does bitterblossom really seem like it fits in this primarily white deck? i mean it has honor of the pure which is not going to do anything for your faerie tokens..im betting there is no BB.
BW Tokens is a current archetype in the format. It's a thing.
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Aaron Forsythe just tweeted "Heads up... The picture of the Modern Event Deck floating around is a pre-production mockup and is not completely accurate to what's final."
I wonder if something is being changed (i.e. Bitterblossom) due to the B&R list changes.
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does bitterblossom really seem like it fits in this primarily white deck? i mean it has honor of the pure which is not going to do anything for your faerie tokens..im betting there is no BB.
BW Tokens is a current archetype in the format. It's a thing.
It's a thing, but it still doesn't run Bitterblossom. Wescoe ran the deck at PT Valencia without any.
True-Name Nemesis is not the face card of Mind Seize, Stoneforge Mystic is not the face card of War of Attrition, Verdant Catacomb (or Bloodghast at the time) is not the face card of Vampire Onslaught.
I can easily see Bitterblossom being in yet being nowhere in the packaging.
Then again, if it IS in, a $25 Bitter, $20 Elspeth, $15 Hero and playset of $5 Inquisitions leave little space for Marsh Flats or Thoughtseize without the product being heavily marked up by stores.
double sided tokens makes me think both faeries and soldiers, can't rule out Sorin either though, but I think wizards knows people want BB more than Sorin since he was just in a DD. So I think there's a good chance BB is in this as a single or two. Honestly I'm surprised BB hasn't fallen in price to about $50 but what do I know. almost certainly would think a set of godless shrines are in here for mana fixing maybe a marsh flats. we shall see though.
double sided tokens makes me think both faeries and soldiers, can't rule out Sorin either though, but I think wizards knows people want BB more than Sorin since he was just in a DD. So I think there's a good chance BB is in this as a single or two. Honestly I'm surprised BB hasn't fallen in price to about $50 but what do I know. almost certainly would think a set of godless shrines are in here for mana fixing maybe a marsh flats. we shall see though.
I'd be surprised at a whole set of Godless Shrines, but maybe a shrine, Caves of Koilos, a Fetid Heath, and a Marsh Flats or something. While part of the reason of any reprint is to help push down prices, I don't think they'd print 4 of a land that they just reprinted.
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double sided tokens makes me think both faeries and soldiers, can't rule out Sorin either though, but I think wizards knows people want BB more than Sorin since he was just in a DD. So I think there's a good chance BB is in this as a single or two. Honestly I'm surprised BB hasn't fallen in price to about $50 but what do I know. almost certainly would think a set of godless shrines are in here for mana fixing maybe a marsh flats. we shall see though.
I'd be surprised at a whole set of Godless Shrines, but maybe a shrine, Caves of Koilos, a Fetid Heath, and a Marsh Flats or something. While part of the reason of any reprint is to help push down prices, I don't think they'd print 4 of a land that they just reprinted.
well for $75 it better have 1 BB AND 1 MF for me to buy it. otherwise I'll spend that $75 on singles that I need. Though I'll probably still pick one up anyhow. but yes 4x Godless shrines are a bit much but at least a single and a fetid heath would be helpful.
Aaron Forsythe just tweeted "Heads up... The picture of the Modern Event Deck floating around is a pre-production mockup and is not completely accurate to what's final."
I wonder if something is being changed (i.e. Bitterblossom) due to the B&R list changes.
Maybe they saw our reactions and the backlash it has gotten before the product even came out? Just a guess.
Aaron Forsythe just tweeted "Heads up... The picture of the Modern Event Deck floating around is a pre-production mockup and is not completely accurate to what's final."
I wonder if something is being changed (i.e. Bitterblossom) due to the B&R list changes.
This is the problem with MSRP of $75. If it has too much value, you have the hoarder problem and LGS jacking up the price. If it has too little value, heck even if the actual cards inside is valued to be $75, then why the heck would anyone want to buy it when you can just buy the pieces you are specifically looking for much cheaper?
