Simply Sarah
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Yeah, I've not really been sure what to make of its price spike.
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Magic: the Gathering |OT9| Kaladesh - Cruisin' Down the Street in my 6/4
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Yeah, I've not really been sure what to make of its price spike.
It's a new price spike (It's been a 10ish dollar card for years) that I can't explain, as it isn't Reserved list, it's a Legacy only card, and has had a reprint in the last 5 years (FNM and Archenemy)
Wulfric
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Do I sell or keep Ajani? I know Atraxa's good, but she can't be that good. I have two foils and 2 non foil. I also have the all-black Comic Con version. I actually regret buying it because you can't even see the art without moving the card back and forth in the light.
Yes, everyone. Despite it being the most playable Sarkhan. 😂😂😂
Familienoberhauptvogel
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the first sarkhan is clearly the most playable one Having 3 relevant abilities.
Etrian Oddity
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It's not gonna get any higher than that, sell that shitDo I sell or keep Ajani? I know Atraxa's good, but she can't be that good. I have two foils and 2 non foil. I also have the all-black Comic Con version. I actually regret buying it because you can't even see the art without moving the card back and forth in the light.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I didn't say Sarkhan 2 didn't see play; I said people didn't like the design. Which is true, Maro talked about it at one point (he also said he personally hated the design of "no plus" on a Planeswalker).
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Gosh I hate people Sarkhan the mad is awesome, got one in foil and I love it in EDH. So much damage straight to the face, being able to circumvent indestructible and regenaration as well.
He was on camera a ton during the SCG Tour, especially when Khans was pretty new. He saw quite a bit of play.
RuinerPrime
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the mono red Sarkhan, not the Temur Sarkhan
Oh, yeah, I see your confusion. Sarkhan 3 is the mono-red one, and is the one I'm talking about.
Did you see how I said the Temur one was a misstep? By that I meant he didn't see any play at all.
Oh I thought that sentence didn't make sense because the first Sarkhan was complete trash lol
I didn't play standard back then. Was Sarkhan 1 bad?
Reanimators one of the relatively cheap legacy options post Ema I think
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
No, but he in the same set as Elspeth, Knight-Errant and Ajani Vengeant, so I doubt that helps people think he was any good.
I mean, he wasn't good-good or anything.
Compare him to Elspeth lol
Sarkhan 1 literally conceived the rule that a four mana and up PW that doesn't protect itself is terrible.
What? The only format he had any place in was Limited because of his quick ultimate. Every other deck just played Broodmate Dragon.
Sarkhan 1 literally conceived the rule that a four mana and up PW that doesn't protect itself is terrible.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I just mean I don't personally think it was actively a bad card, but I see what you mean. I guess I barely even remembered what the card did.
Budget Legacy is the weirdest idea ever.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Doesn't seem much of a rule when it was completely ignored with Narset pre release.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's not like Narset was all that good though
shrapnelmagnet
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Planar Bridge looks sweet. Depending on price, I will def be grabbing these for my casual artifact Tron deck lol.
Are there enough bridges / architecture cards for a full Passageways deck, yet haha? I wish Ensnaring Bridge would get reprinted. I want that card so badly, but not at that price.
Are there enough bridges / architecture cards for a full Passageways deck, yet haha? I wish Ensnaring Bridge would get reprinted. I want that card so badly, but not at that price.
Etrian Oddity
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Necromantic Summons would be so fun right now
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Bant - Oath of Chandra makes sense
guess that's in place of Ajani
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It will be a 5 dollar card, max. It's not good in anything - sure, it looks like a toolbox Tron card, but you're talking about taking matchups you win 70% of the time and winning them 75% of the time vs. just mainboarding enough Karns and Ugins.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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I wonder if I should just cut Breya combo from my SilAkiri Voltron EDH deck and make a 2nd deck with her that's much more combo and control oriented. I'll keep her in for now and if it shows the deck just tries going for the combo every time I'll cut her.
Simply Sarah
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Yeah, 30 minutes isn't that unusual for a casual 1v1 game of Magic if you're just starting out. Generally things will go faster once you're more used to things but that really depends on the decks, the draws, and the players. Glad you enjoyed it, though!
Congrats. Boros never works out for me in cube. That Fireblast in SB breaks my heart though. Also Reckless Bushwacker with 9 creatures?
He has 4 token producers.
Sarkhan Vol is crazy in cube. Took me a while to add him because of the constructed stigma, but he does insane stuff, best Fires effect ever (that curves well into Siege Gang, love it), with a very reachable ultimate and a Threaten effect. He does a lot. Gruul top3 are set in stone IMO (BBE, Atarka and Vol in that order).
Simply Sarah
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It can certainly do a lot of broken things. The question is if it can do them quickly and easily enough to be worthwhile (most formats) and/or if there's enough to support it (Standard).
It goes infinite very easily. It's going to be busted as hell in EDH.
Seconding this. I'm always happy to draft him in Cube.
Infinite Stars
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Without sounding too crazy, Paradox Engine might be playable in Modern.
Turn 1: Land, Hierarch/birds, go
Turn 2: land, Chief Engineer, something?
Turn 3: Paradox Engine using Convoke,Sprout Swarm?
It means that Sprout Swarm combo doesn't need Jeskai Ascendancy.
Turn 1: Land, Hierarch/birds, go
Turn 2: land, Chief Engineer, something?
Turn 3: Paradox Engine using Convoke,Sprout Swarm?
It means that Sprout Swarm combo doesn't need Jeskai Ascendancy.
When the hell did STANDARD GPs start costing $80
http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/premierplay/grandprix/fact-sheet-gpnja17
http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/premierplay/grandprix/fact-sheet-gpnja17
Infinite Stars
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GP Van is $75 USD/$100 CAD. It's kind of stupid how it jumped in price.
Less attendance = need to charge more to cover costs
blindrocket
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Do I sell or keep Ajani? I know Atraxa's good, but she can't be that good. I have two foils and 2 non foil. I also have the all-black Comic Con version. I actually regret buying it because you can't even see the art without moving the card back and forth in the light.
Sell
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
If anything you have is spiking for Frontier you should sell sell sell
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