, and there is no 2nd Modern event deck in the past four years.
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
, and there is no 2nd Modern event deck in the past four years.
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
On another subject I think Hasbro is the one truly responsible for this year's mess with masters sets. That and I think they skipped reprinting metalcraft and Karn due to Return to dominaria.
Not saying they are printing old Karn in dominaria but they maybe thinking two at once is too much?
Karn Liberated reprint in a story set is never gonna happen anyway as it's such a pivotal scene - guy can hardly be liberated twice, after all.
On another subject I think Hasbro is the one truly responsible for this year's mess with masters sets. That and I think they skipped reprinting metalcraft and Karn due to Return to dominaria.
Not saying they are printing old Karn in dominaria but they maybe thinking two at once is too much?
Karn Liberated reprint in a story set is never gonna happen anyway as it's such a pivotal scene - guy can hardly be liberated twice, after all.
It could easily be included as a Masterpiece though... not that it would really do anything to the price though.
, and there is no 2nd Modern event deck in the past four years.
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
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Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
you mean a handful per deck right?
on another topic - looks like news on dominaria is out. its a 'legendary matters' set. enemy checklands. elves, goblins, and merfolk might be getting some new toys. 4cmc colorless karn. a pretty tame looking mox (taps for colored mana of legendary creatures/planeswalkers).
strong hate card against tron and storm (2 cmc artifact). possible people panic or overreact.
Checklands are spiking on MTGO. Wondering if they'll follow the same pattern as the existing cycle in Standard -- small immediate spike, give about half of it back, and then steadily increase until the new set is released.
Checklands are spiking on MTGO. Wondering if they'll follow the same pattern as the existing cycle in Standard -- small immediate spike, give about half of it back, and then steadily increase until the new set is released.
Enemy check lands are in Dominaria according to the leaked spoilers, so basically all of them are prime for going up in value. This will mark the first time in ages where a full cycle of one kind of land actually made it into the same standard. Not only that, but I think they all rotate at the same time out of standard. Thanks to the leak the effect is happening sooner than it should, so the prices are going to be higher. Thanks Wizards and your horrible ability to keep anything under wraps. On the upside I got to complete my sulfur falls and can now throw those lands into my M15 and up box.
Private Mod Note
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Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Steel Overseer at common or uncommon?! Ye gads can you imagine that draft environment!
Crazy thought - don't make the set for ******* draft. It does nothing but interfere with reprintability.
i dont draft, so i can somewhat agree with the sentiment.
but tons of people do enjoy drafting these sets, so i think it would be kinda selfish to just brush them aside. not to say that it has to be one or the other. the original modern masters had quite a lot of tasty reprints but is also heralded as the best draft experiences in the history of the game.
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Modern: UWGSnow-Bant Control BURGrixis Death's Shadow GWBCoCo Elves WCDeath and Taxes (sold)
Whether you like it or not, draft will always be a major factor in composition of any random-booster set. The only way to get something like steel overseer into more-than-normal-rare circulation is by printing in precons. Like how the market is about to be flooded with Bomat Couriers because they’re about to publish 2 precon decks that each pack a playset. That’s one ‘rare’ that will have a whole lot more supply really soon.
Pokemon sets the standard in that regard - they regularly print box and tin type items that will contain both sealed product and some number of guaranteed singles. WOTC tried to do it with that gift box, but they were dumb enough to not include viable singles with real value. Hell if they had done that with one of each enemy fastland, three boosters, and some random misc stuff for $35 we'd be in good shape.
The cycle from Ixalan is in the $2.50 to $5 range. Do we really expect the standard bump of this other half of this cycle to be large and sustained?
You have no idea. I'm expecting the great land rush of 2018 thanks to how bad the fixing got since they made tribes with colors not supported in the sets mana base. Now merfolk has two sets of good lands.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
, and there is no 2nd Modern event deck in the past four years.
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
Suppose WOTC does something to make 60-100 dollar staples down to 25-50 dollar range, just like you wish, how can they sell you 10$ USD per pack in the Master series ???
They need to keep the price above certain level for some staples, from the business point of view.
, and there is no 2nd Modern event deck in the past four years.
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
Suppose WOTC does something to make 60-100 dollar staples down to 25-50 dollar range, just like you wish, how can they sell you 10$ USD per pack in the Master series ???
They need to keep the price above certain level for some staples, from the business point of view.
Did you know that you can drop absurd prices without affecting EV? Wow!