^ Except they *can* print the living ***** out of these until Bitterblossom is a $5 card.
They won't do that, but there's quite a bit of middle ground there.
I suspect Aaron's tweet might be more a confirmation of one of the listed items not being there than anything else.
Say, for example, they replaced Elspeth with BB late in the game (seems reasonable).
They need to make sure people don't buy this expecting something they don't get
more than they need to ease people's nerves about BB.
EDIT: That being said, it does make an incredible amount of sense for BB to be in-
this is the one product where they can most finely "tune" the price of a handful of cards by printing more.
They may have realized this was the best way to keep the inevitable (yet ultimately unpredictable) jump in BB's price under control.
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Strange... That makes it the first time mythics appear in event decks??? Anyhow, I'm sure people would exchange hero and elspeth for just a single brimaz in it. Along with the other modern c n u token staples
Still unsure about the bitterblossom. But it doesn't make sense when there's honor of the pure. But it's typical of a Wizards product. lol their product hardly made sense
minus 2-3 fetches
minus 4-6 checck shocks
minus 2 DRS
minus 2-4 thoughtseize
minus 1-3 Parth to Exile
add Hero of bladehold
add inqui of kozi
add basic lands
add zealous Perse..
add ghost quarter
add some junk and we have our deck
full of value and able to handle some FNM and someone could make a competitive list without needing to spend alot more
Ok wizards I'm gonna give you a pro tip, DON'T SPOIL THE DECKLIST AT ALL!!!!!! If you want new players to modern to buy this deck, they are only gonna pay the retail 75.00, if you spoil the deck 2 weeks before it drops online stores will jack the price up and nobody that's new to modern will buy them. But on to the deck. I look at the standard event decks and for 20.00 I can get around 40.00 worth the cards or even more. Will that translate to the modern event deck? Will wizards put 150.00 worth of cards in the deck? Hopefully. The 4 cards that are spoiled already, Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Hero of BladeholdHonor of the Pure, and Intangible Virtue, only add up to around 30.00 so we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg here. I see the deck looking something like this: playsets of Lingering Souls, Spectral Procession, Path to Exile, and Inquisition of Kozilek, with the rares being Thoughtseize, Auriok Champion, a Godless Shrine, Isolated Chapel, or a Fetid Heath, and if were lucky maybe a Marsh Flats or a Bitterblossom
minus 2-3 fetches
minus 4-6 checck shocks
minus 2 DRS
minus 2-4 thoughtseize
minus 1-3 Parth to Exile
add Hero of bladehold
add inqui of kozi
add basic lands
add zealous Perse..
add ghost quarter
add some junk and we have our deck
full of value and able to handle some FNM and someone could make a competitive list without needing to spend alot more
Sideboard:15
2 Burrenton Forge-Tender
4 Path to Exile
2 Zealous Persecution
2 Midnight Haunting
2 Memoricide
2 Patrician's Scorn
1 Wrath of God
2.5 Mana curve.
$350 using TCG low values for the cheapest versions.
Just something I whipped up on the iPad using the other deck as a base idea. Remember, they don't feel bad about printing cards in stuff. I mean, they reprinted Goyf, Bob, Thoughtseize, Regrowth (last seen in Revised), JtMS, and are reprinting Remand in a week. This ain't a crazy list.
I'm a major Modern fan, but just knowing that this deck is going to be some variant of B/W tokens is so...underwhelming. Obviously, we need to wait until we see the contents, but it is such an odd selection for them. I wonder if they chose it specifically so they could stick a planeswalker in there.
I'm a major Modern fan, but just knowing that this deck is going to be some variant of B/W tokens is so...underwhelming. Obviously, we need to wait until we see the contents, but it is such an odd selection for them. I wonder if they chose it specifically so they could stick a planeswalker in there.
Yup, it shows Wizards is always keeping an eye on secondary market prices. BW is the safest thing they could make outside of something like a zoo deck.
