We dont know yet if eldrazis deck would be a tier, by now its only a creation deck that has been done good results on MOL and some others in paper but its not a tier, we have seen 4-5 versions of the deck and still dont know which its better, so buying eldrazis like crazy its not a good idea, others random decks like protean hulk combo doing well in a GP then prices spiked and no one plays the deck so ... (still i have the curiosity about the deck, have 90% of the cards and some cool eldrazis but dont want to invest in eyes or temples yet)
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Is Eye of Ugin's new price tag a short-term thing or do we see it coming down after the hype wears off?
It's probably going to come down some, but don't expect sizable drops for 6+ months. There's too much hype around the deck and people want to try it out. It's similar to Blue Jund, there's likely something formidable to the shell but once people realize it's not tier 0 some interest will disappear.
Is Eye of Ugin's new price tag a short-term thing or do we see it coming down after the hype wears off?
I held off after the initial spike to ~$20-$25, but last night I dumped three of four play sets at $30 a piece. I honestly can't see it surpassing $35 and I'm not willing to find out.
Is Eye of Ugin's new price tag a short-term thing or do we see it coming down after the hype wears off?
I held off after the initial spike to ~$20-$25, but last night I dumped three of four play sets at $30 a piece. I honestly can't see it surpassing $35 and I'm not willing to find out.
This was a good call. I feel like it will stay near $30.
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Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
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Is Eye of Ugin's new price tag a short-term thing or do we see it coming down after the hype wears off?
All signs point to "no" unless Eldrazi flame out. That doesn't seem likely at this point with all the new tech coming in a couple of weeks.
That said, the ship has already sailed on TKS. Before people started testing him, you could get a playset on preorder for like $12. He could be this deck's Eidelon eventually but will probably settle around $5 initially and if the card is the powerhouse everyone thinks it is go up from there. I'm still not sold on Smasher; it's still sitting at $5 and while he will be a standard all-star I don't see him becoming as popular in Modern (although there is some debate on where he fits in). Warping Wail and Sea Gate Wreckage are still pretty cheap and will likely see play across all formats... Specifically Sea Gate. There are some people who believe it will be very important to the next set and the future of Magic and it is still at around $2.50. Wail is an interesting case because there is chatter over the internets of it seeing a lot of play in Vintage and Legacy in addition to Modern. I don't know where it will end up price wise but even if it doesn't become anything it's only $1.50 each right now, but I like the multi-format hype it is getting and for that price I think it is worth a shot.
Partially due to Processors, but mostly due to low availability and that it wasn't reprinted as a healthy chunk of people thought/wished it would be. It's one of the best and most played cards in Modern and I think it would have happened regardless of Eldrazi.
Holy crap, I cant believe its that high o.O I know of a small table top game store around where I live that has about 10 of the modern event deck in stock for $60 a pop. Ive been thinking about picking one up, and now I think I will
Eye of Ugin and Eldrazi Temple have gone up to stay. Both were released in a set that's still widely available online 8 months ago, so it's not like its a situation of no supply. Those who have them, either want to keep them (like me) or have already sold. As this decktype settles in and adopts a primary color, you may see some come available as people abandon the deck due to the colors.
That said, due to the Eldrazi being THE cards in Standard, this is the cheapest deck in Modern. Thought-Knot Seer will drive the price even lower by reducing the number of Thoughtseize/IoK needed.
Really, the only expensive cards for this deck are the Eye of Ugin and Eldrazi temple, and the Ulamog/Kozilek finisher. Other than those 9 cards, the vast majority of this deck costs less than $3 per card, and is abundantly available in trading on Friday night. You can still make this deck for $200, less if you have a Standard trade binder.
I expect to see the Ugin's creep upward to $40, and then spike as soon as the final archetype is determined, and the realization that it is tier 1.
And it is Tier 1. Baugh, in only a short time took it to 99th place in Cincinnati. A week later, in Charlotte he has a vastly different brew at 50th place. Time, OGW, experience, and testing for the perfect mashup will have this deck placing top 8 this summer. Of that I am almost certain.
That said, due to the Eldrazi being THE cards in Standard, this is the cheapest deck in Modern. Thought-Knot Seer will drive the price even lower by reducing the number of Thoughtseize/IoK needed.
I'm not sure what you mean by this? If you saying TKS will drive the price of IoK/Seize down I don't see that happening. Only Modern decks running TKS will be Eldrazi (and maybe Tron), but IoK will still be a very popular card in a bunch of other decks. Sieze has been on the decline for a while, but still used in Tier 1 and 2 archetypes.
