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0Thank you everyone for the comments on the Random Card of the Day.Posted in: Limited (Sealed, Draft)
1Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Official "I would like my Username Changed" ThreadPosted in: Introduce YourselfQuote from Paura »I would like to change my nickname to Paura, it's possible? Thanks
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Changing colorsMoved to Magic General.Posted in: Magic General
2Posted in: Market Street CaféQuote from jshrwd »Flame Lash MTG Stocks has it at $2-$3
Is that real? If so, is it just due to that card only being in the PW set? Is it actually going to be playable?
Because Wizards made sure to say those sets would be objectively bad. I want to think that they could go at least one set before failing that standard.
The exclusive cards from that set are either high or worthless. I would not trust any prices from those planeswalker decks.
1Rai Kerensky posted a message on [Easy-Huggable™] Yomako's Positive PlacePosted in: the Speakeasy
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Do not preorder Kaladesh singlesIn general Preordering is bad because most cards drop in price and never get back to their preorder price. However, there are cards that do go up and there is something to be said about being able to have the cards on day one. Consider it paying a premium to get the cards now rather than waiting. Is the time spent waiting for the cards to drop worth the extra money you spend to have the cards? If so, get the cards. If not, then wait.Posted in: Market Street Café
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Solemn Simulacrum and Wurmcoil Engine in Standard?They are two of my favorite cards. Yes, I am fine with them being back regardless of the damage they do to Standard.Posted in: Speculation
0Posted in: The Rumor MillQuote from dralnegar »Do you know of a modern deck list that uses this? Familiar's Ruse certainly is better for Mystic Snake, but replacing U for 2 generic to change it to a permanent, does this make it better or worse. Obviously more splashable.
Its 1UU. It is an extra generic mana to bounce any permanent.
0Posted in: The Rumor MillQuote from dralnegar »What about a combo with Mystic Snake, get another counter effect to return to your hand when playing it I am not sure how much play mystic snake gets these days.
There is already a deck that uses Familiar's Ruse in Modern. This is a weaker version of that card in that deck.
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Do not preorder Kaladesh singlesPosted in: Market Street CaféQuote from Quacker »Just a friendly note - order what you want to play the first couple of weeks of standard, but watch prices fall off precipitously as people rip open cases to get 1 or 2 expeditions. I've only pre-ordered some fast lands and made a couple of specs - I already regret those. They will not pay off, at least not in any meaningful way.
I predict that Kaladesh will have the lowest overall set value in Standard since the likes of Homelands and Fallen Empires. 30 (!!) ultra mythic rares and fastlands and Chandra means that this set is going to be opened to oblivion. Not because the player base is going to experience exponential growth, but because more spend per person. More cards opened more person. More supply per person. Preordering has always been a not great idea, but I feel like with this set, it is especially true. Look at the trajectory of non-fetches in KTK and non-Gideons/Kalitas in BFZ/OGW. Now envision a synergistic set that has the qualities that drove sales for those sets and imagine more sales. A lot of dollar rares. A lot.
There is a small chance I could be wrong - that the set will fail because people are not enticed by the 1 in 144 chance of opening one of the 30 available ultra mythics. But I don't think we're there yet - maybe in a year or two people will get tired of it. I already am, but that's because I went through the return to Zendikar block and opened 1 *****ty expedition. The allure wears off quickly if you're not the one opening these things.
tldr much more supply, same ol' demand.
I disagree and actually have an article incoming explaining why this set will not be a repeat of Battle for Zendikar. It should be out later today.
As for pre-ordering itself, it is always a gamble, and like gambling at a casino, the house (store) usually wins.
3Posted in: The Rumor MillQuote from Id, Demon of Elru »Why would you ever play Cancel with downside?
To get more use out of your ETB triggers.
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on MtGHeadquarters - Maulfist Squad and Whirler VirtuosoThis thread is for discussion of the preview cards, not MtG HQ.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
1Rai Kerensky posted a message on MtGHeadquarters - Maulfist Squad and Whirler VirtuosoPosted in: The Rumor Mill
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Official "I would like my Username Changed" ThreadPosted in: Introduce YourselfQuote from Pel123 »Just wondering if I can get my name changed to Pel123. Its my usual handle online, and I'd rather it all matched. If possible, that's the curse and salvation names. Sorry for any inconvenience.
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Questions about jet medallionMoved to Magic RulingPosted in: Magic Rulings
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Enemy Speedlands and their Standard ImplicationsI am not sure if they will see extensive play. They will see some play, but unlike Modern and older formats, Standard games tend to last longer and thus the enemy creature lands are better for after turn four. They are much better than the uncommon enemy ETB Tapped, but those will be run after players run out of enemy creature lands.Posted in: Standard Archives
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Kaladesh: Worst Set Since Homelands, or Worst Set Ever?Posted in: New Card DiscussionQuote from imaginarypuppets »
Wow, I'm surprised I never noticed that. Are there actually none?
There are male angels.
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Kaladesh: Worst Set Since Homelands, or Worst Set Ever?So far, I dislike this set. It feels like a Commander set so far. The best thing so far about this set is Saheeli Rai (for obvious reasons) and the enemy fast lands.Posted in: New Card Discussion
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on 2 card abilities activate at the same time? With a twist...Moved to Magic RulingsPosted in: Magic Rulings
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Tone of the Announcement Day VideoMoved to Magic GeneralPosted in: Magic General
1Rai Kerensky posted a message on Tone of the Announcement Day VideoI do not get that. I think it is nerves for people who are not used to being in front of a camera promoting Magic and talking in a way to promote something without telling much about it. That is hard to promote something when you can only give the barest of details.Posted in: Magic General
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Rate my Deck [Beginner]Moved to Standard Deck CreationPosted in: Standard Archives
1I cannot get a poll working, so I am doing this in a roundabout way.Posted in: Limited (Sealed, Draft)
If you would like to see a week of Limited CotD of Conspiracy 2 next week, please like this post. If not, then leave it alone. There is no set threshold, just gauging interest.
1Rai Kerensky posted a message on Kaladesh's official page is up.Posted in: The Rumor MillQuote from Imovefasteronmyown »"My life for Ai- I mean Kaladesh!"
Thanks for the link. I am loving the look, feel, and art of the set. I'm super looking forward to it! I feel like I say that EVERY set, but this really has me pumped because of the themes and blue/red focus, and artifacts
Set comes out 15 days after my birthday!!!! Woot
My life for Aether?
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on Making A White/Blue Control Deck Any Card Recs?Moved to CasualPosted in: Casual & Related Formats
0Locked by OP's request.Posted in: Magic General
1Posted in: Magic GeneralQuote from ElAzar »I agree with a lot of people here, that he might just not been aware of the boundries. But noone here can determine that for sure.
I would talk to him myself, in a non-agressive way to clear why i believe his behaviour was inappropriate, but i am from europe, not the us, so there might be some social diffrences in handling such situations.
(but i would take it personal if someone had such a problem with me and wouldn´t talk to me themself. it has something to do with my personal view of respekt).
