I'm actually annoyed that they including Sol Ring in these decks, because this and Mana Crypt have no right being legal in commander, and the fact that they reprinted this means that isn't likely to change soon.
Posted By:
EvilDarkVoid
(11/16/2013 1:16:29 PM)
Maybe Ferlord, but consider how popular Magic is to play, how many players it has, players who need cards because some percent of players will always turn into collector-junkies? (myself happily self-admitted included :) )
I think that a world with $800 Black Lotuses would be a world with an actual local Vintage Metagame anywhere you had regular Pre-Releases. Which, of course, is not what we have right now, by a very long shot.
I think your example of Gold Sarcophagus (I just wanted the name to standout so people interested can Google it) is bad for your conclusion. Some cards shouldn't be printed, and I'm VERY happen for
a) Development
b) Ban Lists
c) Format Rotations (I'm very glad there are both non-rotating and rotating formats. pros and cons to each, we'd be worse off without either)
But when Mistake Cards like 0-cost Demonic Tutor get made, does that mean that only people with $6000 can play and win anymore in the non-rotating format? (a playset In Yu-G... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(11/4/2013 12:33:50 PM)
Imagine anAlternate Art Textless SDCC Black Foil Modern Card Frame SLIVER QUEEN that was signed by the artist as part of the production (not as nice as a personal signature, but still a cool idea that Magic has yet to use) with a Mythic Rare Red set symbol. Now imagine that card was Legal in Vintage, Legacy, and Commander. Now imagine that it came in something whose "MSRP" was $50 and had some number of other cool neato things in it, (but probably just the one BLACK Foil, regardless of other normal-faced Promo Reprints.)
Now think how much money WOTC would make on it.
The Reserved List is even worse for them than it is for us, because it prevents them from making gigantronic piles of huge, heaping, steaming fresh hot cash for doing stuff like that. :P
Posted By:
ParallaxtheRevan
(11/4/2013 12:39:03 PM)
The one ring...
(One, 'cause yo deck cahn only got one in EDH)
Posted By:
Belgarath123
(1/19/2014 1:05:39 PM)
More worthy of Power 9 status than Timetwister, I think. What all the other 8 have in common are that they are universally good 99.9% of decks by their own, color restriction aside. Timetwister is broken, but only really good in decks that can dump out its hand faster than its opponent. Sol Ring is pretty much good in every deck that has cards that cost colorless mana, since it has such a high return for such a low cost.
Also, Sol Ring's easily the single best card in any Cube draft. Black Lotus is better in vintage, but in a slower format like cube, untapping with Rol Ring will get you that much further ahead.
Posted By:
troll_berserker
(2/20/2014 9:45:16 PM)
Turn 1: Island : Sol Ring : Lotus Petal : Tinker -> Blightsteel Colossus
Turn 2: Win
Posted By:
JoshuaBrown18
(2/26/2014 9:53:05 PM)
Perhaps some day they will go for 25¢ a piece.
Posted By:
Tribor
(3/19/2014 2:10:08 PM)
combos with land
Posted By:
Sens3sfailing
(3/23/2014 10:01:41 PM)
Combos with me.
Posted By:
Dragonshoredreamz
(4/4/2014 1:19:39 PM)