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
Suppose WOTC does something to make 60-100 dollar staples down to 25-50 dollar range, just like you wish, how can they sell you 10$ USD per pack in the Master series ???
They need to keep the price above certain level for some staples, from the business point of view.
Did you know that you can drop absurd prices without affecting EV? Wow!
If you want to sell one Master set per 10 years, yup it is doable.
But if you want to sell sell one Master set per year, without those cards with absorb price, you will eventually run out of stock about the card selection in order to keep EV.
, and there is no 2nd Modern event deck in the past four years.
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
Suppose WOTC does something to make 60-100 dollar staples down to 25-50 dollar range, just like you wish, how can they sell you 10$ USD per pack in the Master series ???
They need to keep the price above certain level for some staples, from the business point of view.
Do you know what those cards costed when they were in masters 2015? They don't need to be 50+.
Private Mod Note
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Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
Suppose WOTC does something to make 60-100 dollar staples down to 25-50 dollar range, just like you wish, how can they sell you 10$ USD per pack in the Master series ???
They need to keep the price above certain level for some staples, from the business point of view.
Do you know what those cards costed when they were in masters 2015? They don't need to be 50+.
lol I was about to post the same. Opal is only expensive since it has not seen a recent reprint, and its a core piece of the longest running tier 1 deck in the format, the same format that has become more and more popular over the years with no real drop off in views, or interest.
The cycle from Ixalan is in the $2.50 to $5 range. Do we really expect the standard bump of this other half of this cycle to be large and sustained?
I would think so, although I've only followed the online price market. The cycle already in Standard has been printed in half a dozen sets -- this one only in ISD.
Whether you like it or not, draft will always be a major factor in composition of any random-booster set. The only way to get something like steel overseer into more-than-normal-rare circulation is by printing in precons. Like how the market is about to be flooded with Bomat Couriers because they’re about to publish 2 precon decks that each pack a playset. That’s one ‘rare’ that will have a whole lot more supply really soon.
WOTC could, if they were smart, print sets in booster packs for drafting, AND in box sets so constructed players can get the cards they need.
Whether you like it or not, draft will always be a major factor in composition of any random-booster set. The only way to get something like steel overseer into more-than-normal-rare circulation is by printing in precons. Like how the market is about to be flooded with Bomat Couriers because they’re about to publish 2 precon decks that each pack a playset. That’s one ‘rare’ that will have a whole lot more supply really soon.
WOTC could, if they were smart, print sets in booster packs for drafting, AND in box sets so constructed players can get the cards they need.
They actually do, but they make people go through the MTGO redemption process to realize it. There's actually a goodly number of people out there who buy to complete sets in MTGO to redeem for the one-of-each physical card box sets.
They clearly have the printing and collation facilities to do it. I suspect they don't mass-retail it because their retail partners prefer to be able to sell lottery tickets by not giving players a convenient alternative. This might change if the current scrutiny being put on Loot Crates is ever turned towards CCGs.
Whether you like it or not, draft will always be a major factor in composition of any random-booster set. The only way to get something like steel overseer into more-than-normal-rare circulation is by printing in precons. Like how the market is about to be flooded with Bomat Couriers because they’re about to publish 2 precon decks that each pack a playset. That’s one ‘rare’ that will have a whole lot more supply really soon.
WOTC could, if they were smart, print sets in booster packs for drafting, AND in box sets so constructed players can get the cards they need.
It will be a great idea if WOTC can separate the cards into two groups:
One group of the cards are designed for the draft (such as 10 common/uncommon in a pack); another group of the cards are designed for the Standard construct format (such as 3 rare/mythic rare in a pack).
I will open more packs in they do so
They would market the Master series to fill the gaps in the modern challenge decks if they did that. Affinity for example could be a very reasonably priced challenger deck if they left out even just Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. Then make artifacts a subtheme of the master series and you have people who pick up the challenge deck more willing to draft or buy a masters series because the cards are able to slot into their constructed deck immediately.
Master series not only need to have high end staple such as Mox Opals, Arcbound Ravager, and Inkmoth Nexus. They also need to have some value common/uncommon (Steel Overseer, Vault Skirge, Cranial Plating, Ghirapur Aether Grid) to attract players.
The truth is, there is only a limited amount of cards worth of the reprint. The idea of creating Modern challenge decks or Modern event decks is trying to compete the "reprint resource" with Master series...