If this was a normal person, yes, talking to them directly could be fine. However, it is unclear if this a person with a normal mindset and is most likely socially awkward, and it could easily lead to things becoming bad for either side and it would be better if there was an impartial side to talk to other man as to best avoid creating a conflict between the two parties. Also, I am not quite sure how Europeans react in general, but in the United States, it is not out of question for this person to blow up and go violent. I understand your point about it coming off as rude and a personal insult, but in the interest of safety for both parties, it is best for a third party to handle this.
1First off, I do talk a lot to people, especially new players. I give cards, help with decks, and sometimes give decks away. however, the comment about losing to a girl and about going to your house crossed socially acceptable lines and are very serious red flags. It is likely he is unaware he crossed lines so it is best to clear the air. Talk to the store manager and staff and ask them to sit down and talk to him about that. Do not confront him yourself (you and your wife). That could easily put him on the defensive and he might not be mentally all there and lash out.Posted in: Magic General
From what you said, I take him as a socially awkward individual that finds comfort in helping others and feels like he is contributing, something I gather he does not get outside of cards. He might be taking to your wife because it is female positive attention. That does not mean he into your wife, but rather getting positive attention from the opposite sex might be something he is really enjoying. It could easily lead somewhere dangerous, so to be careful and set very clear boundaries.
All and all, it is likely he is just a socially awkward nice guy, but protect yourself because even if he has the best of intentions, things could get dark very easily. To sum it up, talk to the staff at the store he goes to and let them talk to him. You should not talk to him about that because you do not know how he will react.
2I am going to go out on a limb and say that the new Lily is actually better than Liliana of the Veil in most circumstances.Posted in: Market Street Café
1Rai Kerensky posted a message on Nissa vs Ob Nixilis duel deck: Link to full decklists in first postSo, the pros and cons of this.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
The alternative arts are amazing.
Bad reprints. Almost none of the reprints are cards worth more than a dollar, outside of the walkers and crop rotation.
Bad deck design. The two decks are trying to two different things within the same deck, both poorly.
Bad card choices. A lot of the Demons and top end Green are not worth it. Why notRune-Scarred Demon in the demon deck? Why not a green creature that is scary? Regal Force would have been perfect if not recently reprinted.
0Rai Kerensky posted a message on From the Vault: Lore (With full list)This is deploreble.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
At least they tried to not miss the mark. Some of the cards are bad/weak choices. There are a few good reprints for value. The main selling point of this is the Dark Depths and Marit Lage token. It is not a failure like some in the past, but it is solidly middle of the ground.The reprints will affect a lot of teh prices of some, especially the token and Cabal Ritual.
My views on the cards
Meh: Beseech the Queen: The queen was already printed which is why this was chosen. Personally, Rhys the Redeemed would have been better in my opinion, but this is decent value and flavor.
NO: Cabal Ritual: Fine reprint but does not fit the lore aspect of the FTV. It feels like they jammed this in here to help sell it.
Yes: Conflux: It is a weak reprint, but spot on for flavor.
Yes: Dark Depths: This is one of the weaker flavor, but it is there. It is the money reprint.
Yes: Glissa, the Traitor: This is what lore should be.
Yes: Helvault: This is what lore should be.
Yes: Memnarch: This is what lore should be.
Meh: Mind's Desire: this gets a pass simply because they did not reprint Mirari for the fifth time.
Yes: Momir Vig, Simic Visionary: Critical charter in one of the best stories although there were a lot better choices.
Yes: Near-Death Experience: This is a really flavorful moment, a neat effect, and a massive story moment. It is not a great value card, but it was a nice pck.
No: Obliterate: It was a great moment, but this is not the card that feels like that moment.
No: Phyrexian Processer: This is not what I think of when I think of the Phyrexians. Flavor and value fail.
Meh: Tolaria West: I get it a reference Tolirian Academy, but I rather have the Ruins instead. It is a fine reprint for value and flavor.
No: Umezawa's Jitte: This is a great card, but for lore of Kamigawa, it is like saying Captain America's shield represents the Avengers franchise.
No: Unmask: A nice reprint for Drege but not what I would call a defining moment of the Wheaterlight saga.
Yes: Marit Lage: Nice to see the token pack.
0Posted in: Market Street CaféQuote from JaishivaJai »I've been wondering if I should order another Liliana now or wait a while. I checked mtgstocks and the mid price is $40! Glad I bought one impulse copy at the card shop for $26!
I wonder about people's thoughts on how long it will take for her price point to come back down? A month? Maybe I should pick up another copy now?
Do you think she'll possibly go up before she goes back down?
I just made a comment about what to do with Lily in my article here. For your question specifically, I would not buy it unless you get it at around thirty five-ish. It is not likely to crack fifty, but it will tick up a little more then slowly drop over the next month or two if it sees no major increase in play. Price memory is a thing and if Lily does well at the Pro Tour, it may say at 45.
0I have my suspicions why Liliana, the last hope is going up. It is not a permanent increase, but rather the typical massive inflation of a mythic that does well. It happened with Archangel Avacyn, Jace, Vryn's Prodigy....Posted in: Market Street Café
0Posted in: Limited (Sealed, Draft)
Never unhappy to have this, but I rather have a better card in the deck. Being a strong card in Magic is a little cutthroat, but it you cannot take heat, stay out of the kitchen.t
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Dec 19, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for December 16, 2016I am merely giving my disapproval of how this has currently gone since Feyd Ruin wrote this. The time for me to offer improvements passed a long time ago. I don't like the direction it's currently going in, but this is no longer my series. I wish it success, but I will not have anything further to do with it, either helping or hurting it.Posted in: Articles
Thank you to all the readers of this series. I am glad I was able to write for all of you and I appreciate your comments, both praise and criticism.
Thank you to MTGS for giving me this opportunity to write and to be a staff member.
Dec 17, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for December 16, 2016Posted in: Articles
I agree. I've been disappointed by the article series lately.
Sep 14, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index: Kaladesh InventionsPosted in: Articles
Thanks, and corrected.
Sep 1, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Final Review of Eternal MastersPosted in: ArticlesQuote from JDviant »Just a quick note on Imperious Perfect/Timberwatch Elf - they're getting reprinted in Commander Anthologies in June 2017. Timberwatch will not have this art though.
This article was written before Announcement day. Thanks for the heads up.
Aug 27, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for August 26, 2016Posted in: Articles
EMA is done. There will be a final review later this weekend. I was out moving a friend into their new house and I am tired.
Aug 25, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Set Review of Conspiracy 2Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Teysa_Karlov »Ummm...
Gratuitous Violence is one-sided...
I missed the you control part. Aside from that, it is still not good.
Aug 19, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for August 18, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from pulli23 »Can you please clearly state this is only a US survey. Many dozens of cards that go "down" here go up in your list and vice versa. Really confusing when trading with others when the link to this post - yet the card you want to trade is consistently valued higher at the market than here.
"Kalitas was free falling": https://www.magiccardmarket.eu/Products/Singles/Oath of the Gatewatch/Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
(Just look at the two week average light blue line instead of the daily average).
"relentless dead will drop": https://www.magiccardmarket.eu/Products/Singles/Shadows over Innistrad/Relentless Dead
All highly more valued than the US counterparts.
