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[Angry Grimace]

I expect Snap to surpass goyf before the year is over.

I would pretty much instantly trade out of Twin to start playing Jund in paper if that happened. Granted, everything else in Jund is spiking, so yeah...

I'm already pissed off I didn't buy *more* Snapcasters when I knew I was getting a good deal at $30 a piece.

 

[Jhriad]

Now Spiking: 10E Chromatic Star

MTGPrice has it listed at 2 dollars, but it's sold out on all major sites, and is around 5 dollars on Brainburst.

I love that some folks are still denying that buyouts are a thing or that the "rare" buyout isn't an issue because prices will just fall back to near prior levels. Yep, no problems here.

 

[OnPoint]

I love that some folks are still denying that buyouts are a thing or that the "rare" buyout isn't an issue because prices will just fall back to near prior levels. Yep, no problems here.

I don't know how it can be denied at this point. This market is in need of some kind of course correction.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I don't know how it can be denied at this point. This market is in need of some kind of course correction.

The fact that the Magic community figured out supply and demand just now is so cute.

 

[OnPoint]

It was inevitable wasn't it? I mean, it always existed to some degree, but now that it can be so easily manipulated, why not exploit it?

 

[Angry Grimace]

It was inevitable wasn't it? I mean, it always existed to some degree, but now that it can be so easily manipulated, why not exploit it?

Its not any more easily manipulated than it was before. Its that people weren't willing to gamble with the amount of start-up capital you need to invest in this kind of scheme when Magic was less popular.

 

[OnPoint]

I think we're seeing spikes like this now because Wizards has finally settled into a repeated reprint pattern. I think with MM1 people weren't sure how this would work. MM2015 showed greater insight into how they're going to structure the sets, and that they're going to appear biannually. Also given what we know about the upcoming sets (Origins and BFZ) certain cards aren't at risk for reprint for flavor reasons for at least a year, except maybe for the outside chance that one or two of the spiked targets end up in a supplemental product we don't yet know about.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Grimace, why is Vintage so much fun? It's like every deck is my Legacy Reanimator deck.

Lotus Petal/Dark Ritual + Entomb + Reanimate into Griselbrand
vs
Moxen + Tinker into Blightsteel

 

[Angry Grimace]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";168684457]Grimace, why is Vintage so much fun? It's like every deck is my Legacy Reanimator deck.

Lotus Petal/Dark Ritual + Entomb + Reanimate into Griselbrand
vs
Moxen + Tinker into Blightsteel[/QUOTE]

I liked it better when Oath was still good.

 

[Angry Grimace]

why is it always eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelves

 

[inthrall]

why is it always eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelves

More forgettable 4-drop elves for modern, whats the source on this?

 

[SigmasonicX]

More forgettable 4-drop elves for modern, whats the source on this?

The Escapist

Also, MTG Salvation pointed out that she may be related to Rhys the Exiled, due to the similar ability.

 

["God's Beard!"]

http://i.imgur.com/sAYCHNG.png[/IG]

why is it always eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelves[/QUOTE]

wow 3/4, really? at least 4/4 would be able to trade with Thunderbreak.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

The art is atrocious.

 

[manipulate]

The art is atrocious.

Lol, it seriously is

Plasticine

 

[Wulfric]

I'm curious as to what direction Wizards is giving artists in the style guide. All the planeswalkers look just a little off. I guess you could call them cartoonish? It seems to be an issue with the leaked SDCC walkers and the Chase Stone promo art.

Karla Ortiz did a bang up job with Lili, though.

 

[Haly]

They gave them copies of The Hunger Games.

 

[blindrocket]

I finally finished Grixis Twin and played it tonight. It was definitely a strong deck. But... it wasn't... fun? I noticed that in the recent tournament the UR version is what everyone seemed to go with.

Here is the deck list.

4 Deceiver Exarch
2 Pestermite
3 Snapcaster Mage
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Creatures [11]

2 Cryptic Command
1 Dispel
1 Electrolyze
1 Kolaghan's Command
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Remand
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Snare
4 Splinter Twin
2 Terminate
2 Thoughtseize
Spells [27]

1 Blood Crypt
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Desolate Lighthouse
4 Island
1 Mountain
4 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Steam Vents
3 Sulfur Falls
1 Swamp
1 Watery Grave

 

[charlequin]

Actually it totally retcons pretty much all of Lilliana's story. They say the Mending occurred roughly a century after she obtained her spark (and they list her pre-Mending years as only a few decades).

I could've sworn this was already the story?

 

[kirblar]

I'm betting this bad CG art shows up in the Origins game. This feels like Dorne on GoT- they have to know they're polishing a turd for that part of the set.

 

[Haly]

I never figured out why or how all the planes keep the same, objective, time.

