I've been working on a budget sphinx's tutelage deck for mtgo, but I'm having some trouble finetuning the deck. There are several cards that I want to make room for but I can't. All card suggestions/critiques are appreciated.
Another thing I wanted to address was the choice of going dimir instead of izzet. The benefit of izzet is being very explosive with sphinx's tutelage (e.g. Cathartic Reunion ). But the benefit of dimir is getting access to high quality removal/disruption such as drown in the loch.
I'm looking to invest in some Magic Player Rewards. As far as I know, they're promos that promoted DCI play, and they were discontinued in 2011. Some are foil, some aren't. Obviously these cards are very unique, which makes me want to think that they can't be reprinted with the art. The fact that these got discontinued in 2011 means that they most likely are dwindling in supply.
Are these promos profitable? What can the supply of these promos be compared to? Should I specifically target a subcategory of Magic Player Rewards?
Keep in mind, I just pulled a foil 7th Edition [Ensnaring Bridge] (wow!) in a pack yesterday, so that incentivizes me to build the set more because I feel like I can't find the card anywhere.
Here's the thing. Other people speculating on a card seems to be what demand has become. Let's look at a card like [Reparations]. This card will almost assuredly never see play in any format other than that random prison EDH deck (which probably isn't down for spending $15 on a card that is technically replaceable with another card advantage engine). So you might be wondering, where does this demand even come from? The answer is speculators. These people have the power to create artificial demand for a card, and actually drive it up.
I'm an avid MTG investor (and player), and I'm seeking to potentially buy a seventh edition foil rare set (110 rares). The upside of doing this is I would obtain cool looking cards that are dwindling in supply (as a result, several are going up), and some of which have only seen one foil printing, with the printing being this set. There is this weird tension where I would be buying these godawful, stone unplayable rares like [[Elvish Archers]], [[Jandor's Sandlebags]] and [[Crimson Hellkite]]. So what are everyone's thoughts on these foils? Are they legitimately good investments? Do these foils have any merit?
One other idea I had for investment was to get a foil copy of all 110 rares in 7th edition. The logic is that 7th edition is probably the best post-revised core set in terms of rarity and desirability, and although many of the foils already are very expensive and it’s not the only foil printing for most, I think there’s still room for some profit to be made in the future. What are your (or others’) thoughts on that as a possible investment?
I’m an avid MTG player, but I also like to do some speculating/investing. I realize RL singles and older unopened product are considered the “safest” places to invest; however, I’m also intrigued by Judge Promos, with the idea being they’re in limited quantity and, especially with older ones, probably harder to find in NM-M condition.
My concern, of course, is unless the Judge Foil is on the RL, they can just reproduce it in a masters or other set, including ones with alternate art. So technically the only ones that are likely safe from this happening are Judge Promos that are on the RL and probably ones on the old frame (e.g., [[Noble Hierarch]], [[Dark Confidant]]). I also worry that ones which have masterpieces or expeditions might not be good investments, since those “official versions” of the card likely would be where the value would increase. Also there’s always the risk that the same Judge Promo will be used again, like they already did with [[Wasteland]].
What does everyone think about these as investments in general, and, in particular, ones on the RL or with the old frame? Do you think they’ll never really amount to anything value-wise than they are now, or, even worse, drop in value? Or could their uniqueness/rarity turn them into a solid investment ala RL cards? Also, is there any published (or hypothesized) information on print runs for each of them?
Another thing I wanted to address was the choice of going dimir instead of izzet. The benefit of izzet is being very explosive with sphinx's tutelage (e.g. Cathartic Reunion ). But the benefit of dimir is getting access to high quality removal/disruption such as drown in the loch.
Here is the decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2526349
Are these promos profitable? What can the supply of these promos be compared to? Should I specifically target a subcategory of Magic Player Rewards?
For example, compiling RL cards on a video that ~30k viewers watched, that can drive the prices of cards up;
One other idea I had for investment was to get a foil copy of all 110 rares in 7th edition. The logic is that 7th edition is probably the best post-revised core set in terms of rarity and desirability, and although many of the foils already are very expensive and it’s not the only foil printing for most, I think there’s still room for some profit to be made in the future. What are your (or others’) thoughts on that as a possible investment?
My concern, of course, is unless the Judge Foil is on the RL, they can just reproduce it in a masters or other set, including ones with alternate art. So technically the only ones that are likely safe from this happening are Judge Promos that are on the RL and probably ones on the old frame (e.g., [[Noble Hierarch]], [[Dark Confidant]]). I also worry that ones which have masterpieces or expeditions might not be good investments, since those “official versions” of the card likely would be where the value would increase. Also there’s always the risk that the same Judge Promo will be used again, like they already did with [[Wasteland]].
What does everyone think about these as investments in general, and, in particular, ones on the RL or with the old frame? Do you think they’ll never really amount to anything value-wise than they are now, or, even worse, drop in value? Or could their uniqueness/rarity turn them into a solid investment ala RL cards? Also, is there any published (or hypothesized) information on print runs for each of them?
Mainboard (60):
Creatures (28):
2 Fanatical Firebrand
4 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
3 Lotleth Troll
1 Thundermaw Hellkite
4 Soulflayer
4 Sylvan Caryatid
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Samut, Voice of Dissent
1 Chromanticore
4 Drogskol Reaver
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Hazoret the Fervent
Sorceries (5):
4 Faithless Looting
1 Commune with the Gods
Instants (8):
3 Tainted Strike
4 Grisly Salvage
1 Pact of Negation
Lands (19):
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Swamp
2 Blood Crypt
2 Bloodstained Mire
2 Stomping Ground
2 Wooded Foothills
2 Verdant Catacombs
2 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Blooming Marsh
1 Grove of the Burnwillows
Sideboard (15):
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Collective Brutality
1 Slaughter Pact
1 Fulminator Mage
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Lightning Axe