Whereas collective defiance is only about a single euro
I felt it was clear when I stated that I am using TCGPlayer and not MCM, but I can add that it is based off the US card market. I tried getting an article series going based on MCM and the European market, but that deal fell through with the person I was going to have write it. I do not have the time to do another series.
Aug 15, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for August 12, 2016Posted in: Articles
After the second time Conspiracy 2 shows up. There will be a Conspiracy 2 set review once the set is fully and officially spoiled and then it will get in the article on the first update right before the release date. After the next article, Eternal Masters will drop from the list and an exit review will be done for it.
Aug 3, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Daeyel »Liliana will be spiking yet again then, I think. The new Jace? Remember, I'm on record as calling her better than Veil.
She is not better than Veil. But I do not think she is as bad as people made her out to be. She is coud easily be in the top ten planeswalkers printed.
Aug 2, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Daeyel »There is something going on with black green zombies? Certain key cards moved up in price, as you noted with puzzlement. I'm thinking subtle forces are in play expecting a breakout at Pro Tour, and are speculating.
I'm working on it, as I think the pieces are there for Zombies to beat Bant Company by going wider than Bant can cover. The various sacrifice a creature cards, Dark Salvation and Languish along with Clip Wings may yet be combined into a force that tumbles Bant Company.
I have my suspicion that a GB deck is on the works.
Jul 31, 2016Holy Christ on a bicycle eating a banana sundae.Posted in: Articles
Liliana, the Last Hope went up to 45. This is not sustainable but for the short term, it can go up and will slowly go down, just like some previous cards. This is the pattern for when a mythic in the new set sees play and is decent. We saw this spike in Pyromancer's Goggles after the GR Ramp deck came out, how Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Archangel Avacyn, and Nahiri, the Harbinger.
I recommend dumping your Lily now if you do need them, and if you do, keep them. If you need them, then I am sorry, but I hope you can open one in a pack or trade for one at a cheap price.
Jul 31, 2016Posted in: Articles
Do not feel stupid. Sometimes my jokes go deep and are not always apparent what they are, if they are even jokes. And considering I have by accident swapped reviews on cards, it was not an unreasonable line of though.
Jul 30, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from pulli23 »Funny how your analysis is totally different here in Europe it seems.
Relentless dead is on a very steady rise; https://www.magiccardmarket.eu/Products/Singles/Shadows over Innistrad/Relentless Dead Full month of rising (albeit the average is shadowed by a highly volatile price range). I think he'll settle for something like 6-7 euros (he was 5 euros somewhere before spoilers for emn started, and risen ever since spoilers were done).
Apparently here the combo Cryptbreaker is highly sought after?
If I ignore the straight line on that graph which seems to equate that it is a steady increase which is not the truth, the story of Relentless Dead, the MCM actually agrees with my data. It spike hard, and is not steadily dropping. The line is appears to be just an average of the price change.
As for the Cryptbreaker, I have not looked at the European markets so I am afraid any response would be a guess and based off US data.
Jul 30, 2016Posted in: Articles
No. It was a play on Mana Crypt coin flipping for Force of Will's seemingly flip of a coin flip if it was going up or down.
Jul 24, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for July 21, 2016So the SCG has come and gone. The winner of the tournament was Bant Collected company with its newest best friend, Spell Queller. It is likely this card will go up slightly, as well as other cards in the deck. The Sultai deck is quite good and has validated several cards, like Ishkanah, Grafwidow and Emrakul, the Promised End. The G/W token deck took a bit of a small beating but still showed up. Humans failed to make Top 8, but there is still a presence. They seem to be the deck for aggro. Zombies failed to show up in the top 64, just as predicted.Posted in: Articles
It is too early to say that Standard is set in stone and things are this way for now, but it will not be until after the Pro Tour that the meta has had a chance to determine what the decks to play are. Right now, avoid the hype cards, aside from Spell Queller which is probably legitimately the best card in Eldritch Moon.
Predicition for next week is that Bant Company will be the number one deck, but may not be the winning deck. A lot of decks are going to try to build around it now that is seen how it plays. However, it is a strong deck that does not have too many great answers to what the deck does that are not U. A strong U/ B Control deck might be able to do well against it.
Jul 20, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for July 15, 2016Some new things were tried in this update. Thoughts?Posted in: Articles
Jul 20, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for July 15, 2016Posted in: Articles
Sets in recent past have been printed at much larger number due to demand. Simple economics would say that since demand is keeping up with supply that prices should stay about the same. What determines the prices of a card is how much people want the cards in the set and are willing to buy boxes. I do not have the hard data here, so this is speculation. Khans sold a lot because it had fetch lands and many player wanted them as well as mrking them for potential value later. Battle for Zendikar/Oath of the Gatewatch had expeditions which a lot of people bought into hoping to get some cards worth a lot of money. Shadows and other sets did not have such incentive beyond the normal Limited and Standard demands, so the prices are a little higher since not as much product is opened as the other sets.
In all reality, what determines the prices is not the number of boxes produced but how many boxes are opened and if there is a compelling reason to buy boxes of the set over singles.
Jul 13, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Set Review of Eldritch MoonPosted in: ArticlesQuote from kenderbox »Why is Shreds of Insanity a gamble when the discard is not random?
For once, this was not a pun or play on words. Sometimes, you will want something other than an instant and a sorcery in hand. If this said up to instants and/or sorciers, I would be a lot more on board with it. If you do not have a madness card, this is a mediocre card at best.Madness cards work best when the cards are powerful by themselves and do not require other synergies to be decent (not good, but decent). Further,why the effect is good, it is not worth a slot in most decks. It could find a home, but it is entirely unlikely.
Jun 20, 2016Posted in: Articles
Thanks. that will be changed. I think I will go over each card name to make sure they are all correct.
Jun 19, 2016I would get Thalia's Lieutenants, as they will most likely go up. Same with any rare in the WR Human deck.Posted in: Articles
Jun 18, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from RxPhantom »Not the end of the world. I probably could've said something earlier, but it felt kinda nitpicky unless I had other points to discuss. As I said, the work that must go into this thing every week must be staggering. It is much appreciated and I look forward to it every week.
I appreciate all feedback. Even nit picking as long as it is designed to help. It is a lot less work than it used to be, but it is still a good amount of work. But it is a lot of fun after it is done, and if it helps even a person once, then it is worth it to me.
Jun 18, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from RxPhantom »As always, I love this article and appreciate the work that must go into it every week. A few quick notes though:
1. Manakin was not reprinted in EMA. You may be thinking of Millikin, but that can't be $4, right?
2. Sidisi, Undead Vizier has been misspelled during its entire tenure on the list.
3. While the original art may be classic, I wouldn't describe the current Necropotence art as "undesirable."
4. I totally agree on many of these bad rarity upshifts.
Milikin showed up at 3.99 when I did numbers, so it might have been a mistake somewhere.
A lot of the people I talk with hate that art, so I made an off hand comment about the art being undesirable. It not meant to be taken as absolute fact, but rather an opioion held by a good amount of players.
Jun 17, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from krisdaschwab912 »So did somebody forget to hit "publish" again?
