I just realized there isn't a thread where we can speculate on price jumps. (if there is & I have just missed it, please merge - will remove this part after a few days is the coast is clear)
I was just looking at the keyword "Spectacle," which is brought to you by the letter guild Rakdos. Then my mind began to wander for cards that can do auto-damage or damage for free early on into a match. I realized Gut Shot did this, at a cost of 2 life. It might sound like a waste of a Gut Shot, but an aggro deck can Get Shot for a point, then cast Light Up the Stage or any other card for its Spectacle cost.
This all lead me down the "rabbit hole" of Magic finance, thinking about when a new keyword is revealed, it might be fun and/or interesting to speculate on what cards will synergize and what will break the keyword. Still following the White Rabbit, was thinking about if Gut Shot will see an uptick in price w/ the Spectacle keyword.
So, any cards to speculate on that might jump in price if Spectacle becomes playable?
Note to self: If this thread gains in popularity and responses are given, might restructure this intro for a generalized thread of price speculations.
I just realized there isn't a thread where we can speculate on price jumps. (if there is & I have just missed it, please merge - will remove this part after a few days is the coast is clear)
I was just looking at the keyword "Spectacle," which is brought to you by the letter guild Rakdos. Then my mind began to wander for cards that can do auto-damage or damage for free early on into a match. I realized Gut Shot did this, at a cost of 2 life. It might sound like a waste of a Gut Shot, but an aggro deck can Get Shot for a point, then cast Light Up the Stage or any other card for its Spectacle cost.
This all lead me down the "rabbit hole" of Magic finance, thinking about when a new keyword is revealed, it might be fun and/or interesting to speculate on what cards will synergize and what will break the keyword. Still following the White Rabbit, was thinking about if Gut Shot will see an uptick in price w/ the Spectacle keyword.
So, any cards to speculate on that might jump in price if Spectacle becomes playable?
Note to self: If this thread gains in popularity and responses are given, might restructure this intro for a generalized thread of price speculations.
As a Mod, I'd like to keep separate threads for each keyword. Feel free to make a new thread in this vein every time a new keyword is spoiled - I think that it's less confusing to have one thread per keyword.
As a player, I'll point out that Spectacle is VERY similar to Bloodlust, which was a cool limited mechanic but never really bore constructed fruit. Honestly, I wouldn't even speculate on something like Honden of Infinite Flame - one card that turns on your Spectacle forever. Cheap damage cards will always be good, and will probably have more reason to rise than pure Spectacle. I think that it's vastly more likely that a few Spectacle cards slot into decks like Delver or Burn or Boros Aggro - something that's already flinging damage around. I don't think that we'll see Spectacle turn Flame Jab or Lava Dart into $5 cards.
Here's my one concession: if we get a good legendary with Spectacle, Searing Touch could see an uptick, since Buyback is a stupid broken mechanic.
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(if there is & I have just missed it, please merge - will remove this part after a few days is the coast is clear)
I was just looking at the keyword "Spectacle," which is brought to you by the
letterguild Rakdos. Then my mind began to wander for cards that can do auto-damage or damage for free early on into a match. I realized Gut Shot did this, at a cost of 2 life. It might sound like a waste of a Gut Shot, but an aggro deck can Get Shot for a point, then cast Light Up the Stage or any other card for its Spectacle cost.This all lead me down the "rabbit hole" of Magic finance, thinking about when a new keyword is revealed, it might be fun and/or interesting to speculate on what cards will synergize and what will break the keyword. Still following the White Rabbit, was thinking about if Gut Shot will see an uptick in price w/ the Spectacle keyword.
So, any cards to speculate on that might jump in price if Spectacle becomes playable?
Note to self: If this thread gains in popularity and responses are given, might restructure this intro for a generalized thread of price speculations.
As a Mod, I'd like to keep separate threads for each keyword. Feel free to make a new thread in this vein every time a new keyword is spoiled - I think that it's less confusing to have one thread per keyword.
As a player, I'll point out that Spectacle is VERY similar to Bloodlust, which was a cool limited mechanic but never really bore constructed fruit. Honestly, I wouldn't even speculate on something like Honden of Infinite Flame - one card that turns on your Spectacle forever. Cheap damage cards will always be good, and will probably have more reason to rise than pure Spectacle. I think that it's vastly more likely that a few Spectacle cards slot into decks like Delver or Burn or Boros Aggro - something that's already flinging damage around. I don't think that we'll see Spectacle turn Flame Jab or Lava Dart into $5 cards.
Here's my one concession: if we get a good legendary with Spectacle, Searing Touch could see an uptick, since Buyback is a stupid broken mechanic.