Also don't forget Urborg (arguably the most important land card in the deck) is now $10 and possibly on the cusp of a spike. I think it was cheap if you got in early but is fast approaching $600+ total to buy from scratch... of course that is relatively cheap for Modern, but it's nowhere near $200 any more.
The reason for the Inquisition of Kozilek spike is because we have a full spoiler of the last set from Zendikar with no reprint. The fear of a reprint was holding down the price of Inquisition. I wouldn't be surprised if Goblin Guide spike up to $45 -50 dollars for the same reason.
You can reprint Goblin Guide in any set with goblins in it. It's easy to envision an akki Goblin Guide in a hypothetical Return to Kamigawa in 2017.
In addition, Guide has the Grand Prix reprint holding it back and Burn is a cheap man's deck.
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You can reprint Goblin Guide in any set with goblins in it. It's easy to envision an akki Goblin Guide in a hypothetical Return to Kamigawa in 2017.
In addition, Guide has the Grand Prix reprint holding it back and Burn is a cheap man's deck.
True but supply is still less than a lot of modern staples that are pushing $45-50 dollars . I believe there is more demand for Goblin Guide than supply. I have players asking if I have extra guides all the time.
That said, due to the Eldrazi being THE cards in Standard, this is the cheapest deck in Modern. Thought-Knot Seer will drive the price even lower by reducing the number of Thoughtseize/IoK needed.
I'm not sure what you mean by this? If you saying TKS will drive the price of IoK/Seize down I don't see that happening. Only Modern decks running TKS will be Eldrazi (and maybe Tron), but IoK will still be a very popular card in a bunch of other decks. Sieze has been on the decline for a while, but still used in Tier 1 and 2 archetypes.
Also don't forget Urborg (arguably the most important land card in the deck) is now $10 and possibly on the cusp of a spike. I think it was cheap if you got in early but is fast approaching $600+ total to buy from scratch... of course that is relatively cheap for Modern, but it's nowhere near $200 any more.
TKS drives the price of the deck down because you no longer need 4 Thoughtseize and/or 4 IoK. TKS has it already, so you can drop to 2 copies.
Not sure where your $600 pricetag comes from? 4 Ugins is 120, 4 temples is 28 - 30, 4 urborg is 40, and then the 2 big eldrazi are 20, so 40 for 2. Thats $230, and you pretty much have the expensive stuff. If you have to have them, shell out another 40 for 2 Thoughtseize, though I think you are far better off with Mire's Toll at a dime each.
The creatures are cheap, being 2 or 3 bucks each, but you can trade for them, too, since they are standard and widely available. I can't see this monoblack deck being more than $300, which is a very good deal.
I guess it depends on which version you are running. You can go budget Mono B for probably $400+ but the BW/BR decks are closer to $700+ with the fetches and shocklands. Some lists also run multiple Ulamogs. If I didn't get in while the getting was good, I would probably not be on it now. There is too much flux and spiking to make good financial sense.
Not sure where your $600 pricetag comes from? 4 Ugins is 120, 4 temples is 28 - 30, 4 urborg is 40, and then the 2 big eldrazi are 20, so 40 for 2. Thats $230, and you pretty much have the expensive stuff. If you have to have them, shell out another 40 for 2 Thoughtseize, though I think you are far better off with Mire's Toll at a dime each.
The creatures are cheap, being 2 or 3 bucks each, but you can trade for them, too, since they are standard and widely available. I can't see this monoblack deck being more than $300, which is a very good deal.
You need Thoughtseize. Mire's Toll is awful by comparison: a turn 1 Thoughtseize is a fine opening, while a turn 1 Mire's Toll is just awful. If you can't afford IoK or Thoughtseize, Duress is the budget substitute. The other expensive cards are Cavern of Souls and Crucible of Worlds, both of which have been showing up as 1-ofs in a number of lists. $350 should get you everything.
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Something I've been mulling over: if Sword of the Meek gets unbanned Monday, what cards come up with it? Clearly there'd be a spike in Sword and Thopter Foundry, and both Tezzerets would probably see a boost. Thirst for Knowledge (especially foil) would probably get a big boost, as would Academy Ruins. Possibly Esper manarocks depending on if the deck ends up resembling more an artifact ramp shell or its Extended incarnation with counterspells and more disruption.
As someone who's interested in piloting the deck if it gets unbanned, the one card I don't have that may spike is Gifts Ungiven. Gifts is a sick card in the deck, since along with doing the standard 3-Wrath tutor, Sword doesn't care if it gets binned, Academy Ruins tutors it to the top of your library (a resolved Agent of Bolas draw it immediately after), and Tezzeret, the Seeker lets you tutor for either part the turn he's resolved while leaving you with a 2-loyalty planeswalker.
