Reading through old forum posts from the early 2000s has given me a lot of insight into how certain Legacy archetypes developed (in my case Goblins). Some "obvious" card choices were actually very meta dependent in retrospect while other "meh" cards are now staples.
This leads me to this current post. Some predictions about card viability can be laughably bad while others are surprisingly insightful. The fact that some "obvious" cards often take significant time (years+) to recognize gives me a lot of joy. Who knows what overlooked gem might break the game next?
Recently, I remember people comparing Wrenn and Six to Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded. One spiked to over $100, one did not. One is now banned for being too oppressive in one of the most overpowered formats in Magic, one is not.
I recently came across this reddit post from when Urza, Lord High Artificer was spoiled. People were trying to cram him into the Legacy archetype "Antiquities War" and this innocuous post went unnoticed and ignored... lol
What are some of the best/worst card predictions you have ever seen?He also goes infinite with sword of the meek + foundry and lets you play your whole deck while doing so. I don't think it will be competitive, but it's worth a mention