Archangel of Thune. I'm really wanting to pick up a copy or two of this angel for casual kitchen table goodness, but the current price tag is a bit harsh on the wallet. Is this going to go down when Standard rotates or stay extremely high? I don't play or follow the tourney scene so please forgive my ignorance. Thanks in advance!
It is possible for it to drop a bit when standard rotates as it is currently used in Modern as a Pod target. They usually only run 1, but there will still be some demand.
The price was dropping steadily (albeit slowly) until Alexander Hayne won GP Vancouver with 4 in the board, even with modern pod demand. Once Haynes deck won the GP, they started to shoot up again. I expect them drop similar to Sublime Archangel did after rotation, but perhaps not quite as low.
Archangel of Thune is out of Bolt range for Modern. There is also an infinite Combo with Spike Feeder. I would not expect to see her fit $5 ever as you have an angel MANY like to play. Maybe a low of $10 is my forecast for the Angel. Sublime Archangel is a bad comparison as she has a different tactic and presence on the board.
Herald of Torment is spiking a bit on MCM, I guess people see it is making waves in 2 arch types. Stock declined with 300 copies in a week. Just a tip.
I was wondering when that card would spike. It is so good and played in a few newer archetypes. It is a "shiny new toy." Still, I didn't stock up because sometimes you never know what will go up in Standard and what won't, short of the card being played in the top decks.
There's BG Graveyard (Conley Woods) and Black Aggro, not known to be top Tier decks.
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Archangel of Thune is out of Bolt range for Modern. There is also an infinite Combo with Spike Feeder. I would not expect to see her fit $5 ever as you have an angel MANY like to play. Maybe a low of $10 is my forecast for the Angel. Sublime Archangel is a bad comparison as she has a different tactic and presence on the board.
Completely agreed. I think she will remain at least 10, and it's only a matter of time before a Soul Sisters deck finds her as the five drop.
Just noticed that Mana Bloom sold out in both StarCityGames and Troll and Toad over the last thirty minutes. Without spoiling what the new set is saying (as I think its against the rules to share that info outside of the Rumor Mill), could this card have potential to rise up?
Mana Bloom really? Maybe in the Mnemonic wall whelming wave deck. I think things like Arurelia Warleader are good considering the new R/W god. Eidelon of countless battles, and the Hero get better with the new B bestow, but I am assuming that was expected by the market.
Well, it seems to be going up in certain stores. Last night, Channel Fireball was selling them at $.25 a piece, and now they are sitting at $1.50 for non-foils, while Starcitygames and Troll and Toad remain depleted.
I don't get the mana bloom boom. Seems far fetched in a control meta. Lotleth Troll and Boros Reckoner (short term) seem better spec targets.
There's really almost no harm in buying them. They're so cheap right now.
Admittedly, Boros Reckoner and LoL Troll are pretty cheap too, but why would they be a spec target?
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I don't get the mana bloom boom. Seems far fetched in a control meta. Lotleth Troll and Boros Reckoner (short term) seem better spec targets.
There's really almost no harm in buying them. They're so cheap right now.
Admittedly, Boros Reckoner and LoL Troll are pretty cheap too, but why would they be a spec target?
They have more consistent impact on the board, sit well on the low curve of cost, and may be needed for the new color combos in Journy to nix. That's it really.
Mana Bloom has been on the watch list since Theros was revealed to be an enchantment block. Firstly, people were thinking it to be some sore of pseudo-replacement for farseek, and secondly, we've been waiting for something, anything, that would make some sort of minor combo for the card, and I guess people were tired of waiting to see if anything actually good is going to come.
A lot of people have been asking if my Sacred Foundrys are for trade the past few days at my LGS. Today, one of my friends asked me for them even though he doesn't play Standard and plays blue religiously, but he didn't reveal why he wanted them as he said he just wanted them. Sure enough, both versions of Sacred Foundry (especially the Gatecrash one) have been ticking up slowly. Are people speculating on these because of the god Iroas putting Boros over the top or something?
A lot of people have been asking if my Sacred Foundrys are for trade the past few days at my LGS. Today, one of my friends asked me for them even though he doesn't play Standard and plays blue religiously, but he didn't reveal why he wanted them as he said he just wanted them. Sure enough, both versions of Sacred Foundry (especially the Gatecrash one) have been ticking up slowly. Are people speculating on these because of the god Iroas putting Boros over the top or something?
I can't say for sure exactly what the cause is, though Naya Hexproof and R/W Burn rising to prominence doesn't hurt things.
What I can say for sure is that this trend predates the spoiling of Iroas - I know that at GP Phoenix, CFB was accepting Foundries for $10 in store credit but was only offering $6-8 in trade credit for the others.
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On the other hand, since the release of RTR & sister expansions, Foundry and Stomping grounds has always been a couple of bucks more expensive than the other shocklands. Has it ever been not?
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On the other hand, since the release of RTR & sister expansions, Foundry and Stomping grounds has always been a couple of bucks more expensive than the other shocklands. Has it ever been not?
Foundry has always been one of, if not, the cheapest shockland to buy/trade. Only with the recent trend of R/W decks has it come up to the other shocklands levels.
Confirmed. I have never seen Foundry below $10 even when the others hit $6-$8. (going by average values of course). Steam Vaults has always had the honor of being the cheapest, and temple garden/stomping grounds have always been slightly below foundry.
The price was dropping steadily (albeit slowly) until Alexander Hayne won GP Vancouver with 4 in the board, even with modern pod demand. Once Haynes deck won the GP, they started to shoot up again. I expect them drop similar to Sublime Archangel did after rotation, but perhaps not quite as low.
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I was wondering when that card would spike. It is so good and played in a few newer archetypes. It is a "shiny new toy." Still, I didn't stock up because sometimes you never know what will go up in Standard and what won't, short of the card being played in the top decks.
There's BG Graveyard (Conley Woods) and Black Aggro, not known to be top Tier decks.
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Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)Completely agreed. I think she will remain at least 10, and it's only a matter of time before a Soul Sisters deck finds her as the five drop.
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There's really almost no harm in buying them. They're so cheap right now.
Admittedly, Boros Reckoner and LoL Troll are pretty cheap too, but why would they be a spec target?
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Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)They have more consistent impact on the board, sit well on the low curve of cost, and may be needed for the new color combos in Journy to nix. That's it really.
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I can't say for sure exactly what the cause is, though Naya Hexproof and R/W Burn rising to prominence doesn't hurt things.
What I can say for sure is that this trend predates the spoiling of Iroas - I know that at GP Phoenix, CFB was accepting Foundries for $10 in store credit but was only offering $6-8 in trade credit for the others.
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Foundry has always been one of, if not, the cheapest shockland to buy/trade. Only with the recent trend of R/W decks has it come up to the other shocklands levels.
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