2 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
4 Moriok Replica
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
3 All is Dust
2 Brittle Effigy
2 Consume the Meek
2 Consuming Vapors
2 Doom Blade
3 Duress
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Liliana Vess
1 Mind Sludge
4 Sign in Blood
2 Smother
2 Suffer the Past
I have played Magic through most of what felt like Magic's golden age: Tempest Block, Urza's Block, Mercadian Masque Block, Invasion Block, Odyssey Block, Onslaught Block, and Mirrodin Block before dallying in Vintage and coming back to standard for the Lorwyn Block and Shards of Alara was new. I played Dark Depths in extended before it rotated up to Lorwyn.
I have noticed the power creep gradually, and many players left at various points during the process. Newer players might thing some cards were too powerful right now. They weren't around for the "broken blocks and broken decks". I have spoken with people who said Maelstrom Pulse was "broken" and they were left speechless when I showed them Pernicious Deed, same with Cryptic Command vs normal UU Counterspell/Dismiss etc.
I do think the mythic rarity has concentrated the value of cards to the point where you can build the majority of a deck for like 100$ and be short the power mythic that makes the deck work. Personally, I bought Jace first, and then bought everything else: Non basics, fetch lands, specialized rares. With a few hundred dollars and some clutch trades, I have the resources to build multiple decks to amuse myself at FNM.
Some people wince at Jace at 100$. Having purchased power nine and their merry band of high dollar cards. (Mishra's Workshop, Mana Drain, Bazaar of Baghdad,etc). I didn't bat an eyelash at 100$, but I can understand how constrained budget players are right now. Many people feel that their homebrew decks cannot work without a set of high dollar mythics, and they're probably right.
I'm not sure how wizards can alleviate this disparity between have and have not. I'd shrug if they did a JTMS reprint and cut the value in half or more. I'd rather have people to play against and a 40$ Jace than have a 100$ Jace and no one to play against.
A pro with proxies will still smash both our faces, and that makes them a better player that deserves the title of winner.
peace,
4eak
Yes. a pro would own all the real cards, Moxes and all. If I lost, I'd at least lose to true blue copies of old cards, relics of Magic: the Gathering history. As opposed to lands with facsimiles on them, ahaha.
EDIT: I'd only heard this ridiculous "the game should only be based on compitition" angle from people who don't have the greenbacks to own the cards. Pros have the money to own the cards, a lot of T1 adherents own the cards. Outside looking in, sure you would denounce some of us who own the "expensive cards". The end is the beginning is the end. Better player is better player, but blaming it on money is like a crutch. "I lost because he had (insert expensive card here)". Call me an elitist, but if you want to compete in T1, own the cards. Otherwise, stick to Legacy, Extended or Standard. They exist because not all players can stomach the cost of Vintage.
2 Eye of Ugin
19 Swamp
2 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
4 Moriok Replica
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
3 All is Dust
2 Brittle Effigy
2 Consume the Meek
2 Consuming Vapors
2 Doom Blade
3 Duress
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Liliana Vess
1 Mind Sludge
4 Sign in Blood
2 Smother
2 Suffer the Past
SB
2 Malakir Bloodwitch
2 Memoricide
2 Mimic Vat
1 Swamp
4 Vampiric Hexmage
4 Vampiric Nighthawk
Mono Black Control Eldrazi with a Vampires transformational sideboard, up for your consideration.
I have noticed the power creep gradually, and many players left at various points during the process. Newer players might thing some cards were too powerful right now. They weren't around for the "broken blocks and broken decks". I have spoken with people who said Maelstrom Pulse was "broken" and they were left speechless when I showed them Pernicious Deed, same with Cryptic Command vs normal UU Counterspell/Dismiss etc.
I do think the mythic rarity has concentrated the value of cards to the point where you can build the majority of a deck for like 100$ and be short the power mythic that makes the deck work. Personally, I bought Jace first, and then bought everything else: Non basics, fetch lands, specialized rares. With a few hundred dollars and some clutch trades, I have the resources to build multiple decks to amuse myself at FNM.
Some people wince at Jace at 100$. Having purchased power nine and their merry band of high dollar cards. (Mishra's Workshop, Mana Drain, Bazaar of Baghdad,etc). I didn't bat an eyelash at 100$, but I can understand how constrained budget players are right now. Many people feel that their homebrew decks cannot work without a set of high dollar mythics, and they're probably right.
I'm not sure how wizards can alleviate this disparity between have and have not. I'd shrug if they did a JTMS reprint and cut the value in half or more. I'd rather have people to play against and a 40$ Jace than have a 100$ Jace and no one to play against.
Just my thoughts.
Yes. a pro would own all the real cards, Moxes and all. If I lost, I'd at least lose to true blue copies of old cards, relics of Magic: the Gathering history. As opposed to lands with facsimiles on them, ahaha.
EDIT: I'd only heard this ridiculous "the game should only be based on compitition" angle from people who don't have the greenbacks to own the cards. Pros have the money to own the cards, a lot of T1 adherents own the cards. Outside looking in, sure you would denounce some of us who own the "expensive cards". The end is the beginning is the end. Better player is better player, but blaming it on money is like a crutch. "I lost because he had (insert expensive card here)". Call me an elitist, but if you want to compete in T1, own the cards. Otherwise, stick to Legacy, Extended or Standard. They exist because not all players can stomach the cost of Vintage.