After looking at a couple of DE decklists I have noticed a trend on the block dailies, I am seeing lots and lots of Xenagos, now I now that, there is only one set released in the block so far, but after seeing 61 copies of Xenagos on one DE it got my mind thinking? Should I pull the trigger, or should I wait until Born of the gods releases and look at a month of DES and see what the new set has unleashed? here is the one of the decklists
just as an aside, the block format's popularity is holding up really strongly which is a bit surprising because the format seems a little stale from the outside. DE event numbers right now though are better than they've been at ANY point during in the format. There was a recent daily with 33 placing decklists (6x 4-0s), which is way bigger than when the format was newer.
I don't know the extent to which block dictates price, but there certainly seems to be a healthy level of interest in the format.
just as an aside, the block format's popularity is holding up really strongly which is a bit surprising because the format seems a little stale from the outside. DE event numbers right now though are better than they've been at ANY point during in the format. There was a recent daily with 33 placing decklists (6x 4-0s), which is way bigger than when the format was newer.
I don't know the extent to which block dictates price, but there certainly seems to be a healthy level of interest in the format.
I guess that means the same # of people last year are crammed into a smaller number of events.
I guess that means the same # of people last year are crammed into a smaller number of events.
Which would indicate there are those of us who simply like the format and it's not ALL grinders paradise.
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This is a large/small/small block, so I would expect that a deck that was viable in the single-set block format has a good chance to remain strong. Gruul Midrange/Ramp was an obvious deck, and has been heavily played in block, at one point taking up about half the metagame. So there's a good chance Xenagos would continue to see play throughout block, and possibly in Standard next fall. You could basically take the block ramp deck and toss in Garruk from M15 and have a reasonable-looking deck in an archetype that usually has some presence. And the best card against ramp is Thoughtseize, which I expect WotC to print a punisher for at some point this year.
There is always the chance that the printing of even a couple seemingly-insignificant cards could shake up the whole environment. Single-set block is heavily influenced by the precise parameters of available removal spells, and certain decks are held back by mana-fixing or gaps in their mana-curve. But I would bet on Xenagos strategies being a fixture of Block and at least marginally-playable in Standard at some point, and he's the type of walker that if you want him in your deck, you want 3-4.
Xenagos hast past 7 tickets and I imagine will get more hype with his god being spoiled. For now, I would not buy -- I think the god will not be format changing, but instead just slot as a 1 or 2-of in the R/G decks that Xenagos, PW is already played in.
Now, post-rotation, I think R/G has a lot of tools to be solid (since its mainly a deck with Theros cards, with the notable exception of Domri Rade) and possibly more popular in the fall. My hunch is that the best time to buy would be around March or April when standard will be in a bit of a lull and the hype from BNG will wear off, but on this I am not sure: it is possible that Xenagos will just continue to climb.
I don't know the extent to which block dictates price, but there certainly seems to be a healthy level of interest in the format.
Block doesn't do much to card price. A lot of RTR block superstars that saw no play in ISD-RTR Standard (like Precinct Captain and Armada Wurm) were dirt cheap.
Standard and Modern demand are the biggest price drivers for specific singles, and redemption for sets as a whole.
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he'll most likely be worth more that in the future, it seems like a defensible spec,
I'm not sure how much block dictates prices, there aren't that many DEs to play in, why build block decks if you can only play on the weekend
I think block only matters during the time leading up to and during the protour
I don't think block as all that much influence on prices to be honest for the exact reason you stated.
IMO, Xenagos i a very good spec @6; there's no way he falls far below that.
I don't know the extent to which block dictates price, but there certainly seems to be a healthy level of interest in the format.
I guess that means the same # of people last year are crammed into a smaller number of events.
Which would indicate there are those of us who simply like the format and it's not ALL grinders paradise.
There is always the chance that the printing of even a couple seemingly-insignificant cards could shake up the whole environment. Single-set block is heavily influenced by the precise parameters of available removal spells, and certain decks are held back by mana-fixing or gaps in their mana-curve. But I would bet on Xenagos strategies being a fixture of Block and at least marginally-playable in Standard at some point, and he's the type of walker that if you want him in your deck, you want 3-4.
Now, post-rotation, I think R/G has a lot of tools to be solid (since its mainly a deck with Theros cards, with the notable exception of Domri Rade) and possibly more popular in the fall. My hunch is that the best time to buy would be around March or April when standard will be in a bit of a lull and the hype from BNG will wear off, but on this I am not sure: it is possible that Xenagos will just continue to climb.
Block doesn't do much to card price. A lot of RTR block superstars that saw no play in ISD-RTR Standard (like Precinct Captain and Armada Wurm) were dirt cheap.
Standard and Modern demand are the biggest price drivers for specific singles, and redemption for sets as a whole.