There is a good article for you to read, as a reference:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/modern-prices-masters-sets-and-reprint-equity
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron
Karn Liberated reprint in a story set is never gonna happen anyway as it's such a pivotal scene - guy can hardly be liberated twice, after all.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
It could easily be included as a Masterpiece though... not that it would really do anything to the price though.
The problem with that article is that the people who run MTG goldfish know more about card equity than wizards apparently does. The thing is there is reprinting a card to increase availability and printing a card to reduce the price of it, and in modern there's really only a handful of cards that actually need a price reduction.
Basically, it's healthier for the game if a deck is a bunch of 10-20 dollar cards with a few 25-50 dollar staples than if a deck is a bunch of 5-10 dollar cards and a few 60-100 dollar staples.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
you mean a handful per deck right?
on another topic - looks like news on dominaria is out. its a 'legendary matters' set. enemy checklands. elves, goblins, and merfolk might be getting some new toys. 4cmc colorless karn. a pretty tame looking mox (taps for colored mana of legendary creatures/planeswalkers).
strong hate card against tron and storm (2 cmc artifact). possible people panic or overreact.
link to the release notes here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/dominaria-leak-2018-03-08
id be interested to see if anyone has thoughts on how the news might affect card prices.
UWGSnow-Bant Control
BURGrixis Death's Shadow
GWBCoCo Elves
WCDeath and Taxes(sold)Enemy check lands are in Dominaria according to the leaked spoilers, so basically all of them are prime for going up in value. This will mark the first time in ages where a full cycle of one kind of land actually made it into the same standard. Not only that, but I think they all rotate at the same time out of standard. Thanks to the leak the effect is happening sooner than it should, so the prices are going to be higher. Thanks Wizards and your horrible ability to keep anything under wraps. On the upside I got to complete my sulfur falls and can now throw those lands into my M15 and up box.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Crazy thought - don't make the set for ******* draft. It does nothing but interfere with reprintability.
i dont draft, so i can somewhat agree with the sentiment.
but tons of people do enjoy drafting these sets, so i think it would be kinda selfish to just brush them aside. not to say that it has to be one or the other. the original modern masters had quite a lot of tasty reprints but is also heralded as the best draft experiences in the history of the game.
UWGSnow-Bant Control
BURGrixis Death's Shadow
GWBCoCo Elves
WCDeath and Taxes(sold)You have no idea. I'm expecting the great land rush of 2018 thanks to how bad the fixing got since they made tribes with colors not supported in the sets mana base. Now merfolk has two sets of good lands.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Suppose WOTC does something to make 60-100 dollar staples down to 25-50 dollar range, just like you wish, how can they sell you 10$ USD per pack in the Master series ???
They need to keep the price above certain level for some staples, from the business point of view.
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron
If you want to sell one Master set per 10 years, yup it is doable.
But if you want to sell sell one Master set per year, without those cards with absorb price, you will eventually run out of stock about the card selection in order to keep EV.
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron
Do you know what those cards costed when they were in masters 2015? They don't need to be 50+.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Mox Opal
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Modern Masters 2015/Mox Opal#paper
The price jumps to $80 recently. But it will go back to $50 if it appears in the next Master set.
Arcbound Ravager
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Darksteel/Arcbound Ravager#paper
The price is $45, not above $50.
Inkmoth Nexus
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Mirrodin Besieged/Inkmoth Nexus#paper
The price is $17, not above $50.
If there is any other card you are referring to, please let me know.
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron
Spirits
I would think so, although I've only followed the online price market. The cycle already in Standard has been printed in half a dozen sets -- this one only in ISD.
WOTC could, if they were smart, print sets in booster packs for drafting, AND in box sets so constructed players can get the cards they need.
They actually do, but they make people go through the MTGO redemption process to realize it. There's actually a goodly number of people out there who buy to complete sets in MTGO to redeem for the one-of-each physical card box sets.
They clearly have the printing and collation facilities to do it. I suspect they don't mass-retail it because their retail partners prefer to be able to sell lottery tickets by not giving players a convenient alternative. This might change if the current scrutiny being put on Loot Crates is ever turned towards CCGs.
It will be a great idea if WOTC can separate the cards into two groups:
One group of the cards are designed for the draft (such as 10 common/uncommon in a pack); another group of the cards are designed for the Standard construct format (such as 3 rare/mythic rare in a pack).
I will open more packs in they do so
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron