Comments on: Enemy Fetch Lands

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:28:23 +0000

These are getting way overhyped for several reasons. 1. The wow factor over finally getting Enemy Fetches. 2. The fact that they will be extended staples for years to come. 3. Historical price realizations for Onslaught Fetches. My best judgement tells me $12 to $15 is the top end on these for several reasons. 1. They will be alot more in circulation than the Onslaught Fetches. 2. Eternal formats players wont need these near as bad as they needed the originals, because well they have the originals. 3. The simple fact that Zendikar will be overloaded with chase rares, which will go a long way in keeping the price of everything else in check.So trade these away if you get offers in the $20 to $25 range, you will be able to pick them up once the initial hype dies down. Also pick tarmogoyfs up now before extended season rolls around, with new fetches coming into the format zoo will once again be hard to deal with.http://www.twitter.com/bigscissors

By: genesisphaide

genesisphaide — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:43:46 +0000

My money is on 20, although depending on how much extended and the eternal formats want in on the first batch i expect it could shoot to 30. If you wanna talk about why reflecting pool was 20, that was oddity. Look at the shocklands, they were 20 also. Whatever is the most dominant land(s) will curve to 20. Not looking just at reflecting pool, you forgot about mutavault.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:46:55 +0000

So I suppose the question is really whether you think there will be any deals to be had on these fetches early on. People are talking about "good deals" at prereleases, but I don't know if that'll actually materialize. I'd be inclined to actually trade away my fetches for $25+ in trade value asap and then trade back into them at $15 apiece. The initial fervor over them will die down when people realize how common rares in Zen actually are, meaning smart traders could profit in the brief bubble market.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:59:02 +0000

To further the Legacy point, the lands do not have a significant impact on the Legacy meta game. They only thing they do is improve the consistency of some mana bases. There isn't an archetype that is being held back by a lack of enemy fetchlands. The only real advantage is that now is that some decks can afford to run singleton basic lands and their fetchlands are now more diverse. It doesn't dramatically change the dynamic of meta game.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:52:59 +0000

Lot of good arguments.On the other side, all the eternal players have the old fetchland and won't pay peek prizes.As a part of the legacy community, I will have a look for good deals at the prerelease weekend.Otherwise the lands have to wait.

By: Blaqdove

Blaqdove — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:06:54 +0000

i have to completely agree with you and dee, and pasco, they're going to hit at least 15, which is about the cheap ally fetches right now, aside from flooded strand and polluted delta. i'm almost expecting a few to hit $20 for all the rock/dredge decks and blue/green thresh. these are part of the reason my friends and i are splitting for a booster case, and we're probably going to draft at least one of the boxes.

By: J. Americ Pasco

J. Americ Pasco — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:48:39 +0000

Great points. To be honest, what we've seen so far from Zendikar has got me really worried about my wallet. That might seem like a lighthearted statement, but I'm concerned about being able to get the cards I need without having to go ridiculously over budget. For someone who doesn't often get a chance to draft, buying singles is usually the only way to get some of the chase rares (because people don't like to trade them away). I've already resigned myself to spending $60 on a playset of Day of Judment, and depending on the rest of the spoiler, I may limit myself to picking up only the bare minimum instead of the usual speculation I like to do with new sets. It's obvious that the enemy fetches will be chase rares, and even at $10 each, that's $200 for playsets of all five. I had expected Zendikar to push monocolor or two-color decks, so I didn't anticipate there being any expensive duals to have to buy. Boy, was I wrong!