with the card you'd realize it.
It's a 0 draw back mana fixing land for tribal decks. Even without the uncounterable clause that alone is an insane effect for decks like slivers, allies, elves, merfolk (which doesn't run the full 4 granted), etc. having the option to NOT fetch shock against a burn deck when playing tribal makes them essentially have to dig for another spell...
Even though some tribes have their own mana fixing land like slivers and allies, the wide range of applications this has just makes it superior.
I'm not a fan of the artwork though. Glad I chased down foil copies for my elf deck, I won't be swapping to these. Glad to see the price drift down though. It really did need another printing.
Yes, it's great in practically every format it is or has been in, but in Limited this is basically just a $X bill. So far we've seen nothing to suggest that tribal is a good part of the set.
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So that's a price that's gonna drop pretty precipitously.
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Yeah. Good times.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
Jund
Kiki Chord
EDH:
Maelstrom Wanderer
Pauper:
Kuldotha Jeskai
Lymphoma Cancer Survivor!
Now that we have a 3rd of the set spoiled, almost exactly, I'm quite ready to be SUPER disappointed.
But as for the mythic.
Where's one of the, hades anger gifs when you need em so means only going to drop to $20
Rares drop 40%, a high demand mythic isn't going to drop from $40 to $20
It's a 0 draw back mana fixing land for tribal decks. Even without the uncounterable clause that alone is an insane effect for decks like slivers, allies, elves, merfolk (which doesn't run the full 4 granted), etc. having the option to NOT fetch shock against a burn deck when playing tribal makes them essentially have to dig for another spell...
Even though some tribes have their own mana fixing land like slivers and allies, the wide range of applications this has just makes it superior.
I'm not a fan of the artwork though. Glad I chased down foil copies for my elf deck, I won't be swapping to these. Glad to see the price drift down though. It really did need another printing.
I doubt the prices will come down. Demand for this card is pretty crazy across competitive and casual, and a mythic reprint of it will likely not drop the price. Look at goyf, mythic reprint and they didn't exactly drop sharply.
Now the price will drop by 2$ (and promptly climb back up when the set is all sold). The card is just too good not to be a 1-of in any deck that has any semblance of weak tribality. So demand will be greater than the supply.
It still spits in the face of control.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Doomsdayin'
Yes, it's great in practically every format it is or has been in, but in Limited this is basically just a $X bill. So far we've seen nothing to suggest that tribal is a good part of the set.
No. It's a garbage limited card. Upshift is purely for outside of limited reasons.
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Accepting taking in the ass no thanks? Still trying to get my head around the point of mythic rarity, specially in suplemental products like these.
I will want one of these for my cube though, trying to update all the colorless land producers with versions with the diamond symbol