To sum up: what do people think will happen to the price of Gifts when if SotM gets unbanned? I don't have the Trinket Mage package of Chalice of the Void + Engineered Explosives either, but those are such rock-solid staples they're harder to pick up right now, and I don't see Thopter Foundry spiking them too hard if it becomes legal. Hopefully.
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Any thoughts on picking up foil Kolaghan's Command? Right now, the cheapest foils on TCGplayer are roughly $70/each. However, the promos are going for ~$25/each. Normally, I don't tend to value promo foils the same as the real deal, but I'm tempted to pick a few up.
Hi guys, just a question, i have some cards in my pool that didnt use too much (like a cryptic command playset and stuff), you think is worth to sell some things and buy 2 lilianas of the veil? Seems that she isnt being reprinted soon and only can go up in price, just waiting for the next spike, what you think?
I think that would be fine, although cryptics are low right now. I would be almost willing (almost) to bet my car she isnt reprinted based on this wonderful trend we've been running with wizards and reprinting flavor intensive cards. The only reason I don't bet my car is because they almost reprinted her in 2015 which leads me to believe they want an excuse to reprint her.
Value is good. But Dredgevine isn't supposed to be about value. It's supposed to be about V-8; 2000 pounds of nitro boosted war vegetables. The more velocity, the better.
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That said, due to the Eldrazi being THE cards in Standard, this is the cheapest deck in Modern. Thought-Knot Seer will drive the price even lower by reducing the number of Thoughtseize/IoK needed.
I'm not sure what you mean by this? If you saying TKS will drive the price of IoK/Seize down I don't see that happening. Only Modern decks running TKS will be Eldrazi (and maybe Tron), but IoK will still be a very popular card in a bunch of other decks. Sieze has been on the decline for a while, but still used in Tier 1 and 2 archetypes.
Also don't forget Urborg (arguably the most important land card in the deck) is now $10 and possibly on the cusp of a spike. I think it was cheap if you got in early but is fast approaching $600+ total to buy from scratch... of course that is relatively cheap for Modern, but it's nowhere near $200 any more.
TKS drives the price of the deck down because you no longer need 4 Thoughtseize and/or 4 IoK. TKS has it already, so you can drop to 2 copies.
Not sure where your $600 pricetag comes from? 4 Ugins is 120, 4 temples is 28 - 30, 4 urborg is 40, and then the 2 big eldrazi are 20, so 40 for 2. Thats $230, and you pretty much have the expensive stuff. If you have to have them, shell out another 40 for 2 Thoughtseize, though I think you are far better off with Mire's Toll at a dime each.
The creatures are cheap, being 2 or 3 bucks each, but you can trade for them, too, since they are standard and widely available. I can't see this monoblack deck being more than $300, which is a very good deal.
Mire's Toll is terrible, especially when you compare it to Blackmail. Blackmail isn't that good itself, but it's still leagues better than Mire's Toll.
I expect new sets from now forward to have less and less reprints for Modern to push Standard and we will see the big dollar Modern reprints in the next Modern Master set. When ever Wotc plans to put it out, probably 2017. This allows Standard to catch back up and hopefully surpass Modern again. Its a delicate balance. One they ignored and let get out of whack.
Such policy may as well backfire if WotC does nothing to increase the appeal of Standard to non-PT grinders. I think it would be rather difficult under the new rotation schedule which essentially drives casual and semi-casual crowd away from playing Standard at FNM level. At this point people new to Magic would just leave the game (or stick to the kitchen table) thanks to the inflated prices and whatnot.
Modern prices is an issue that should be addressed. Ignoring it would hardly ever be a good idea.
I missed this a few days back. I dont believe Standard needs reprints of older cards to get fence sitting Standard players to play Standard. I think they need solid new cards to draw interest in Standard with a meta with more then 3 decks viable.
Price point is a relative thing. There will always be people to play the game. Once the player base starts to shrink, so will prices due to less demand. As the prices come down, old players jump back in, demand starts to climb and prices do the same. Its just a cycle. Yeah a few fair weather players may give up the game for good, but the numbers would be minimal.
In that sense, the prices will fix themselves over time. There really is no need to crash the market with reprints. Wotc would see a much larger exodus from a crashing market then they do with higher prices. If the market crashes, Wotc loses LGS and players lose places to play, bad for everyone all around.
I expect new sets from now forward to have less and less reprints for Modern to push Standard and we will see the big dollar Modern reprints in the next Modern Master set. When ever Wotc plans to put it out, probably 2017. This allows Standard to catch back up and hopefully surpass Modern again. Its a delicate balance. One they ignored and let get out of whack.
