The prices of the Heirloom decks in paper aren't budget at all. Using the original price limits of 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 1 in MKM gives an average deck price of $30. It's more accurate to use higher limits and see the price trend instead of the lowest price so there's less fluctuation in price. That's why the limits are 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2 looking at the price trend.
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1. The format was known as C3POS, Crap Card Constructed or Budget constructed. One of the reasons they begun to call the format 'Heirloom' (other than trying to find a name catchy and not offensive) was that you often find yourself playing with cards that just give you that nice warm nostalgia.
2. MKM gives an easy way to see the lowest price and the trend price for each card.
3. It seems more like a real format if there is no price limit for the deck and just a list of legal and illegal cards.
4. The thing is not using cards that are overpriced. The tighter the rarity price limit to the average price for that rarity, more cards that are very commonly played get banned and then you get to play with a lot more cards that are good and now playable. Thus seeing more variety.
3. It seems more like a real format if there is no price limit for the deck and just a list of legal and illegal cards.
True, but do you have that list for paper Legacy?
I'm working on the paper legality checker but it's gonna take some time.
I would like to see some opinions about which should be the price limits when looking at the trend price.
I think it should be close to the price you pay for each card when you buy a booster pack. If the booster costs $4, each card would be $0.26 but there are different rarities so it gets more complicated. Dividing the price of the booster by three rarities it's $1.33. 133/10 = $0.13 per common, 133/3 = $0.44 per uncommon, $1.33 per rare. But I left out the mythic.
About the Heirloom Format
Price limit in 2010: $0.05, $0.1, $0.2, $1
Price limit in 2012: $0.1, $0.2, $0.5, $1
Price limit in 2014: $0.13, $0.25, $0.5, $1.5
The prices of the Heirloom decks in paper aren't budget at all. Using the original price limits of 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 1 in MKM gives an average deck price of $30. It's more accurate to use higher limits and see the price trend instead of the lowest price so there's less fluctuation in price. That's why the limits are 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2 looking at the price trend.
Original Deck
4x Avatar of the Resolute
4x Bond Beetle
4x Bramblewood Paragon
2x Centaur Battlemaster
4x Setessan Oathsworn
2x Staunch-Hearted Warrior
2x Ulvenwald Tracker
4x Pit Fight
4x Prey's Vengeance
2x Solidarity of Heroes
Sorcery (8)
4x Epic Confrontation
4x Prey Upon
Land (20)
20x Forest
4x Become Immense
4x Fruit of the First Tree
4x Mutagenic Growth
3x Predator's Rapport
1. The format was known as C3POS, Crap Card Constructed or Budget constructed. One of the reasons they begun to call the format 'Heirloom' (other than trying to find a name catchy and not offensive) was that you often find yourself playing with cards that just give you that nice warm nostalgia.
2. MKM gives an easy way to see the lowest price and the trend price for each card.
3. It seems more like a real format if there is no price limit for the deck and just a list of legal and illegal cards.
4. The thing is not using cards that are overpriced. The tighter the rarity price limit to the average price for that rarity, more cards that are very commonly played get banned and then you get to play with a lot more cards that are good and now playable. Thus seeing more variety.
I'm working on the paper legality checker but it's gonna take some time.
I would like to see some opinions about which should be the price limits when looking at the trend price.
I think it should be close to the price you pay for each card when you buy a booster pack. If the booster costs $4, each card would be $0.26 but there are different rarities so it gets more complicated. Dividing the price of the booster by three rarities it's $1.33. 133/10 = $0.13 per common, 133/3 = $0.44 per uncommon, $1.33 per rare. But I left out the mythic.