Typically, I prefer pack foils. I'll play promo foils of cards if they're more available or if they got a nice re-do of their art. Some of the promo foils - the FTV foils, the Premium Deck Series - they just feel too different to me, it feels like they bend more easily? I'm not really sure.
i know its an old thread, but ive been wondering similar things lately as ive been foiling out my legacy burn deck....
my general rule of thumb, both for my foil decks and non foils, is that the original printing is always the most desirable.
im sure many of you realize that some of the burn cards were printed before there was such a thing as foils....
so i pick up promos and reprints as close to the original as i can. the FNM magic fireblasts, the fire and lighting price of progress, i cant afford the judge lighting bolts, but they exist and are on my mega millions wish list.
the only card in my deck that doesnt exist in foil with its original art is chain lighting, and i probably couldnt afford it even if it did.
so anyway, Light up the stage is giving my OCD fits.
which printing is the original printing? is it the pack foil? or the FNM promo? they both have the original art, and they both have the ravnica allegiance set symbol. i believe the promo was a pre release and was available about a week before you could buy the packs, but it feels wrong to say that the card in the booster packs for the set is not the original printing.
as to my own personal artistic eye, the promo is cool just in that it looks different from all the other cards in my deck, but i like that the pack version has the rules explanation for spectacle.
its not a very expensive card, i might wind up buying both versions, but im curious as to what other people think.
thanks for your thoughts
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For me it depends on the artwork. I do prefer older border and foiling process (7th edition foils always having a close love). I play non foils if I like the art more.
Also, any newer rare+ card that has the foil holo dot thing below the text box is an eyesore and I will actively try to replace it asap with a version that doesn't have that ugly thing. For example, while I love the art of the eternal masters force of will, the dot ruins it for me. I'll play a nonfoil older card that doesn't have the dot over a foil that does.
I do actually like the sdcc and ftv foils, but maybe I've just had good luck with them not curling on me since I always double sleeve and keep my cards fairly tightly stacked.
I have a soft spot for date-stamped foils. I used to hate them, but now, they often remind me of the prereleases I've gone to, the vast majority of which have been exciting/pleasant.
i know its an old thread, but ive been wondering similar things lately as ive been foiling out my legacy burn deck....
my general rule of thumb, both for my foil decks and non foils, is that the original printing is always the most desirable.
im sure many of you realize that some of the burn cards were printed before there was such a thing as foils....
so i pick up promos and reprints as close to the original as i can. the FNM magic fireblasts, the fire and lighting price of progress, i cant afford the judge lighting bolts, but they exist and are on my mega millions wish list.
the only card in my deck that doesnt exist in foil with its original art is chain lighting, and i probably couldnt afford it even if it did.
so anyway, Light up the stage is giving my OCD fits.
which printing is the original printing? is it the pack foil? or the FNM promo? they both have the original art, and they both have the ravnica allegiance set symbol. i believe the promo was a pre release and was available about a week before you could buy the packs, but it feels wrong to say that the card in the booster packs for the set is not the original printing.
as to my own personal artistic eye, the promo is cool just in that it looks different from all the other cards in my deck, but i like that the pack version has the rules explanation for spectacle.
its not a very expensive card, i might wind up buying both versions, but im curious as to what other people think.
thanks for your thoughts
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I don't know what to tell you. Play the foils you like best. If you can't afford to foil out the hold deck, then don't waste your money foiling out part of the deck.
Honestly, foiling out expensive cards is something I rarely do. I prefer to foil out jank commons that are EDH all-stars.
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I have noticed that too - that FTV foils bend faster and further than normal foils
to me atleast.
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or a full art/textless vs a foil.
as far as promo goes; newer pre-release versions don't make a difference to me. only if the art is different will i make a choice on which goes in.
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my general rule of thumb, both for my foil decks and non foils, is that the original printing is always the most desirable.
im sure many of you realize that some of the burn cards were printed before there was such a thing as foils....
so i pick up promos and reprints as close to the original as i can. the FNM magic fireblasts, the fire and lighting price of progress, i cant afford the judge lighting bolts, but they exist and are on my mega millions wish list.
the only card in my deck that doesnt exist in foil with its original art is chain lighting, and i probably couldnt afford it even if it did.
so anyway, Light up the stage is giving my OCD fits.
which printing is the original printing? is it the pack foil? or the FNM promo? they both have the original art, and they both have the ravnica allegiance set symbol. i believe the promo was a pre release and was available about a week before you could buy the packs, but it feels wrong to say that the card in the booster packs for the set is not the original printing.
as to my own personal artistic eye, the promo is cool just in that it looks different from all the other cards in my deck, but i like that the pack version has the rules explanation for spectacle.
its not a very expensive card, i might wind up buying both versions, but im curious as to what other people think.
thanks for your thoughts
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Also, any newer rare+ card that has the foil holo dot thing below the text box is an eyesore and I will actively try to replace it asap with a version that doesn't have that ugly thing. For example, while I love the art of the eternal masters force of will, the dot ruins it for me. I'll play a nonfoil older card that doesn't have the dot over a foil that does.
I do actually like the sdcc and ftv foils, but maybe I've just had good luck with them not curling on me since I always double sleeve and keep my cards fairly tightly stacked.
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Also where is the "i don't like playing promos?" vote option.
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I don't know what to tell you. Play the foils you like best. If you can't afford to foil out the hold deck, then don't waste your money foiling out part of the deck.
Honestly, foiling out expensive cards is something I rarely do. I prefer to foil out jank commons that are EDH all-stars.
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