This one was more on me. I was out for most of the time I normally write it, and I fell asleep shortly after I got home. I woke up Friday morning and finished it. Hopefully it will be out as soon as when our editor wakes up.
Jun 16, 2016Posted in: Articles
Re: your comment about Imperious Perfect "This uncommon is solid. It is good to see valuable uncommons." is incorrect, because the card got an upshift in rarity. When we're talking about $10 MSRP packs, the card that takes up a precious rare slot is important, and therefore this is is a disappointing reprint, at the Rare level. A card just under $3 is fine at the UC level, but at Rare is a disappointment to just about anyone that opens it, less it filled a critical spot in Limited.
Re: your comment on Regal Force "This only increased demand, not much to decrease price.", this is wildly incorrect. On May 23rd, Eventide copies were $14.79 TCG mid, and on release date EMA copies were sub $7. I would consider a drop of 55% a significant drop in price.
This is after the fact, considering the date in which you wrote your summary, but 5 days after release there are 33 different sellers that have them priced below $5, including the cost to ship them, while TCG Mid has them at $5.73, a 61% drop in price.
Is the comment for Maze of Ith supposed to say "cheaper" instead of keeper?
Also, FYI, in the Ichorid comment, the word you're looking for is "dregs", not "dreads".
Finally, why are cards down to $2 even on the list? Considering the MSRP of an EMA pack is 2.5x that of a typical pack, shouldn't the threshold be $5?
Lots of errors in your first attempt to analyze EMA.
I pick the two dollar mark for all packs, regardless of the cost of the pack. It used to be worth more than a dollar, but that filled a lot of cards and my editor wanted me to cut down on it and it was a lot of extra work for me.
Sometimes I make poor word choices. I am only human, and writing 3000 words, I make a few bad word choice and miss it on my reread.
Imperious Perfect was an honest mistake that I thought was an uncommon until I saw one opened in the rare slot. That said, it would suck to open that as a rare.
I was going purely by the increase from $6.16 up to $7.50, not what the older print copies are going for compared to the new ones. You are welcome to do that on your own. That is way beyond what I want to do with Eternal Masters. I was explaining why it went up for the week.
And the tokens went down. It was not unexpected, but it was nice for a little.
Jun 16, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Mir13 »There is a lot of hype for the Eternal Masters, though most locals are trying to get rid of big ticket items they get asap. I wonder how long will the set keep dragging the expeditions down as I am just about ready to pick up the ones I still need.
Speaking of expeditions, Forbidden Orchard has been misspelled for the umpteenth week in a row and doesn't link properly. Might want to fix that
The Forbidden Orchard was fixed for the newest edition. As for the expedition question, once Zendikar block is not a draftable format and packs rotate out of card shops that specialize in having Standard packs in the store, then I would start buying.
Jun 11, 2016Posted in: Articles
Thanks for the effort you put on these charts, they're really a good read, keep them coming!
It should be "will".
Jun 9, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for June 2, 2016Posted in: Articles
I generally do not do foils on these lists.
Jun 9, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for June 2, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from jackspeed »Chain lightning is missing from EMA Median$5.79
Several cards where not on the list when I compiled the data. The next update should have all.
May 6, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for May 5, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from krisdaschwab912 »Thoughts on Nahiri, the Harbinger? She has gone up hard over the last 24 hours.
It spiked shortly after I collected and applied all my data. that is why I am including when I get my data so people know when there is a price difference.
As for Nahiri, I think her spike is fine as she is a strong planeswalker and she seems to have found a home. I said before she was one of the better planeswalkers in Standard. I would not buy into to her for now, and she how she does this weekend,
May 2, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from johnnyscottish »Thanks again for a detailed analysis! I like that you make strong statements in a market with many risks and a lot of uncertainty. I might not always agree on your conclusions, but it is great to get a reality check/a second opinion before purchasing/selling cards. E.g. in anticipation of a strong BR Vampire deck in Standard I bought my Dranas cheap thanks to your advice and sold them right on time as you advised after they spiked and before it became apparent the deck wasn't the best deck in the format.
Thank you. I am hoping this article is useful to others.
May 2, 2016Posted in: Articles
I am not sure if it is worth the effort, to be honest. I will look into it, but I doubt it would be worth it.
Apr 29, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from NDany98 »Shouldn't Duskwatch Recruiter be on the list, since it is $2.54?
It must have gone up past the 2.00 mark since I collected the data. I am not surprised it is at that. It is the best uncommon out of Shadows over Innistrad. My comments on it would be that is the best uncommon in the set and better than a lot of rares and some mythics. Definitely keep all you get and keep some in trade stock.
Apr 29, 2016Posted in: Articles
The fact either of the new dual lands come into play untapped is a strong mark in support of them may be seeing Modern play. Right now, it is not a bad idea to get those lands if you need for Standard or for that Modern deck.
Apr 29, 2016Posted in: Articles
Currently thinking about investing into the BfZ R/B Battleland and W/B Manland as well as SoI R/B Shadowland for Modern purpose. Do you think, that they would hold up to expectations in a Modern mardu Aristocrats?
Shambling Vents could definitely hold, but I do not expect much of the Battle lands in Modern. The Shadow lands could be good as a one or two of, but I doubt there will be needed as a four of, outside of budget considerations.
Apr 22, 2016Day 1 one of the Pro Tour has seen some interesting thins. Note, this is just a recap of Day 1 of the Pro Tour.Posted in: Articles
G/b Aristocrats is the new hotness, and looks like the new combo deck for Standard. Get the staples for that deck if you want ot run it, because I expect it to go on to be one of the big decks in Standard.
GR Ramp looks ot be making a strong come back.
There are some interesting brews coming along and seeing some cards spike Dark Petition.
Bant CoCo (and Abzan) and Humans are also doing well.
Collected Company is the defining card of Standard.
Apr 22, 2016Posted in: Articles
I hope the article does well. Most of the extra work was worth it, so I plan on doing this from now on. There may not be as much commentary is it going the the same thing next week, but we will cross that bridge when we get there.
Apr 22, 2016Posted in: Articles
I am not sure why I was not doing that in the first place. I blame my assistant. Ku, my cat.
Apr 21, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from drakeavril »u wrote the wrong description for always watching
Thank you for catching that.
I hope you and my other readers are always watching out for mistakes and point them out.
Apr 20, 2016Posted in: Articles
No problem. I enjoy conversing.
Apr 19, 2016Posted in: Articles
Thanks. I have rarely been happy with just the price guide, as that is something easily look upable and there are sites that do a much better job than me at that. I am going to try and add more to my efforts to looking into the crystal ball of the market.
Apr 19, 2016Posted in: Articles
I know I can be wrong. My Catalog comment not having a similar effect (artificer's epiphany) and a few others like predicting enemy fetches in Dragons of Tarkir. I base my educated guesses (I do not make guesses without their being at some evidence, and if I do, I do make sure I say it is just a feeling) on past movements, what I can tell from my experience as a player and a trader for 14 years (I called a lot of Yugioh cards, like Book of Moon which was eventually restricted) and what I hear in the market. I generally avoid reading other sites for their views because I want what I present to be my views, and not rehashing what other sites say even if I agree with them. So if another site and I say the same thing, then that is really good information that can from separate analysis.