Such policy may as well backfire if WotC does nothing to increase the appeal of Standard to non-PT grinders. I think it would be rather difficult under the new rotation schedule which essentially drives casual and semi-casual crowd away from playing Standard at FNM level. At this point people new to Magic would just leave the game (or stick to the kitchen table) thanks to the inflated prices and whatnot.
Modern prices is an issue that should be addressed. Ignoring it would hardly ever be a good idea.
I missed this a few days back. I dont believe Standard needs reprints of older cards to get fence sitting Standard players to play Standard. I think they need solid new cards to draw interest in Standard with a meta with more then 3 decks viable.
Price point is a relative thing. There will always be people to play the game. Once the player base starts to shrink, so will prices due to less demand. As the prices come down, old players jump back in, demand starts to climb and prices do the same. Its just a cycle. Yeah a few fair weather players may give up the game for good, but the numbers would be minimal.
In that sense, the prices will fix themselves over time. There really is no need to crash the market with reprints. Wotc would see a much larger exodus from a crashing market then they do with higher prices. If the market crashes, Wotc loses LGS and players lose places to play, bad for everyone all around.
There simply needs to be another way to get cards into modern besides standard and MM sets. Like can we plz get more modern masters event decks? The BW tokens one was a good idea in theory.
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There simply needs to be another way to get cards into modern besides standard and MM sets. Like can we plz get more modern masters event decks? The BW tokens one was a good idea in theory.
You are looking at it from the players point of view. When the token deck came out, most people thought it was a rip off. It has taken months and increased prices to make people understand how good of a deal it was/is. Now can Wotc do another Modern event deck with close to the same price point that gives the player base the same value? I know a couple LGS that have cracked what they had left of the decks and are selling off the parts for much more then they would have made selling the deck. This is the problem. If Wotc makes a deck with huge value, the players still dont get them. they get horded and sold off in pieces. On top of all that, we dont know if they were good sellers for Wotc. I have not heard anything about them since they came out, outside of what players have said. If is was a good seller, we probably will see another one. If not, probably not.
I've mentioned it a few times, but I'll say it again... looks like Urborg could be on the verge of a spike; it's now up over $10. Also beware of some sellers on TCG; I've had a few instances of this past week of some giving me a refund on these high demand cards because I got them before the spike but a few days later "they can't find any in stock". This has just happened to me with Urborg and some other Eldrazi cards.
Any thoughts on picking up foil Kolaghan's Command? Right now, the cheapest foils on TCGplayer are roughly $70/each. However, the promos are going for ~$25/each. Normally, I don't tend to value promo foils the same as the real deal, but I'm tempted to pick a few up.
Wow when did that happen. I traded mine away at around $36 because I thought with the promo it wouldn't get to that price.
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It's probably going to come down some, but don't expect sizable drops for 6+ months. There's too much hype around the deck and people want to try it out. It's similar to Blue Jund, there's likely something formidable to the shell but once people realize it's not tier 0 some interest will disappear.
I held off after the initial spike to ~$20-$25, but last night I dumped three of four play sets at $30 a piece. I honestly can't see it surpassing $35 and I'm not willing to find out.
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This was a good call. I feel like it will stay near $30.
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Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)That said, the ship has already sailed on TKS. Before people started testing him, you could get a playset on preorder for like $12. He could be this deck's Eidelon eventually but will probably settle around $5 initially and if the card is the powerhouse everyone thinks it is go up from there. I'm still not sold on Smasher; it's still sitting at $5 and while he will be a standard all-star I don't see him becoming as popular in Modern (although there is some debate on where he fits in). Warping Wail and Sea Gate Wreckage are still pretty cheap and will likely see play across all formats... Specifically Sea Gate. There are some people who believe it will be very important to the next set and the future of Magic and it is still at around $2.50. Wail is an interesting case because there is chatter over the internets of it seeing a lot of play in Vintage and Legacy in addition to Modern. I don't know where it will end up price wise but even if it doesn't become anything it's only $1.50 each right now, but I like the multi-format hype it is getting and for that price I think it is worth a shot.
That said, due to the Eldrazi being THE cards in Standard, this is the cheapest deck in Modern. Thought-Knot Seer will drive the price even lower by reducing the number of Thoughtseize/IoK needed.
Really, the only expensive cards for this deck are the Eye of Ugin and Eldrazi temple, and the Ulamog/Kozilek finisher. Other than those 9 cards, the vast majority of this deck costs less than $3 per card, and is abundantly available in trading on Friday night. You can still make this deck for $200, less if you have a Standard trade binder.
