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by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I'm nowhere no California, the places I've liked have also sold fast but the prices aren't absurd. 150k gets you something really reasonable. 200k gets into mansion territory and depending on neighborhood average appreciation of 4 to 6 percent per year. Wowzers. Let's just say that 200k here wouldn...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I'm considering buying a house sometime in the nearish future and that stuff all turns into a nice addition to a down payment if I can offload it at a decent price. And all I would really lose in that exchange is a small amount of power in blue commander decks. Woof. Good luck with that! I was able...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I sold enough random stuff to have 3 Ragavans Are you going for the full art foils to keep your deck as primed as possible or did you go basic? Honestly... I don't like the full art version. And I really like the regular art. But I I also don't want to spend ludicrous amounts for a foil regular bor...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

On the subject of golden monkeys, what seems weirdest to me as far as finance goes is that the EV of an MH2 set booster box is still roughly $430 dollars. Forgive me if this is more of a finance thread question, but when the EV is that much higher than the retail price, shouldn't the prices of sing...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

On monkeys... I now have a delver shell- legacy delver shell- unused. Why? I don't want to loan suboptimal builds. So those Volcanics are gathering dust. I simply won't be beaten into this brown shower for all- buy or you deck becomes strictly worse. Yeah, I bought expensive MH2 cards- retroframe f...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

My personal creed on card prices overall is I dont buy cards over $50. Trade for them if possible but monkey is in the category of nope Id lose too many cards for a advantage that Id probably never use or will get banned maybe, unless it really settles down. The demand is EXTREMELY high. Especially...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

My personal creed on card prices overall is I dont buy cards over $50. Trade for them if possible but monkey is in the category of nope Id lose too many cards for a advantage that Id probably never use or will get banned maybe, unless it really settles down. The demand is EXTREMELY high. Especially...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Lots of talk recently of the "forced rotation" MH does to the format. Personally I don't know how I feel. I actually really like the current slew of decks and the meta as a whole. But wow is it difficult to keep up with the dozens of expensive Rares and Mythics needed in order to compete i...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

That aside, I am incredibly annoyed that the only way to play Magic in paper now is to use their stupid app. I ran into that issue the other day playing FNM for the first time. I totally forgot that they got rid of DCIs, and I didn't have the app. Not only did I have to just log in as "guest&q...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Ragavan still staying strong at $120tx for MTGO. Looks like I ain't playing any. At least in paper, I could try to trade for them (and they're about half that). But wow am I not gonna go there online. Shame. Monke is nuts.
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Also depending on the type of GY hate, some of it Murktide can ignore or get under, and some of it actively makes Murktide better. RIP and Leyline are pretty rough, but on the play RIP could be too slow. And ones which exile GYs/cards once (Relic, Spellbomb/Surgical/etc) grow the Murktide as cards l...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Yeah, I mean, there are hardcore UW draw/go players splashing Jeskai just to run 4 Monkeys in the board. The card is obscenely good. As for Bauble, it seems like a prime target for an upcoming ban. Whether or not it's the right target, it ticks all the boxes of a WOTC ban. Free value, does too much ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

With DRC seeing even more play than Ragavan right now, I'm not convinced he's the biggest threat in the format at the moment. But, the card is still quite good. I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest this may have more to do with the fact that Channeler is $5/1.5tx and Monke is $80/120tx. :think...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

This is just getting out of hand... :o
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by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

In other news, I am going to attempt my first paper FNM tonight in more than a year. Will be taking UR MurkeyBoi, but may swap out 4th Murktide Regent for a Ral, Izzet Viceroy if my 4th Murk doesn't come in the mail today.... Doesn't hurt that I still have my Mythic Edition Ral! I don't have my fin...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I can't justify spending $400 on anything, let alone pieces of cardboard with a monkey on it. I mean, I'm no stranger to shelling out far more cash than most may be comfortable with for special, shiny, promo, etc versions of cards I love and will play with a lot. But that much money for a REGULAR v...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I think that Ragavan doesn't need protecting. Being Legendary means you just play your second one. In an aggressive deck, it means drawing removal away from your dozens of other threats. And in a control/tempo shell, you're going to be able to protect it anyway. Like I said earlier, if I could justi...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

The issue with Ragavan is that the floor is a 2/1 for 1, but the ceiling is a 2/1 for 1 that draws a card and puts a land into play for free, while being a lightning rod for removal to protect bigger/badder threats. It also has 0 deckbuilding requirements, beyond producing red mana. At least DRS nee...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

are people slotting Ragavan as a 4-of in their decks? it makes me think.. is it so effective, people still use 4 of it even if it's legendary? It's $100 each online and $70 each in paper. If be playing 4 if I could justify the costs. It's THAT good. It is an absolute must-answer threat that will ta...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

So my opponent today learned how Murktide worked. Thought Scour in response to their Spellbomb likely raised some eyebrows, until all the triggers went on the stack. :rofl:
Not super relevant to discussion. Just wanted to share. :?
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by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I don't think Monkey is bannable, but it's probably one of the (if not THE) best one-drop ever printed. Because it's a completely self-contained snowball engine that requires zero deckbuilding costs and zero support to be good. Effectively making mana, drawing cards, and denying opponent resources, ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Was gonna try to pick up some Ragavans with the profits, but WOW. I guess not! On the plus side, this is the second time I've made a massive profit with Baubles. First was buying them YEARS ago for <$10tx and selling at they hype of the Companion craze for something like $250tx for the playset. And ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I saw some chatter recently about the prevalence of Mishra's Bauble. And that seems to be reflected in its recent big price spikes again. Paper copies are now well above $20 and MTGO are pushing past $50tx for the first time since companions were nerfed. Not saying anything needs to be banned or wha...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] Modern Prices Discussion
Replies: 219
Views: 66511

Re: [Official] Modern Prices Discussion

Buy fetchlands this weekend. They are the lowest they will be for a LONG time. They usually dip HARD within 1-3 days of release before steadying off for a while and then creeping back up. Best to get em during the initial flood of sellers trying to undercut each other. I'm personally looking for foi...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085455

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

drmarkb wrote:
2 years ago
I suspect that Ragavan will not see any ban, but we may see Daze go in Legacy for its sins. In Modern it is no Gaak, I can't see it getting the hammer.....
It's pretty gross dashed in with a T3feri on board. :?

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