I do not plan on giving EVERY card a comment, just ones that deserve a comment. That means for the most part, Zendikar Expeditions will not have comments.
Apr 19, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from dayton228 »Do you think it is safe to wait till pro tour to ditch Avacyn?
Unless White ceases to be a color to play in Standard, Avacyn is a safe bet. It may wane, but ti will be worth a lot until White is not played.
Apr 16, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from johnnyscottish »Always looking forward to these! Thanks!
You have no idea how much these comments mean to me. I love all comments and read them all, and when there is a comment on something to change, or criticism, I do take it to heart and see what I can do to improve this article series.
I appreciate all my readers and hope I have helped some of them.
Apr 16, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Tackycures »Great series please keep doing it! Also more coverage on the peculation. What already happened is easy to lookup. Special advice is the true value here.
Whishe there was a way to subscribe to this series.
Thanks. I am debating doing comments on each card as I do with the set reviews. Part of the looking backwards and data crunching is for me to see what is happening. Since I have the data, and I figured I would share my data rather than have to look it up on other sites.
Apr 11, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Post-Rotation Standard for March 31, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from SC1987 »I'm curious as to why you put mono-red Eldrazi in your list of potentially good decks after rotation. Don't most people agree that mono-black is better?
I have not seen any Mono black decks doing well. It is a decent deck, but Mono Red actually has noticeable results.
Apr 6, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Set Review of Shadows Over InnistradPosted in: ArticlesQuote from Necarg »Quote from Clebballfan »Catalog has been around more than once before. Does the author just like the art? (It's not good art btw.)
In Standard. I am glad to see it in Standard.
We have a strictly better version of it in standard right now?
Artificer's Epiphany
I guess it is my nostalgia kicking in that made me overlook that card. Good catch.
Apr 5, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Set Review of Shadows Over InnistradPosted in: ArticlesQuote from Clebballfan »Catalog has been around more than once before. Does the author just like the art? (It's not good art btw.)
In Standard. I am glad to see it in Standard.
Apr 3, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Post-Rotation Standard for March 31, 2016Posted in: ArticlesEldrazi Mimic and Thought-Knot Seer in your "Go after" list?
I don't see them going up in price unless Eldritch Moon really has any connection to Emrakul but it's likely their price will take a tumble come this monday when the announce the inevitable ban on the Eldrazi Modern deck.
I don't mean to discuss the ban list here, but price wise I think those two are either going to maintain their value or go down so I don't find them good investments right now.
Eldrazi Mimic should not be on the list and that is a mistake. Thought Knot is something I have my eye on, but it is a speculation target as I have a feeling it is going to be good in Standard. In Modern, it is still good unless they ban both Eldrazi lands, which would kill the deck. Mimic is on my list to get banned if Eye of Ugin is not banned.
Apr 3, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Post-Rotation Standard for March 31, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from lastdaysgunslinger »Not quite sure why drana is in your dont go after list unless its because of price. She fits perfect in br vamp shell.
She does, but it remains to be seen how well the BR deck does and if Drana is a good part of it. If the deck wins t does very well at the next SCG event, then her value may go up. If she or the deck does not preform well, then she will drop.
Mar 24, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Khans of Tarkir and Fate ReforgedPosted in: ArticlesQuote from IBN5100 »Retribution of the Ancients may see play somewhere
Kresh the Bloodbraided commander deck
That is a nice interaction.
Mar 24, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Khans of Tarkir and Fate ReforgedPosted in: ArticlesQuote from General_Mills »I agree with most of your choices, but the methodology behind some of them is curious at best. For example, people should dump Sarkhan because "if it wasn't strong enough for Standard, it won't be good in Modern or Legacy." While this may be true in this case, there are plentiful examples of cards that did nothing in their respective Standard environment that are mainstays of decks in both formats (Etched Champion and Memnite were unplayable in both Scars Standards but are 4-ofs in Modern Affinity, both Eldrazi lands were unplayable in Standard but are now warping Modern like few cards ever have, Crucible of Worlds never did anything in Standard but is a Legacy staple, etc.). Just seems short-sighted to ditch stuff because it wasn't Tier 1 in its Standard environment.
Also, while I agree that Ugin should drop off a little bit over the next month or two, I think he's going to go WAY up in relatively short order (like, within a year or less of rotation). Remember, there are plenty of cards that see little to no competitive play that hold value exceptionally well (classic example: Glimpse the Unthinkable), and planeswalkers in particular are highly-sought casual superstars (freaking Tibalt is still $3 TCG mid!). Ugin is going to be the Holy Grail in this regard (can go in any deck, is a badass dragon, really powerful, only one printing); add onto that its playability in Tron and you're looking at a card that could hit $50 by mid-2017.
Menmite and Etched Champion saw play in Standard, but I get your point. I made remarks about cards that were not good in Standard but great in other formats, as that is not uncommon. Stony Silence saw little play but was an amazing card in older formats. I call those as I see them. I will make a mental note next Rotation to make that more clear. Thank you.
The reason I go by what is good Standard is an indicator of what is going to be good is because if a card is good Modern or an eternal format, we already know it is good. Monastery Swiftspear and Monastery Mentor both see play in other formats so we do not have to judge whether they were good in Standard to know if they will be good in other formats. When you look at a card like Rally the Ancestors, this card does not see play in Modern yet it could because there was a strong deck in Standard with it. I also look if the cards is cheap enough with a powerful (or interesting) effect that can fit into current decks. Speculating about cards that are not created yet in order to build a deck that makes that card good is beyond the scope of what I am looking to do her.
Ugin has been dropping for the last month (check my articles for proof) and will keep dropping after rotation because Ugin only sees play in Commander and Tron. There are no Tier 2 or better Eternal format that run him as far as I can read. Casual demand generally not enough to influence the price, and most likely people will wait for the rotation to get their Ugins if they want. New Tron players are going to wait until whether Tron is a strong deck after the newest bannings, as there is no idea what exactly will be banned (although there are strong hints). Currently, all builds I could find of Tron had between 0 and 3 copies of Ugin, which I imagine is the result of the Eldrazi Winter, but I do not remember Ugin ever being more than a 3 of. He is awkward on the mana like another posted. Ugin will most likely go down to 20 at the bottom, and then rise back if Tron proves to be a strong deck and colorless creatures are not the dominant creature color. Affinity also makes Ugin weak as well, and ramping into Ugin basically just lightning bolts one of their creatures.
Mar 24, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Khans of Tarkir and Fate ReforgedPosted in: Articles
Retribution of the Ancients may see play somewhere, Hardened Scales and creatures with counters (Experiment One, Avatar of the Resolute, the older Allies etc.) may make it a decent removal piece. Unlike Hardened Scales it's useless in multiples but still, not that bad of a card in my opinion.
Cloudform isn't that good of a card but Polymorph decks will probably want it.
Also, I had no idea Seeker of the Way saw Vintage play, that's awesome!