I expect to see the Ugin's creep upward to $40, and then spike as soon as the final archetype is determined, and the realization that it is tier 1.
And it is Tier 1. Baugh, in only a short time took it to 99th place in Cincinnati. A week later, in Charlotte he has a vastly different brew at 50th place. Time, OGW, experience, and testing for the perfect mashup will have this deck placing top 8 this summer. Of that I am almost certain.
Also don't forget Urborg (arguably the most important land card in the deck) is now $10 and possibly on the cusp of a spike. I think it was cheap if you got in early but is fast approaching $600+ total to buy from scratch... of course that is relatively cheap for Modern, but it's nowhere near $200 any more.
In addition, Guide has the Grand Prix reprint holding it back and Burn is a cheap man's deck.
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Not sure where your $600 pricetag comes from? 4 Ugins is 120, 4 temples is 28 - 30, 4 urborg is 40, and then the 2 big eldrazi are 20, so 40 for 2. Thats $230, and you pretty much have the expensive stuff. If you have to have them, shell out another 40 for 2 Thoughtseize, though I think you are far better off with Mire's Toll at a dime each.
The creatures are cheap, being 2 or 3 bucks each, but you can trade for them, too, since they are standard and widely available. I can't see this monoblack deck being more than $300, which is a very good deal.
I guess it depends on which version you are running. You can go budget Mono B for probably $400+ but the BW/BR decks are closer to $700+ with the fetches and shocklands. Some lists also run multiple Ulamogs. If I didn't get in while the getting was good, I would probably not be on it now. There is too much flux and spiking to make good financial sense.
You need Thoughtseize. Mire's Toll is awful by comparison: a turn 1 Thoughtseize is a fine opening, while a turn 1 Mire's Toll is just awful. If you can't afford IoK or Thoughtseize, Duress is the budget substitute. The other expensive cards are Cavern of Souls and Crucible of Worlds, both of which have been showing up as 1-ofs in a number of lists. $350 should get you everything.
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As someone who's interested in piloting the deck if it gets unbanned, the one card I don't have that may spike is Gifts Ungiven. Gifts is a sick card in the deck, since along with doing the standard 3-Wrath tutor, Sword doesn't care if it gets binned, Academy Ruins tutors it to the top of your library (a resolved Agent of Bolas draw it immediately after), and Tezzeret, the Seeker lets you tutor for either part the turn he's resolved while leaving you with a 2-loyalty planeswalker.
To sum up: what do people think will happen to the price of Gifts when if SotM gets unbanned? I don't have the Trinket Mage package of Chalice of the Void + Engineered Explosives either, but those are such rock-solid staples they're harder to pick up right now, and I don't see Thopter Foundry spiking them too hard if it becomes legal. Hopefully.
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I missed this a few days back. I dont believe Standard needs reprints of older cards to get fence sitting Standard players to play Standard. I think they need solid new cards to draw interest in Standard with a meta with more then 3 decks viable.
Price point is a relative thing. There will always be people to play the game. Once the player base starts to shrink, so will prices due to less demand. As the prices come down, old players jump back in, demand starts to climb and prices do the same. Its just a cycle. Yeah a few fair weather players may give up the game for good, but the numbers would be minimal.
In that sense, the prices will fix themselves over time. There really is no need to crash the market with reprints. Wotc would see a much larger exodus from a crashing market then they do with higher prices. If the market crashes, Wotc loses LGS and players lose places to play, bad for everyone all around.
There simply needs to be another way to get cards into modern besides standard and MM sets. Like can we plz get more modern masters event decks? The BW tokens one was a good idea in theory.
Decks I'm playing in Modern right now:
URB Grixis Reveler (http://www.mtgvault.com/supast4r7/decks/modern-grixis-reveler/)
UB Faeries (http://www.mtgvault.com/supast4r7/decks/ub-fae-2/)
UW Azorious Control (http://www.mtgvault.com/supast4r7/decks/modern-ojutai-control-2/)
You are looking at it from the players point of view. When the token deck came out, most people thought it was a rip off. It has taken months and increased prices to make people understand how good of a deal it was/is. Now can Wotc do another Modern event deck with close to the same price point that gives the player base the same value? I know a couple LGS that have cracked what they had left of the decks and are selling off the parts for much more then they would have made selling the deck. This is the problem. If Wotc makes a deck with huge value, the players still dont get them. they get horded and sold off in pieces. On top of all that, we dont know if they were good sellers for Wotc. I have not heard anything about them since they came out, outside of what players have said. If is was a good seller, we probably will see another one. If not, probably not.
Wow when did that happen. I traded mine away at around $36 because I thought with the promo it wouldn't get to that price.