I feel like I should preorder one. It's underwhelming now, but when they throw in a WB fetch, an auriok champion and/or bitterblossom, the price will all of a sudden be $125.
BW Tokens is a current archetype in the format. It's a thing.
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Minus 2 Sorin
Add 2 Elspeth
I wonder if something is being changed (i.e. Bitterblossom) due to the B&R list changes.
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It's a thing, but it still doesn't run Bitterblossom. Wescoe ran the deck at PT Valencia without any.
I can easily see Bitterblossom being in yet being nowhere in the packaging.
Then again, if it IS in, a $25 Bitter, $20 Elspeth, $15 Hero and playset of $5 Inquisitions leave little space for Marsh Flats or Thoughtseize without the product being heavily marked up by stores.
I'd be surprised at a whole set of Godless Shrines, but maybe a shrine, Caves of Koilos, a Fetid Heath, and a Marsh Flats or something. While part of the reason of any reprint is to help push down prices, I don't think they'd print 4 of a land that they just reprinted.
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Looking forward to Shu Yun and Alesha.
well for $75 it better have 1 BB AND 1 MF for me to buy it. otherwise I'll spend that $75 on singles that I need. Though I'll probably still pick one up anyhow. but yes 4x Godless shrines are a bit much but at least a single and a fetid heath would be helpful.
Maybe they saw our reactions and the backlash it has gotten before the product even came out? Just a guess.
I hope this means BB is in it!
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They won't do that, but there's quite a bit of middle ground there.
I suspect Aaron's tweet might be more a confirmation of one of the listed items not being there than anything else.
Say, for example, they replaced Elspeth with BB late in the game (seems reasonable).
They need to make sure people don't buy this expecting something they don't get
more than they need to ease people's nerves about BB.
EDIT: That being said, it does make an incredible amount of sense for BB to be in-
this is the one product where they can most finely "tune" the price of a handful of cards by printing more.
They may have realized this was the best way to keep the inevitable (yet ultimately unpredictable) jump in BB's price under control.
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Still unsure about the bitterblossom. But it doesn't make sense when there's honor of the pure. But it's typical of a Wizards product. lol their product hardly made sense
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the non sayers saying blahblahblah event decks don't have mithics in them blah blah blah....
now we have 2 MR confirmed
Eat this!!
minus 2-3 fetches
minus 4-6 checck shocks
minus 2 DRS
minus 2-4 thoughtseize
minus 1-3 Parth to Exile
add Hero of bladehold
add inqui of kozi
add basic lands
add zealous Perse..
add ghost quarter
add some junk and we have our deck
full of value and able to handle some FNM and someone could make a competitive list without needing to spend alot more
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Yes, eat it alright. Twice the normal MSRP and probably twice the rarity of a normal event deck.
How about this:
Creatures:8
4 Auriok Champion
4 Tidehollow Sculler
Spells:28
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
2 Bitterblossom
4 Honor of the Pure
2 Intangible Virtue
4 Raise the Alarm
4 Lingering Souls
2 Midnight Haunting
2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
2 Spectral Procession
Lands:24
2 Fetid Heath
2 Godless Shrine
2 Isolated Chapel
2 Marsh Flats
8 Plains
4 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse
Sideboard:15
2 Burrenton Forge-Tender
4 Path to Exile
2 Zealous Persecution
2 Midnight Haunting
2 Memoricide
2 Patrician's Scorn
1 Wrath of God
2.5 Mana curve.
$350 using TCG low values for the cheapest versions.
Just something I whipped up on the iPad using the other deck as a base idea. Remember, they don't feel bad about printing cards in stuff. I mean, they reprinted Goyf, Bob, Thoughtseize, Regrowth (last seen in Revised), JtMS, and are reprinting Remand in a week. This ain't a crazy list.
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Yup, it shows Wizards is always keeping an eye on secondary market prices. BW is the safest thing they could make outside of something like a zoo deck.
I feel like I should preorder one. It's underwhelming now, but when they throw in a WB fetch, an auriok champion and/or bitterblossom, the price will all of a sudden be $125.