Comments on: Insider: A GP Columbus Review

By: Sigmund Ausfresser

Sigmund Ausfresser — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:11:12 +0000

In reply to @Chosler88. Makes perfect sense. But it's a pain to remember what's an Intruder Alarm and what's a bulk rare sometimes.

By: @Chosler88

@Chosler88 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:18:09 +0000

Also, to address the Huntmaster question. If a card isn't tearing up Standard (ala Bonfire or Silveheart for a week), dealers won't pay anything at all on it. Hence why I love trading away this crap for a stack of Intruder alarms

By: Sigmund Ausfresser

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:30:53 +0000

In reply to @Chosler88. Thanks for reading! :)

By: @Chosler88

@Chosler88 — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:17:48 +0000

Great article sir!

By: Sigmund Ausfresser

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:11:38 +0000

In reply to pi.

Thanks for commenting! I share your concern with a card like Bonfire of the Damned. The card seems incredibly powerful now, but I could envision a metagame shift that may make Bonfire less amazing. That being said, the card is seeing consistent play and it even has broken into some Modern sideboards.

Bonfire is like a hot potato – it will definitely cool off eventually and you don't want to be stuck holding them when that happens. In the mean time, if you can catch and throw some while it's hottest, you can benefit nicely. I sold a Bonfire to a dealer yesterday for $30 – seems solid.

By: pi

pi — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:07:30 +0000

While not a sorcery, Urza's Rage seems fairly comparable to Bonfire. It was a very hot card in its time, ow how the mighty have fallen… It's one reason why I don't really want to get into Bonfires, in the long run in my view this card will follow the same path as it's not that playable in the older formats.

Glad to see the Alpha cards worked out for you. I had heard of the Alpha league years and years ago, but didn't know it's still around. Also cool to get a buck for something like an Intruder Alarm!