Another good hit. There have been only four misses at Rare so far (Stirring Wildwood, Lavaclaw Reaches, Visions from Beyond and Squee, Goblin Nabob) and two of those are in a cycle, so it's fine.
Can't wait to see the rest!
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Another good hit. There have been only four misses at Rare so far (Stirring Wildwood, Lavaclaw Reaches, Visions from Beyond and Squee, Goblin Nabob) and two of those are in a cycle, so it's fine.
Can't wait to see the rest!
Another good hit. There have been only four misses at Rare so far (Stirring Wildwood, Lavaclaw Reaches, Visions from Beyond and Squee, Goblin Nabob) and two of those are in a cycle, so it's fine.
Can't wait to see the rest!
You can only have so many hits, before it affects the price. UMA is $335 because it most likely has a lot of high value cards. If every card was minimum $10 then you'd have to charge between $20-25 a pack msrp. Or stores would just keep all the packs and sell singles.
I believe Saffron Olive had pointed out if all the rares unknown before today were worth $0 the average pack EV is still about $10. That number can only go up.
Cards like these are niche. Niche cards that were printed years ago become expensive due to supply. Don't expect niches to stay expensive once it's reprinted though.
You can only have so many hits, before it affects the price. UMA is $335 because it most likely has a lot of high value cards. If every card was minimum $10 then you'd have to charge between $20-25 a pack msrp. Or stores would just keep all the packs and sell singles.
I believe Saffron Olive had pointed out if all the rares unknown before today were worth $0 the average pack EV is still about $10. That number can only go up.
It's now at 14 USD with todays spoulers as of 4 pm eastern time.
Good call on Wall of Reverence and Tasigur you two. And yes, this set will likely dip a bit in EV as more of the stuff comes back into circulation.
Our LGS is holding a draft at $50 CDN on launch night (approx $37 U.S., I'd think) so that's about a little under $14 a pack, which is more than fine.
Max payout is $20 store credit for 4-0, but...no one will care about that, likely.
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Honestly, the EV for this set looks pretty decent. If you add up the current value of all spoiled rares and divide by 70 (probably a bit more than the actual number of rares in this set), you end up with $13.8.
This value treats the value of all unspoiled rares as $0. This value ignores mythic rares. This value ignores the premium cards in each pack and possible value common/uncommons.
Admittedly, the average is being yanked up by a couple of cards that are likely going to reduce in value (back to basics, hierarch, etc) and those high value cards do make individual packs a higher risk.
If you can get a box for under $260 (like I just did), however, the reduced price per pack and increased number of packs pushes you towards a natural distribution of NICE value (even if you buy a box with the topper removed).
So Battlebond was good, and Ultimate Master might follow its footstep?
The price point is too high for most walk in buying, so it's not the same thing. The reason the boxes are so numerous at the online seller level is likely because, if most small LGS are like the LGS near me, they didn't make a lot of big orders.
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
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Another $30+ card
Can't wait to see the rest!
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Tasigur?
Wall of Reverence as well.
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Spoiler EditorI believe Saffron Olive had pointed out if all the rares unknown before today were worth $0 the average pack EV is still about $10. That number can only go up.
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
It's now at 14 USD with todays spoulers as of 4 pm eastern time.
UR Mizzix of the Izmagnus ~~~ Build your own win-condition: Finite Spellslinging
UR Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer ~~~ We are the Borg. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.
WUB Oloro, Ageless Ascetic ~~~ A Guide to dying slowly
UBR Marchesa, the Black Rose ~~~ Marchesa's undying Marionettes
RGW Mayael the Anima ~~~ All Hail the Big Chungus
GWU Chulane, Teller of Tales ~~~ Permanents Only ETB Shenanigans
BGU Sidisi, Brood Tyrant ~~~ Sidisi's Restless Servants
WUBRG The Ur-Dragon ~~~ Dragons eat your face
Our LGS is holding a draft at $50 CDN on launch night (approx $37 U.S., I'd think) so that's about a little under $14 a pack, which is more than fine.
Max payout is $20 store credit for 4-0, but...no one will care about that, likely.
Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
Find me at the Wizard's Tower in Ottawa every second Saturday afternoons.
This value treats the value of all unspoiled rares as $0. This value ignores mythic rares. This value ignores the premium cards in each pack and possible value common/uncommons.
Admittedly, the average is being yanked up by a couple of cards that are likely going to reduce in value (back to basics, hierarch, etc) and those high value cards do make individual packs a higher risk.
If you can get a box for under $260 (like I just did), however, the reduced price per pack and increased number of packs pushes you towards a natural distribution of NICE value (even if you buy a box with the topper removed).
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The price point is too high for most walk in buying, so it's not the same thing. The reason the boxes are so numerous at the online seller level is likely because, if most small LGS are like the LGS near me, they didn't make a lot of big orders.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
No set that has a price of more than 5 dollars per pack is good.
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