Also, I agree that Ugin won't go up in price, Karn sees more play because you can cast him with the 3 Urza Lands, Ugin has to wait a turn more unfortunately.
Thanks. As I said earlier, I am glad people disagree with me, as well as agree with me.
Retribution is a bad card in that it does nothing else on its own, require one other card to be playable, and the effect is lackluster. It was a draw variant, I would mark it as very good, and if it was like an enchantment Umezawa's Jitte, it would be a great card. But Removal in exchange for removing counters is a weak effect when a lot of Creatures are regularly going to be either very big or very wide. It would require a card that 1) needs other cards for a decent effect. 2) Needs opponents to play creatures that are generally around 2-3 toughness to be useful.
Cloudform is a good card in the polymorph deck, it is still in a fringe deck. For an uncommon to be worth something, it needs to be in a Tier 1 or above deck, a four of in a popular deck, or printed in low quantities with a decent demand.
Mar 24, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Khans of Tarkir and Fate ReforgedPosted in: ArticlesQuote from IBN5100 »This is not ever going to see play. Even in Commander.
I question about 75% of these comments seeing how popular some of these cards are in Commander decks...
I am going by what I see as competitive Commander decks, not casual. Casual demand for cards is almost impossible to gauge for me, as there is a lack of way to quantify data. And the cards generally are not powerful enough to make a dent in the competitive Commander, so it not going to be worth much, and are usually prime targets for reprints in Commander products.
My comment may be a little harsh on some, but I stand by that most all but a few are deserved. I am sure I will miss some.
Mar 23, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index: Review of Khans of Tarkir and Fate ReforgedPosted in: ArticlesQuote from lastdaysgunslinger »I respect but disagree with alot of your choices. Ugin will not drop far and will rebound. Ugin is basically karn reincarnated. Tasigur is gonna bomb fast. He was printed in a sub precon remember.
It is fine to disagree.
Taigur will go up. He will not be a 20.00 rare, most likely a 5 to 10 dollar rare after awhile and depending on how well Grixis plays after the next Ban list.
Ugin will go down because the only deck that plays him us Tron, and Tron players already have theirs. It will take new Tron players to want to get him, and most new Tron players are waiting to see how the deck will fare after the next ban list.
Mar 20, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for March 17, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Lycodrake »I got 3 Den Protectors yesterday through trades and spending $10 - not only because I already have 3 Deathmist Raptors and 4 Hidden Dragonslayers, but also in preparation for Sigarda, Heron's Grace. As far as financial decisions, would you say this was a good choice?
Den Protector is going to b ea solid card in the next Standard block. Whether or not it will go up or down is too early for me decide with more than half of Shadows over Innstrad not revealed yet. Right now, UW control, GR Werewolfs, and B(R) aggro seem to be the decks to build right now. Collected Company as deck only loses its mana base and disdainful stroke, so there is that. based on what I think so far, the format is going to be faster than the Oath of the Gatewatch Standard, but not so fast that Den Protector is too slow to play.
In short, I think it is worth having if you need it, but I do not think it will spike unless something major is revealed in SoI or the meta shifts in a way that was not predicted.
Mar 5, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for March 3, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from HoHSarkhon1 »Where do you get your prices bc they seem to widely greatly from my local shop and SCG. I would love to pick up Dragonlord Ojutais for less then 20 for example, and no way am I moving Thought Knots less then 20ish last week.
TCG player Mid.
Mar 2, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for February 25, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Casual Deck »A 6cc Chandra Flamecaller as a control finisher going to cost ~$20 cos of Madness (only Fiery Temper)?
Considering it is now almost 19.00, yeah. I never said anything about it being a Madness enabler, but just a control finisher. The thing was I did not expect that (Dark) Jeskai would take it and that G/R ramp would find a use for it.
Feb 26, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for February 25, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Loukayza »That $9.05 Hallowed Moonlight starting price must be some type of anomaly...just pointing it out, but that card was never around there was it?
The numbers got mixed up with Hangarback Walker.
Feb 11, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for February 10, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from TheArchitect »The shocks and fetches had already been reprinted when the BFZ expeditions came out, but we haven't seen reprints of Misty Rainforest, Scalding Tarn, etc. These reprints are obviously coming in the future, so would that drive the prices down on their respective expeditions? I want to pick up a Misty expedition, but if it's going to drop in value once the standard-legal version is reprinted then I'll wait. What do you think?
To be honest, I am not entirely sure. If there is a future reprint, to which I believe is coming, it could drop the Expeditions, but I seriously doubt it. It might knock off twenty percent at the most in my opinion. Polluted Delta is currently at 270 and it has a recent printing. Reprinted enemy fetches should not affect the demand in a significant enough amount, and thus price, of the expeditions.
In short, I would feel safe in the value of the expedition staying the same or going up for the foreseeable future.
Feb 4, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for February 3, 2016Posted in: Articles
I doubt it will drop significantly. The card has gone up a lot in my opinion after seeing it in play.
I had a chance to pick them up for about 40% less than they are now. I don't plan on making a Green deck anytime soon that uses him, should I wait until he rotates out or do you think he'll see non-rotating format play?
Honesty, no. Unless Modern radically changes and becomes a lot slower of a format as a result the loss of Twin and Bloom, then it is not going to seeing to see any serious play. In Standard, it is going to see play because games can get to six lands with some frequency and there has been a lack of generically good two drops in Green.
Feb 4, 2016Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for February 3, 2016Posted in: Articles
I doubt it will drop significantly. The card has gone up a lot in my opinion after seeing it in play.
Jan 20, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Teysa_Karlov »I have to ask...
How many instants and sorceries are you running that Oath of Nissa isn't reliably a "G: look at top 3 and draw a card"? It's one mana draw in standard, plus card selection.
It is not a bad card. It is overhyped and not worth going after right now.
Jan 18, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from LokkNoR »I agree vile redeemer seems very good in rally yes 4 mana is a lot but rally is not a fast combo and i think you can afford to play a few pain lands for the sheer power of comboing with collected company and rally. Idk about this card going over $3 but $2 seems right
I misread the card. I thought it was one colorless for just one scion. I still do no think it will see play in Rally decks, but it is not as bad as I thought it was.
Jan 17, 2016Posted in: ArticlesQuote from SpinifexV »I agree with the list on all but one count: Vile Redeemer. In a GB self sacrifice deck or a rally/aristocrat deck, it can mean getting a lot more tokens to sacrifice at instant speed. It's not an all star, but I could see it going to 1-2$ if he shows up in such a deck.
I can see why you would think that, but the problem is that is four mana (one of which requires coloreless mana which the deck does not currently run) for a creature that only provides two bodies, which is not good when you have Eyeless Watcher that provides more bodes to sacrifice or Catacomb Sifter which brings a friend and has a reliant ability. Vile Redeemer is better for attacking, but attacking through non-Nantuko Husks is not the deck's Plan A, so the deck is weakening itself to make itself able to win another. way.
Dec 9, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index for December 2, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from EpiCycle1 »I cannot remember a time when the first set of a block wasn't the best selling set of all time (for the past 5 years at least). But that is basically the fact that any value in BFZ is contained in 11 cards - 10 expeditions and 1 gideon.