 

[Sequence Six]

I'm curious as to what direction Wizards is giving artists in the style guide. All the planeswalkers look just a little off. I guess you could call them cartoonish? It seems to be an issue with the leaked SDCC walkers and the Chase Stone promo art.

Karla Ortiz did a bang up job with Lili, though.

Haven't we only seen the promo versions of three of the walkers? Those always look off/bad to me.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I finally finished Grixis Twin and played it tonight. It was definitely a strong deck. But... it wasn't... fun? I noticed that in the recent tournament the UR version is what everyone seemed to go with.

Here is the deck list.

I've actually been playing a lot of modern despite it being my least favorite format lately because it's the format most people are willing to test right now. I run the same deck as well as Bloom Titan and here's the Grixis list I've tuned for now:

 

[SigmasonicX]

Random thought, it would be neat to have a capitalist black planeswalker, since MaRo has previously said that capitalism is a black concept.

Bad Deal Salesman - 3BB
Planeswalker - Salesman
0 : Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature an opponent controls, then put X loyalty counters on Bad Deal Salesman, where X is that creature's power.
-3 : Target player discards a card and gains 1 life. Draw a card.
-10 : Target player gains life equal to the number of creatures he or she controls. Gain control of all creatures he or she controls.
5

No idea if this is reasonable or not.

 

[charlequin]

I never figured out why or how all the planes keep the same, objective, time.

At least historically they had a thing about how time flows differently on different planes so they didn't have to worry about that shit.

No idea if this is reasonable or not.

It is, it's just a black/white planeswalker. It's super Orzhov.

 

[GoutPatrol]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";168739092]wow 3/4, really? at least 4/4 would be able to trade with Thunderbreak.[/QUOTE]

That's exactly why it is a 3/4.

 

[Syph Medwes]

Haven't played magic in years. Remembered hardly anything. Anyway, my friend asked me if I wanted to come to a draft he was hosting and I thought why the hell not.
Turned out to be a lot of fun, ended up running a blue/black deck and winning more than half my games.
Needless to say I'm hooked haha

bunch of lands, Dismal Backwater
2 Sultai Runemark
Defeat
Ghastly Conscription
Rakshasa's Disdain
Fearsome Awakening
Reality Shift
Temporal Trespass
Flatten
Crux of Fate
Tasigur's Cruelty
2 Negate
Palace Siege
Butcher's Glee

Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Typhoid Rats
Archfiend of Depravity
Blood-Chin Rager
Mindscour Dragon
Mardu Shadowspear
Silumgar Assassin
Quarsi Sadist
2 Elusive Spellfist
Icefall Regent
Alesha's Vanguard
Jeskai Sage
Noxious Dragon
Qarsi High Priest

 

[manipulate]

those are some some good ass limited rares

 

[ultron87]

LSV playing that Lantern of Insight deck. Fun to watch but it looks like the most dreadful thing to lose to since Eggs.

 

["God's Beard!"]

LSV playing that Lantern of Insight deck. Fun to watch but it looks like the most dreadful thing to lose to since Eggs.

Yeah that's the best modern deck I've seen in a long time. Codex Shredder is my jam.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

For those curious, Match 3 Game 3 is why there is a Bow of Nylea in the sideboard. LSV never figured out what it was for; I think he easily wins if he boards it in.

 

[The Technomancer]

LSV playing that Lantern of Insight deck. Fun to watch but it looks like the most dreadful thing to lose to since Eggs.

This is incredibly dumb

I love it

 

[Bandini]

I liked it better when Oath was still good.

What's wrong with Oath? Last time I played against it I lost game 1 on turn 2 and game 2 on turn 1. Omniscience + Dig is pretty nasty.

 

["God's Beard!"]

For those curious, Match 3 Game 3 is why there is a Bow of Nylea in the sideboard. LSV never figured out what it was for; I think he easily wins if he boards it in.

And if it's in the top 20 cards of his library

 

[FeD.nL]

Received the 2 Bitterblossoms today and wow, the art really does look amazing. I've seen it online but still. Gonna try the card out tomorrow night and see how it does. Might have to get 2 more if I like it.

One more question, is there a chance Thoughtseize is getting a reprint in Origins or not? Sorry still a big noob with rotations and all that.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Received the 2 Bitterblossoms today and wow, the art really does look amazing. I've seen it online but still. Gonna try the card out tomorrow night and see how it does. Might have to get 2 more if I like it.

One more question, is there a chance Thoughtseize is getting a reprint in Origins or not? Sorry still a big noob with rotations and all that.

No.

 

[red13th]

Received the 2 Bitterblossoms today and wow, the art really does look amazing. I've seen it online but still. Gonna try the card out tomorrow night and see how it does. Might have to get 2 more if I like it.

One more question, is there a chance Thoughtseize is getting a reprint in Origins or not? Sorry still a big noob with rotations and all that.

