Chickens are coming to roost. This screamed unsustainable from the start, or something that would benefit early adopters and leave later adopters holding the bag.
I think I'm more upset that they didn't have any minorities on the team to begin with. You wouldn't have to bring in a consultant if you already have a black female perspective as part of the group. White nerd is...a sheltered demographic.
But the assault on white people continues! /s
I've been joking about this for months...but the optics of Chandra, a white woman, saving Kaladesh, a "brown" plane, are hilariously bad. Just wondering how that will play out.
Probably just hype tbh - Spell Queller is tge more visible card right now so people can be persuaded to pay more for them.
It's a 3 drop 2/3 flash FLYER that also happens to counter a spell with cost 4 or less. It is INSANELY pushed.
Selfless Spirit is only $6 because of EDH and Standard demand at the moment. 4x have been showing up in UW spirit lists and EDH Saffi players are over the mooon.
Signing is bad for value. You claim to be a collector - get it signed if you want to collect. If you're looking for the best return on your "investment", don't get it signed. Pretty simple.
Liliana is bonkers. That is why she's going up. If the PT solidifies her standing, expect her to crack $50. There isn't much else to soak up box value in the set.
Liliana is up to $25 tcglow - color me happy because I lost my mind and pre-ordered 4x at 19.99. I thought she was really good but then I remembered that standard cards aren't worth anything anymore. If the other cards in this set are as weak as I think they are, that will work out in Lili's favor.
Spell Queller is also up to $10 low. I think this card is real.
Ishkanah is up to $9.50. I was going to snag some @ $4, but this was after I bought my Lili's and I remembered that cards aren't worth anything in standard. I also think Delirium is iffy. Without delirium, the spider kind of sucks. We'll see. Edit: lol, less than 20 minutes later and the spider is up to $13 because someone came through and bought anything cheaper.
Well, I mean, this has been the norm since at least 2012 or so. Perfect information, perfect card availability = VERY EASY for people to buyout cards and try to see what the maximum the market can possibly bear. This is a bad thing, but it's not new. What makes you think THIS is the tipping point?
This may not be THE tipping point, but we're inexorably moving towards A tipping point.
What bothers me are the flashing lights and the enticement to get into the speculation game or get left behind. The websites, the youtubers, etc. Once it becomes "the Truth" that reserve list staples will only rise and never fall...we'll start seeing more copycats - copycats who don't even play Magic. That's when you start seeing parallels to 90's Comic Books and Baseball Cards really start to take hold, when people who knew jack ***** were buying 40 copies of Spawn # 1 to stash away because some VHS tape they paid $19.99 for told them to. I wonder how many people bought EMA to stash for a few years...and then I wonder how many of them don't play Magic.
So anyways, it's worrisome to start attracting people just because of the financial aspect and "guaranteed" returns...and people not realizing how Death and Taxes got it's name.
I only worry about this because the bubble bursting may not just damage speculators and people trying to make money off of product printed in the last few years. It may take down shops and communities, lessening demand Magic to the point that new product may not be profitable. Who knows...I just know that I'm not buying any of these newly inflated cards.
This is reaching a tipping point. If new flow of players to Legacy was constricted before, this will ******* choke it out. I'm not sure about the Legacy scene in other places, but if you live in my state, you get to play Legacy maybe once a year - if you're willing to drive a few hours. I've already stopped paying attention to Legacy pricing, barring the cards I already have. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
There's a strong buyout of Allosaurus Rider on MKM! Both the pre-release version and the normal one. The card has pretty much sextupled in price, from under 50 cents to over 3 Euros.
My guess is the following (in Modern, of course):
T1: Land, mana dork
T2: Land, toss two green cards, play Allosaurus Rider, tap GGG, Eldritch Evolution, put into play any 9 CMC (or less) monstrosity from your deck.
And then it eats a Path and you lose, or they remand and you lose, or...
Another janky glass cannon deck in a Modern full of janky glass cannons. I'll wait and see, thanks.
Well, as I explained earlier the set is built for legacy draft, but is priced out of range for most draft players and the EVA of the boxes turns it into a lottery just to break even. There really isn't much else to say about the set.
Cards are currently rising in value. That's pretty important. You can't afford $30-$40 for a EMA draft? Oh well, people at my shop can.
I hate buyouts, seems so predatory towards the community.
Yes, the community lost so much because Steamflogger Boss got bought out.
Buyouts in general, not specifically Steamflogger. Was it necessary to spell that out?
Apparently it was. *Facepalm*
I doubt Steamflogger Boss will go anywhere, but still...buyouts are just dumb because it encourages baseless speculation.
Baseless speculation is dumb because it's baseless. How does it hurt the community again? It just hurts the individuals buying up steamfloggers, thinking they're going to be worth $50/ea after Kaladesh sets drop?
Unless you mean it's bad for the community because you want to protect people from themselves?
But the assault on white people continues! /s
I've been joking about this for months...but the optics of Chandra, a white woman, saving Kaladesh, a "brown" plane, are hilariously bad. Just wondering how that will play out.
$34 on tcgplayer. I don't think it'll hold - no one is playing 4x in their decks at the PT.
Other cards to watch: Traverse the Ulvenwald, Elder Deep Fiend, Kozilek's Return, Liliana.
It's a 3 drop 2/3 flash FLYER that also happens to counter a spell with cost 4 or less. It is INSANELY pushed.
Selfless Spirit is only $6 because of EDH and Standard demand at the moment. 4x have been showing up in UW spirit lists and EDH Saffi players are over the mooon.
Spell Queller is also up to $10 low. I think this card is real.
Ishkanah is up to $9.50. I was going to snag some @ $4, but this was after I bought my Lili's and I remembered that cards aren't worth anything in standard. I also think Delirium is iffy. Without delirium, the spider kind of sucks. We'll see. Edit: lol, less than 20 minutes later and the spider is up to $13 because someone came through and bought anything cheaper.
This may not be THE tipping point, but we're inexorably moving towards A tipping point.
What bothers me are the flashing lights and the enticement to get into the speculation game or get left behind. The websites, the youtubers, etc. Once it becomes "the Truth" that reserve list staples will only rise and never fall...we'll start seeing more copycats - copycats who don't even play Magic. That's when you start seeing parallels to 90's Comic Books and Baseball Cards really start to take hold, when people who knew jack ***** were buying 40 copies of Spawn # 1 to stash away because some VHS tape they paid $19.99 for told them to. I wonder how many people bought EMA to stash for a few years...and then I wonder how many of them don't play Magic.
So anyways, it's worrisome to start attracting people just because of the financial aspect and "guaranteed" returns...and people not realizing how Death and Taxes got it's name.
I only worry about this because the bubble bursting may not just damage speculators and people trying to make money off of product printed in the last few years. It may take down shops and communities, lessening demand Magic to the point that new product may not be profitable. Who knows...I just know that I'm not buying any of these newly inflated cards.
Smacks of Drana when SOI was being spoiled.
And then it eats a Path and you lose, or they remand and you lose, or...
Another janky glass cannon deck in a Modern full of janky glass cannons. I'll wait and see, thanks.
Cards are currently rising in value. That's pretty important. You can't afford $30-$40 for a EMA draft? Oh well, people at my shop can.
Cracking packs can be exciting or a relentless feel-bad-march. There is so much drek in this set.
Baseless speculation is dumb because it's baseless. How does it hurt the community again? It just hurts the individuals buying up steamfloggers, thinking they're going to be worth $50/ea after Kaladesh sets drop?
Unless you mean it's bad for the community because you want to protect people from themselves?