This drop of value is not healthy to the long term health of Standard.
How is this negative? I thought it was just the fact we are entering Modern season.
Oath of the Gatewatch and Shadows over Innistrad are going to have to be very good and not rely on cheap sales gimmicks to pull Standard out of the free fall it is in.
OGW PT being a Modern one will probably not help sell standard unless it is full of gold bars.
I am 100% sure that come April, SOI will be the best selling set of all time.
Yes, PT Oath of the Gatewatch will not help Standard as Standard is not being played. There will be SCG events that will determine the value.
Dec 9, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index for December 2, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Frozen Fire »So, is BFZ actually the best-selling set to this day AND the worst value turnout in the recent history at the same time?
I had not have the hard numbers, but anecdotally, a lot was bought from what I can tell. Those two events are not unrelated. As a matte of fact, it is causation.
Dec 1, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index for November 25, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from schendel_br »"Abbot of the Keral Keep, which is a good card to look to in the future." I didn´t get that. Is that a card wich is probably going to increase the value in the future, or no?
I think it will retain it value after rotation, so it is a card to look into. I do not forsee it spiking unless Red gets a big boost in the next set or Shadows over Innistrad.
Nov 19, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index for November 18, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from monkeyhand »
"As the values of these cards goes up, it should not mean that people will open more packs for them. "
That seems counter-intuitive, wouldn't they open more because they are going up!?!
There is little value in BTZ outside of a few cards and you will need to buy around three boxes in order to pull one reliably, which means per three, you are spending 300ish for a card that has an average value of 100. That is minus 200 that needs to be made up in a set with only two cards above 10 and both are mythics. Expeditions will just be lucky pulls out of winnings or the person buying a box for fun.
Nov 15, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index for November 11, 2015No. Khans/Fate Reforged will rotate when Shadows comes out. Dragons/Origins will rotate with the block after Shadows over Innistrad comes out.Posted in: Articles
Nov 12, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on Magic Market Index for November 11, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from TheArchitect »Warden of the First Tree was reprinted in the B/G event deck--is an increase in value that likely?
I think a two to three dollar increase is possible. It is a card to watch. Cards from other products that seem as much play as Warden are increasing, like Siege Rhino, Windswept Heath, and Hangarback Walker (in this case, not dropped much). It could be other factor in those cards increase, but it is worth noting because previously Warden only saw play in Abzan Aggro and now it sees play in almost every G/W/x deck.
Nov 5, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Magic Market Index for November 4, 2015I think the prices will dip a little more on the non Blue shocks/fetches, but this is closest to the lowest the vast majority will get. It is getting close to the end of the time the mass amount of boxes will be cracked for Expeditions and not just Limited.Posted in: Articles
Overall, the Expeditions was a poorly executed gimmick, but not a bad gimmick in my opinion.. I would not mind stuff like this, like the oops all Fetchland box in Fate Reforged or the God packs in Journey into Nyx, just not for every set.
Oct 1, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for September 30, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Aphettoh »Will you include the Expeditions in the future? Or are they not displayed since most aren't Standard playable?
I currently have no plans for the Expeditions to be a part of this article series.
The reason is they are promos, and I tend to not include Promos.
Oct 1, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for September 30, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Frozen Fire »Assuming the new tango lands won't see modern play (most likely scenario), will they fall to the 5$ range of the temples at their time of release?
There is little reason to believe they will not see play in Modern. Even by that assumption, the lands will not be under 7-8 to until the time after the fetchlands rotate out and better dual land are printed in standard. Lands generally go up and do not fall too much. That is why I encourage people to get them now, becaue they will not be much cheaper than they are right now until their time in Standard is over.
Sep 26, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for September 25, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Permanence »I love this article. Thank you for putting all the work into it.
Can you add a section for Expeditions, please?
RIP Kraken Token
I tend not to include promos of any kind in this article. I will see about including it.
Sep 16, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for September 14, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from cml73264 »I guess you can't use the MTGDark skin if you want to be able to read this article.
I will be honest, I forgot about MtGdark. I enjoy black text color, but I may need to keep the gray.
Sep 8, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for September 4, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Minowara »I liked the old colors. It's also presumptuous to think that there will be a Modern Masters 2016 when the trend appears to be every other year.
I am not sure why it says 2016 when I specifically wrote Modern Masters 20XX. There was a joke based on Mega Man, which is loosely associated with the Snapcaster joke (Snapcaster looking like Mega Man X). Also, I have corrected the Animist's Tutelage in my database. It should be Animist Awakening.
As for colors, I will go back to the Red/Blue. I was testing some stuff, and I want to see how it works. The mix up on some of the colors was me confusing my color association. I will double check next time. Thank you for noticing.
The odds of pulling value is based on whether you could pull a rare or mythic worth more than 2.00. I am still toying with some stuff. Modern Masters...I forgot to change that about the packs. It will not be an issue since MM2015 will no longer be in this article series.
Sorry about no update on Monday. I had something come up and was unable to write the article. I fully expect an update on Friday.
If you have any more comments or criticisms, feel free to let me know.
Sep 2, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for August 31, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Wildfire393 »Of note, Jace, Vryn's Prodigy has already seen a small amount of Legacy play. He has several major things going for him there, even though Snapcaster Mage doesn't see a ton of play:
1) His Looting ability allows you to filter past lands, which is great for decks that don't want to have more than a few in play
2) His Looting ability can stock the graveyard, allowing you to bolster Tarmogoyf at instant speed, enable surprise flashback of Lingering Souls or Cabal Therapy, or just pitch Reanimation targets
3) His "Flashback" ability doesn't require that you flashback the spell on the same turn you cast him. This actually makes it easier to Flashback spells, as something like Abrupt Decay costs 1UGB to Snap Back
4) His Flashback ability does not actually grant Flashback, it merely enables you to cast the targeted spell. This may seem inconsequential, but it means you can target a Daze or Force of Will to enable you to cast it with its alternate cost, which helps you use Jace to protect the resolution of a threat or combo.
5) The +1 of Jace isn't entirely inconsequential either. It can completely neutralize a lot of threats, which can help combo decks buy time to go off.
I am not surprised. I have not seen much of Legacy lately and did not know he was seeing play.
Aug 31, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for August 24, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Bristol »These were so much better when this was a forum post with insight and discussion. Discussing two cards per set is hardly enough. Why not spend more time on at least the latest one or two? Plus, this article format is clearly not encouraging conversation, versus the forum threads had pages of responses.
The layout here is absolutely terrible. The bordered tables with default fonts look like they're from 1998 and are unreadable at a glance. Why cram the most pertinent information onto the side of each group? Putting it above or below the table would allow for more horizontal space, which would move the data closer to the column headings and make at least that better. But the information hierarchy here is non-existent.
And why not spell out what each column is describing? "Change since last week" and "Change since launch" would be a huge improvement.
Thank you for your criticisms. I have taken them into account and working on some improvements. I agree that I am not fan of the layout, but that is more a fault of editing software not working with how I want it to look and unable to find something I liked, worked, and got the information. I believe with the newest update, it looks a lot better.