Very unlikely, it's way too strong for Standard.

 

[bigkrev]

Received the 2 Bitterblossoms today and wow, the art really does look amazing. I've seen it online but still. Gonna try the card out tomorrow night and see how it does. Might have to get 2 more if I like it.

One more question, is there a chance Thoughtseize is getting a reprint in Origins or not? Sorry still a big noob with rotations and all that.

0%. If you don't have a playset yet, you are almost out of time to get them at a reasonable price.

 

[OnPoint]

I kinda wanna start an MTG Finance blog that uses clickbait titles for its articles.

• Is Thoughtseize the next Snapcaster Mage?
• 25 secret cards that might spike soon
• Modern Masters or wallet blasters -- How WIzards is failing the player base

But really, Thoughtseize is probably the next Snapcaster Mage.

 

[WanderingWind]

I kinda wanna start an MTG Finance blog that uses clickbait titles for its articles.

• Is Thoughtseize the next Snapcaster Mage?
• 25 secret cards that might spike soon
• Modern Masters or wallet blasters -- How WIzards is failing the player base

But really, Thoughtseize is probably the next Snapcaster Mage.

It'll rise in price, but considering Snapcaster is an auto 4 of in what, every blue deck not named Merfolk, I don't think it'll be quite Snappy. Voice of Resurgence is going to jump soon though.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I kinda wanna start an MTG Finance blog that uses clickbait titles for its articles.

• Is Thoughtseize the next Snapcaster Mage?
• 25 secret cards that might spike soon
• Modern Masters or wallet blasters -- How WIzards is failing the player base

But really, Thoughtseize is probably the next Snapcaster Mage.

You have to get the formatting right:

We Asked 7 MTG Finance Experts Which Cards Will Spike Soon (And They're Not The Ones You Think!)
A Guy Opened a Box of Modern Masters 2015 And It Will Bring You To Tears
Watch What Happens When A Man Buys Every Blood Moon On TCGPlayer (The Ending Will Shock You)

There are a billion Thoughtseize out there though. Thoughtseize was a Modern/Extended/Legacy staple before it was even revealed to be in Theros. Voice, I don't know, its not really played in enough decks for me to be really convinced that its on its way to a huge bump.

 

[FeD.nL]

Thanks for all the replies. Will try to get them asap.

 

[OnPoint]

It'll rise in price, but considering Snapcaster is an auto 4 of in what, every blue deck not named Merfolk, I don't think it'll be quite Snappy. Voice of Resurgence is going to jump soon though.

Glad I have my playset. I should probably pick up some of its tokens while I'm thinking about it. Why do you think the jump -- CoCo?

 

[WanderingWind]

Glad I have my playset. I should probably pick up some of its tokens while I'm thinking about it. Why do you think the jump -- CoCo?

Yup. It's basically Pod 2.0 and the shell remains as viable as ever. It's not quite as efficient, but it's damn good. And like pod, it'll only continue to get better the more creatures they print. Basic rule of thumb, any powerful card that R&D fucked up on will continue to increase until banned. VoR isn't powerful enough to be banned, but it is powerful enough to be the best 2 drop in those colors and it plays perfectly with CoCo.

 

[bigkrev]

Another choice if you want to play Mono-R EDH

Also, this is the first confirmation i've seen that Duels is coming to PS4 this year (later)

 

[SigmasonicX]

Another choice if you want to play Mono-R EDH

Also, this is the first confirmation i've seen that Duels is coming to PS4 this year (later)

I'm surprised they didn't use that art of them in an action pose for the card, especially since that art didn't seem to particularly tie into any story moments. The card itself seems pretty decent.

EDIT: That article also reveals something that I wasn't aware of before: Magic Origins will not require you to download a completely new version the next year like with Duels, but rather will keep on adding cards each year. Also, they're doing a lot of Hearthstone stuff, apparently.

EDIT: Also, it's a mini Siege-Gang Commander.

EDIT: Also, Chandra's parents look a lot more Indian in this art than the action pose one.

 

[red13th]

That is a nice card that's going straight in my cube! Wish there were more Red artifact support cards in Modern (mostly I wish Daretti and Feldon were Modern legal).

 

[Angry Grimace]

Meh, they still look kinda generically white like Chandra does (at least the dad guy does)

 

[The Technomancer]

Meh, they still look kinda generically white like Chandra does (at least the dad guy does)

I think that's how they're trying to mitigate some of the awkwardness, white dad, darker skinned mom

 

[Keru_Shiri]

Another choice if you want to play Mono-R EDH

Also, this is the first confirmation i've seen that Duels is coming to PS4 this year (later)

Nice. This will probably go into my Daretti Commander deck, at the very least.

Also, I like seeing couples as legendary creatures.