I like underworld connections much better than Pack Rat as a spec target. To me underworld connection is very similar to Jace Beleran. It is soo good against control.
If you're in the market for a long term investment though, these seem like they will only go up, barring a ban, due to the fact that they are going to be realllllllly hard to justify reprinting. At least until we return to Ravnica. Again.
Does anyone think Reverent Hunter could rise? The Timmy in me is going "Yes!" Experiment one turn 1 then BTE into kalonian tusker turn 2 into a 6/6 Reverent Hunter on turn 3?
Esper control is not good against mono black devotion either.
Not easy to deal with a single Desecration Demon and a lot of devotion comes from non-creatures and the devotion trigger hits immediately when gray merchant etbs.
I run Calcano's list with 4 main deck Dentention Spheres. I also run 3 main deck Far//Away. So there's nothing the deck can't deal with.
Advent of theWurm is a great speculation target. It is a great supprise blocker that later swings for 5 trample damage. I don't find it being Modern Viable as it is 4cmc. Thus Standard play only kind of keeps it a lower figure. I would estimate that it could only see $3 price jump at best unless modern finds it viable with Bant or Junk builds.
I'll take $3.
Also no single rare in DGM is above $5. So this guy has room to grow.
Then why is Advent of the Wurm still so low?
They will be reprinted in Modern Master II.
The problem is that DRS won't get to $25+ anytime soon. It will only hit that after it rotates.
And Mr. Spike goes turn 4 Supreme Verdict. GG.
Excluding Deathrites and Abrupt Decays.
I run Calcano's list with 4 main deck Dentention Spheres. I also run 3 main deck Far//Away. So there's nothing the deck can't deal with.
I'll take $3.
Also no single rare in DGM is above $5. So this guy has room to grow.