I haven't been on mtg salvation for nearly 2 years due to only playing MTGO and net decking, and now that my work commitments has been significantly reduced I can start brewing/playing paper again.
Seeing a lot of good threads and it seems that the useless threads are much less now/better weeded out.
I am seriously not expecting Tarmogoyf to drop much in price long term at all. I have bought 11 in the last month for $130-$140US and I am quite happy with my investment long term.
A highly sought after staple reprinted at the mythic rare slot in a still limited set will come nowhere near meeting the demand by the rapidly growing modern player base (and legacy to an extent).
Yes this print run is bigger than MMA1, but after the collectors have horded there boxes and the shopfronts stashing there boxes to sell later, I wouldn't be surprised if the amount of MMA2 cracked is less than MMA1.
Also to those who somehow think that if the price on tarmogoyfs was less than $50 would make it easier for everyone to get them, get off the crack pipe. Having a lower price does not increase the amount of tarmogoyfs available. They would still be as hard to get if not more as very few would recycle back on to the 2nd hand market.
I didn't play the pre releases. I was the guy floating around with theros block stuff trading for narsets, sarkhans and juicy foils. My experience was very good.
My local store is the biggest singles seller in my state. I'm in there 2-3 days a week and there are always people going up to the counter with singleton EDH lists, me included.
Boosters generally only sell on fridays for FNM and after a release. My LGS's main sales come from legacy and edh players.... I regularly see people buying playsets of fetches/lili's etc. They sold 33 Jace vs Vraska decks on release day, all to EDH players who wanted the jace, remand and a few other cards.
I have a thursday night edh playgroup. We know the power level of our groups decks and build to such. When I play outside the playgroup I have different decks for different levels and always ask what level there decks are.
But in my experience most people are good to play against, but there are definitely bad apples that give EDH a bad name
Standard (RTR-BoTG) - MTG's poster child and is what 94.6% of players will start with. It's fun, has players of all skill levels and costs to play are dependent on the deck archetype and competitiveness you want ranging from $100 to $500 (top tier pro). Drafting is a great way to get into standard as after 3-4 you will have a decent pool to fill out the core of most decks and will have a good grasp of what most of the cards in your rotation do/look like.
Modern (8th-BoTG) - Is a more competitive and combo orientated version of standard with a large pool of cards. You can make budget decks but the format is rampant with $1500-$2000 pro copy'n'paste decks so I never recommend this for a beginner.
Legacy (everything) - Is expensive, just saying. It is also my 2nd favorite format. Apart from Burn there really are no budget decks. The price barrier kept me from getting in for years, but then I bit the bullet and invested in a 2nd hand burn deck and a semi-budget elf combo deck (only 2 gaea's cradles) and I've had so much fun since with weekly events. But I do not recommend for beginners.
Vintage - Unless your in a meta where proxy decks are allowed I would not recommend.
EDH (everything) - My favorite format and is singleton(can only use 1 of each). Do you like the ability to look through a $1 rare box and find gems to put in your deck? If so Commander is for you. The great thing about commander is you can pick up a pre-con from your LGS, add about $50 of cards to it and have a great deck. A lot of people play EDH in 4 player pods which is a great way to get a playgroup going as well. There are people who play stupidly unfun combo/auto win decks but you can always avoid them after the first time, but a large portion of the format is fun people with a mix of fun and competitive decks.
Seeing a lot of good threads and it seems that the useless threads are much less now/better weeded out.
Looking forward to some interesting discussions.
Point > Sequence > Click > Win. That's all the deck really is.
I could then do my EDH tunnel vision trick reliably in modern (not really)
Frequency 4-5 hours daily
Formats
Modern - esper/jeskai/grixis control/delver, baral storm, merfolk, uw emeria control
Legacy - all bug/grixis/temur delver varients, aluren, stoneblade
vintage - jeskai mentor, all oath varients, TPS/paradocial storm
pauper -all tier1/2 deck
I like to chat during games so if that's problematic maybe you shouldn't buddy me.
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Where did you pull this from. That's way off bro. Maybe you should talk to your LGS as the LGS's around me know the RRP. And it's not that.
I am seriously not expecting Tarmogoyf to drop much in price long term at all. I have bought 11 in the last month for $130-$140US and I am quite happy with my investment long term.
A highly sought after staple reprinted at the mythic rare slot in a still limited set will come nowhere near meeting the demand by the rapidly growing modern player base (and legacy to an extent).
Yes this print run is bigger than MMA1, but after the collectors have horded there boxes and the shopfronts stashing there boxes to sell later, I wouldn't be surprised if the amount of MMA2 cracked is less than MMA1.
Also to those who somehow think that if the price on tarmogoyfs was less than $50 would make it easier for everyone to get them, get off the crack pipe. Having a lower price does not increase the amount of tarmogoyfs available. They would still be as hard to get if not more as very few would recycle back on to the 2nd hand market.
Watching the coverage in store today they were amazed it was being played and I was right. My LGS sold out of Siege Rhino today too lol.
Boosters generally only sell on fridays for FNM and after a release. My LGS's main sales come from legacy and edh players.... I regularly see people buying playsets of fetches/lili's etc. They sold 33 Jace vs Vraska decks on release day, all to EDH players who wanted the jace, remand and a few other cards.
I think its just different per area.
But in my experience most people are good to play against, but there are definitely bad apples that give EDH a bad name
white/blue weenies for standard is pretty cheap
Standard (RTR-BoTG) - MTG's poster child and is what 94.6% of players will start with. It's fun, has players of all skill levels and costs to play are dependent on the deck archetype and competitiveness you want ranging from $100 to $500 (top tier pro). Drafting is a great way to get into standard as after 3-4 you will have a decent pool to fill out the core of most decks and will have a good grasp of what most of the cards in your rotation do/look like.
Modern (8th-BoTG) - Is a more competitive and combo orientated version of standard with a large pool of cards. You can make budget decks but the format is rampant with $1500-$2000 pro copy'n'paste decks so I never recommend this for a beginner.
Legacy (everything) - Is expensive, just saying. It is also my 2nd favorite format. Apart from Burn there really are no budget decks. The price barrier kept me from getting in for years, but then I bit the bullet and invested in a 2nd hand burn deck and a semi-budget elf combo deck (only 2 gaea's cradles) and I've had so much fun since with weekly events. But I do not recommend for beginners.
Vintage - Unless your in a meta where proxy decks are allowed I would not recommend.
EDH (everything) - My favorite format and is singleton(can only use 1 of each). Do you like the ability to look through a $1 rare box and find gems to put in your deck? If so Commander is for you. The great thing about commander is you can pick up a pre-con from your LGS, add about $50 of cards to it and have a great deck. A lot of people play EDH in 4 player pods which is a great way to get a playgroup going as well. There are people who play stupidly unfun combo/auto win decks but you can always avoid them after the first time, but a large portion of the format is fun people with a mix of fun and competitive decks.
Hope that helps
People around the table were amazed at his maturity level