The conversations leaving was sad, but that was not an issue with the article series itself. Whenever something changes, there will always be strife and some people do not like the new system. I am working on something to try and counteract that, but I am not been successful such far. I do hope that changes.
Thank you for voicing your opinion. I appreciate all feedback.
Aug 24, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for August 21, 2015I wanted to personally say thank you for your understanding last week in not having an article up on Monday. I had some personal issues I had to deal with, and needed time to deal with them. I plan on continuing to do this twice a week for the foreseeable future. While it is a good amount of work, the workload has been lessened by some help I have received.Posted in: Articles
I hope everyone continues to enjoy the article series and if you have any comments or questions, feel free to state them.
Jul 14, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for July 13, 2015Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Wildfire393 »Nitpick: You mention Erebos is seeing an uptick in JOU when I think you mean Keranos. He's played a bit in Modern/Legacy as an extremely difficult-to-answer threat for winning the attrition race in control mirrors, generally as a 1- or 2-of in sideboards of Grixis and Jeskai decks.
Dictate of Erebos had made it pass 2.00 so I was noting that, not Erebos himself.
Jun 25, 2015Posted in: Articles
If Kozilek went from $30 low to $20 Low, are you not seeing the same percentages in Medium, except with a higher starting and ending number? I see ON TCGP, that on 5/22 his Medium was $45.92. Now his Medium is $25. THEREFORE his medium dropped from 4$6 to $25, while his low from $30 to $20.
Goyf's (MM) Medium on 5/22 was $187, in your chart it's now $159. Low went from $165 to $146.
Both Low and Medium are dropping, we're just starting from and ending on different points.
And please explain why this set was supposed to reduce the cost of Modern staples across the board because for the life of me I'm not seeing why that was EVER the expectation for this set. That Wurmcoil went up, or Grove went up, is irrelevant. The set was designed to put more of THESE 235 cards on the market, and to reduce to cost of THESE 235 cards. You said "To be blunt, Wizards failed to lower the price of entry for Modern with this set". When did Wizards say these cards would have a bearing on other cards?
Please tell where I said prices now on every card is now higher. I said
Where does that say or imply I said the cards are worth more than they were released. I have said this three times now.The set is already on the uptick and most of the losses in value are in the pennies.
Please tell me where I said that Modern Masters 2015 would lower the price of other cards. Lower the cost to Modern is not the same as lower the cost of other cards not in Modern Masters.
Where has Tarmogoyf has ever been over 163 on my Tally Threads. The highest it has ever been was 162.99 on May 15, when I first started doing the Tallies for Modern Master 2015. This makes me believe you are making up numbers. Same with Kozilek. I cannot find any record of the prices for my table that you are quoting in my records. I am looking at my archive, and it does not have those prices.
It did lower the price of cards, but the cards that see competitive play are no longer dropping and in a lot of the cases, are going up. Give a few weeks, and the cards could reach what they had cost prior to the reprint.
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- But that's not all you said. You said "To be blunt, Wizards failed to lower the price of entry for Modern with this set", and "The only thing that is concerning is how little Modern Masters 2015 seems to affected card prices". Were you (and Teia) expecting this set to reduce the barrier of entry for ALL of Modern, specifically for cards NOT in this set? Because if you did, that's beyond absurd. To expect a 265 card set to reduce the costs of literally thousands of other cards is just ridiculous. And actually I wouldn't even consider it 265 cards; remove the 101 Commons because a common reprint shouldn't have any bearing whatsoever on Modern's entry point, Serum Visions excluded. So what you're saying is MM15 failed to do it's job because its 164 cards didn't reduce the financial barrier of entry? When practically ALL the cards that were actually, you know, IN MM15 went down 10-50%?
I disregard Low as an indication of the value of the card. Low is how cheap you can get the card and almost always factors condition into the numbers, which artificially lowers the price further. I have never taken Low as anything other than what people will try to sell their cards for a competitive edge, which is fine for selling, but not for determining value.
- That's fine if you want to disregard low by burying your head in the sand. But Low is what I happened to have historical data on. If prices are down 11-50% in Low, wouldn't they be down similarly in Medium as well, only starting with and ending with a higher value as well? And BTW, your comment on condition is COMPLETELY unfounded, because I wasn't using the stated Low value, but rather all my prices that I quote as low represent the lowest price I was finding near mint copies for. Go ahead, look at the prices I quoted yesterday and you'll see that's the case. I don't count the prices of lightly played.
I didn't even care for the set, but there's no denying that the reprinting of these 265 cards lowered the price of these 265 cards (Spellskite excluded). If you want 265 cards to be responsible for lowering the price of 5,000 other cards your expectations were too high.
I expected the set to lower the barrier to entry on the certain decks that were targeted in this set. But it did not at all. This was not the fault of the set, as the popularity drove demand for the cards, but it did fail to lower the prices. That is a failure. Modern Masters 2015 did not lower the price of cards not in the set, nor should it have. As Teia said, other cards went up significantly, which did not lower the entry point as Card X went down by 40%, but Card Y went up by 33% and Card Z went up by 50%. It was at best a wash. Take Tron for example. Karn liberated went down. However Wurmcoil, the Tron Lands, Chromatic Star/Sphere, Sylvan Scrying, and Grove of the Burnwillows all went up significantly. So you save five dollars (your numbers) on the Karn, but the other cards have all spiked. Couple with the point that even by your numbers a lot of the cards that see heavy play are going up now, and should eclipse their initial price on set release. Simple supply and demand working there, supply is not increasing by the demand, so the price is going up.
Your use of Low is fine for you. I do not like to use it because of how they are completely dependent on what an individual seller is willing to sell for. That is not the best way to determine the value of a card. I have stated this more times to you than I care to remember. To take an average of low, which is why I use Medium, I have to play with a lot of extra settings, throw out outliers, and anything that is not near mint. If you want to use those number, than that is fine. I welcome you to post your data alongside mine. More sources of data, especially differing data, can only help the userbase.
Jun 25, 2015In addition to what Teia said, my point was not that the cards are cheaper now than they were they came out but rather the set is already gaining in value instead of gong down. Any card that sees extensive play is going up or not moving down.Posted in: Articles
I disregard Low as an indication of the value of the card. Low is how cheap you can get the card and almost always factors condition into the numbers, which artificially lowers the price further. I have never taken Low as anything other than what people will try to sell their cards for a competitive edge, which is fine for selling, but not for determining value.
Edit: I am aware of the Bitterblossom / Cryptic Command line. I thought I deleted those, but that is my fault. It is Cryptic Command then Bitterblossom.
May 27, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for May 25, 2015Posted in: ArticlesThe prices come from TCG Player's median, tracking cards valued at $2.00 USD and up.
May 22, 2015Rai Kerensky posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for May 22, 2015thg, the colors were meant to be there, but I simply forgot to add them in the final version. They will definitely be in the next update. As soon as I figure out how to do graphs and can post them here, I will be including graphs to show the rise and fall of cards.Posted in: Articles
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I am a long-time aficionado of Romantic music who has until now virtually ignored the Baroque period. One performance of this DVD has completely convinced me that I must explore more of the music of this era.
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