The combo is not going to be played. It's an easily disrupted combo that needs two 100% otherwise dead cards.
Well I wouldn't go that far. Vampire Hexmage is pretty versatile, kills planeswalkers, and can power down some random creature. Dark Depths is pretty useless, but with Urborg the drawback is gone, and it's just a better swamp.
Well I wouldn't go that far. Vampire Hexmage is pretty versatile, kills planeswalkers, and can power down some random creature. Dark Depths is pretty useless, but with Urborg the drawback is gone, and it's just a better swamp.
Hexmage is good against Walker.dec, Chalice, EE, and Ravager. (EE can dodge it by just sacing then. the ravager player can play around it.)
Dark Depths is completely useless. And yes, it is a Swamp with Urborg, but that Urborg is only a 1-of.
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With the recent top 8, I think DD will stay up for a while longer at least. It's been shown that it can work competitively. Now people will be testing it for a long time. It's also got that coolness factor that could appeal to the casual crowd.
Its already 15+ on ebay and the combo has proven to be competitive. I wouldnt expect the price to lower anytime soon as the more a deck is tested and played the better it will get, thus raising it further.
I think some people don't understand that the Mirrans are the bad guys. Arcbound Ravager is Mirran. Phyrexia are the good guys coming in to conquer an evil, evil world.
Its already 15+ on ebay and the combo has proven to be competitive. I wouldnt expect the price to lower anytime soon as the more a deck is tested and played the better it will get, thus raising it further.
Umm... No. It got 8th place in one tournament. That is not "proven".
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I'm not sure they'll go any higher, but if there is a big craze to play the deck you could still see increases. Coldsnap wasn't an overly popular set and not a ton of it was opened, which will also keep the price a little higher.
Dark Depths might stabilize at $10 if there's a deck to support it. Currently in Legacy, it's made T4. The decklist isn't the best but an optimized one maybe pretty strong with Grim Discovery recursion. We can only really tell when Extended PT Austin tells us whether it's good enough. Marit Lage doesn't dodge repeal and Path, but if you're building the deck right, a single Grim Discovery can be really annoying. It's one of those decks like Flash and Reanimator that is so strong yet fragile. It wins on the back of: Does it resolve and survive for a turn?
I'm not sure but I'm speculating: $15 if it's a strong deck/archetype, otherwise $8 purely out of casualness. Doubt it'll go to $5 anymore. Should have picked these up.
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I like designing decks and I am primarily a control player. Using Drain to fight Workshops is like using Exclude to fight Dark Confidant.
I think it is time to sell now if you have the extras to sell. There is a local store here buying them for $15. That's right, a card store is buying them for 15 (free draft).
The price will probably remain high for a little longer, but if the deck flops at the next PT, then it will fall as the combo just cannot stand on its own. The Hexmage is good by itself, but the Depths are weak on their own.
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all good points.. i seen them for up to 25 each on ebay recently
i have a dark depths deck, and tbh its amazing .. its 14-2 or something, and it has beaten some competitive decks. I dont think the combo is any worse than stifle-nought, and dreadnought is a worse card without stifle than depths is without hexmage.
I think i will go ahead and sell them, and then maybe rebuy them again in the future.
Umm... No. It got 8th place in one tournament. That is not "proven".
Ill agree that proven was probably too strong a word, but its 8th place at a 5k and not your local Fnm. It played competitive legacy decks throughout the day and was good enough to win a majority of its match ups.
Ill agree that proven was probably too strong a word, but its 8th place at a 5k and not your local Fnm. It played competitive legacy decks throughout the day and was good enough to win a majority of its match ups.
Plains.dec can grab a top8 if it's lucky. You need more than one top8, or you need to dominate one top8.
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It is doing making quite the showing at Austin. It is still early to say how well the deck performed over all, but it seems to be doing well even though some people were prepared for it.
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If it continues to show up in competitive tournaments, the price will stay strong, simply because nobody wants to open Coldsnap. I have seen boosters for 200 yen ($1.80).
It should maintain its value for a somewhat decent portion of the EXT. season.
It's a bastard to crack when they drop Chalice for one denying your Path AND your Pithing Needle. Granted, it will grow increasingly fragile to hate as combo decks often do, but unlike most combo decks, it's got a lot of resolve insofar as it can hit early and stop the hate with annoying regularity.
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It should maintain its value for a somewhat decent portion of the EXT. season.
It's a bastard to crack when they drop Chalice for one denying your Path AND your Pithing Needle. Granted, it will grow increasingly fragile to hate as combo decks often do, but unlike most combo decks, it's got a lot of resolve insofar as it can hit early and stop the hate with annoying regularity.
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Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander - Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build) (dead format for me)
Wow... i heard about this combo a while ago, but just passed it off as random jank.
I;ve got like 5 of these sitting around. I stick them in every EDH deck I make.... I kept buying them on scg for like 2 bux. i cant believe they are going for 15 dollars now. I guess the combo is pretty good for extended since storm is pretty much out.
Well anyway, thats awesome.
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i have a few copies and am thinking to maybe unload them while theyre getting higher
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The combo is not going to be played. It's an easily disrupted combo that needs two 100% otherwise dead cards.
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Well I wouldn't go that far. Vampire Hexmage is pretty versatile, kills planeswalkers, and can power down some random creature. Dark Depths is pretty useless, but with Urborg the drawback is gone, and it's just a better swamp.
Hexmage is good against Walker.dec, Chalice, EE, and Ravager. (EE can dodge it by just sacing then. the ravager player can play around it.)
Dark Depths is completely useless. And yes, it is a Swamp with Urborg, but that Urborg is only a 1-of.
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Ken Adams played Urborg as a 4 of in his deck.
The combo is good.
But yeah, sell them now...
Links are really helpful with things like this.
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Umm... No. It got 8th place in one tournament. That is not "proven".
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I'm not sure but I'm speculating: $15 if it's a strong deck/archetype, otherwise $8 purely out of casualness. Doubt it'll go to $5 anymore. Should have picked these up.
Using Drain to fight Workshops is like using Exclude to fight Dark Confidant.
VERY CHEAP LEGACY SALE (priced to move before April 09!)
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The price will probably remain high for a little longer, but if the deck flops at the next PT, then it will fall as the combo just cannot stand on its own. The Hexmage is good by itself, but the Depths are weak on their own.
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i have a dark depths deck, and tbh its amazing .. its 14-2 or something, and it has beaten some competitive decks. I dont think the combo is any worse than stifle-nought, and dreadnought is a worse card without stifle than depths is without hexmage.
I think i will go ahead and sell them, and then maybe rebuy them again in the future.
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Ill agree that proven was probably too strong a word, but its 8th place at a 5k and not your local Fnm. It played competitive legacy decks throughout the day and was good enough to win a majority of its match ups.
Plains.dec can grab a top8 if it's lucky. You need more than one top8, or you need to dominate one top8.
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It's a bastard to crack when they drop Chalice for one denying your Path AND your Pithing Needle. Granted, it will grow increasingly fragile to hate as combo decks often do, but unlike most combo decks, it's got a lot of resolve insofar as it can hit early and stop the hate with annoying regularity.
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Also with Grim Discovery, the combo can go on...
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/
Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)I;ve got like 5 of these sitting around. I stick them in every EDH deck I make.... I kept buying them on scg for like 2 bux. i cant believe they are going for 15 dollars now. I guess the combo is pretty good for extended since storm is pretty much out.
Well anyway, thats awesome.